Background
Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California.
Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California.
He went to Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California) and was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school"s golf team In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead Brigham Young University to the 1981 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, and was named as a first team All-American. During his tenure at Brigham Young University, his teammates included future professional golfers Rick Fehr, Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett.
In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American.
He turned pro in 1982, and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1987. Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf.
He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in Professional Golf Association Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 United States. Open, which included a third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and also tied the lowest third round score in the United States. Open.
(Ben Crenshaw in 1981 and Loren Roberts in 1994 are the other two players to have carded a 64 in the third round at the United States Open) Clearwater lives in Orem, Utah.
1982 North and South Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = Withdrew "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.