2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 U.S. Amateur Participant
2008 SEC All-Freshman Team
2007 U.S. Amateur Participant
2005 U.S. Amateur Participant

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Made six tournament appearances for the Tigers during his sophomore season ... Finished the year with a 74.62 scoring average in 16 rounds ... Five of his rounds were at par or better ... Earned a pair of top 10 finishes on the season ... Kicked off the season by tying for eighth place at the Gopher Invitational with a 54-hole score of 3-over par 219 ... Helped lead the Tigers to the team championship at the Gopher Invitational ... Also helped lead LSU to the team title at the Reunion Intercollegiate by finishing seventh in the individual standings at 9-over 225 ... Finished in a tie for 27th place in his second career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships ... Posted a 5-over 221 in three rounds at the SEC Championships, including a career-low 7-under 65 in the final round on April 19 ... Marked the lowest round in relation to par by an LSU golfer since Sept. 30, 1997, when Jeremy Wilkinson fired a 7-under 65 at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions ... Posted an 18-over 234 to tie for 37th place at the NCAA South Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. ... Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career ... Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
An impact player for the Tigers after cracking the starting lineup in 11 of 12 tournaments during his freshman season ... Proved to be one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference as he was named to the inaugural SEC All-Freshman Team following the season ... A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman class according to the final Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking ... Finished the season with a 74.7 stroke average in 33 competitive rounds ... Eight of his rounds were at par or better ... Fired his lowest round of the season at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational with a  4-under 68 in the opening round ... Tied fellow freshman Andrew Loupe for the team lead with two top 10 and five top 20 finishes in 2007-08 ... Posted back-to-back top 10 finishes during the fall season after tying for fourth place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) and tying for eighth place at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16) ... Fired his lowest tournament score of the season at the Squire Creek Invitational with a 2-under 214 in 54 holes ... Also earned top 20 finishes at the Scenic City Invitational (T17th), ClubGlove Intercollegiate (T17th) and Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (12th) ... Finished in a tie for 59th in his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships ... Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2004-05 ... Tied for 97th place at the 2008 NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. ... Continued his outstanding play during the summer as he participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship for the third time in his career ... Qualified for the prestigious championship by finishing runner-up at the sectional qualifier at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Recorded a 36-hole score of 4-over 144, including rounds of 1-over 71 and 3-over 73 at the sectional qualifier ... Earned his first varsity letter.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the premier high school prospects in the country for the Class of 2007 ... Was ranked among the top 50 junior golfers in the country regardless of class in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings during the summer of his senior season ... Wrapped up his career as a junior golfer with an appearance in the 107th United States Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco ... Finished just one stroke off the cut line for the match play competition as he tied for 76th in stroke play with a 36-hole score of 8-over 140 ... Was his second career appearance in the U.S. Amateur as he also teed off in the championship in 2005 as a high school sophomore ... One of the more accomplished junior golfers on the amateur circuit as he made three straight appearances in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship from 2004-06 ... Advanced to the sectional qualifying round for the U.S. Open Championship in 2006 and 2007 ... Was the runner-up at the prestigious 90th Western Junior Championship during the summer of his senior season, firing a 72-hole score of 4-under 284 at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa ... Fired an impressive 4-under 68 in the final round ... Also earned a top-five finish in the 2007 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pa., near his hometown ... Tied for fifth place with a 72-hole score of 1-under 279 for the championship, including a 4-under 66 in the first round ... Finished an outstanding summer prior to his arrival in Baton Rouge with a 71.1 stroke average in tournament play ... Considered the top junior golfer in his home state as he captured the Pennsylvania Junior Amateur Championship in July 2006 with a three-round score of 3-under 141, including a 5-under 67 in his final round ... Developed his game against a difficult national schedule as he also earned a pair of top-10 finishes as a participant in the prestigious American Junior Golf Association.

PERSONAL
Full name is Clayton Curtis Rotz ... Born on Aug. 17, 1988 ... Parents are Lynn and Lois Rotz ... Has an older sister, Mallory, and a younger brother, Mitchell ... Plays left handed.