2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Benson, Jake
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Jake Benson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nottingham, England
- High School:
- East Leake Academy
Bio
HONORS
2019 & 2020 First Team All-Conference USA
2021 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021 & 2020 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
2022 Conference USA Academic Medal
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 & 2018 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
TOURNAMENT VICTORIES
2019 Conference USA Championship
Is fifth since 1991 in career stroke average (74.09) and average vs. par (+2.46) ... is second with 50 rounds of par or better.
2021-22 (Sr.)
Participated in 11 events … was second on the team with a 74.20 stroke average … tied for second on the team with eight rounds of par or better … one top ten and three top 20 finishes … tied for 14th-place at Bentwater Intercollegiate (10/11-13), firing a season-best 69 in the second round … tied for 17th-place at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate (3/27-29), carding a second round 69 … finished in sixth-place at the Sam Houston Dual Match (4/6).
2020-21 (Sr.)
One of four golfers to participate in all eight team events ... third on the team with a 76.00 stroke average … recorded one top 20 finish ... tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … led the squad with four rounds in the 60’s ... had a season-best tie for 16th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (4/5-6) … fired a season-low 69 four times … tied for 31st-place at the Conference USA Championship, where we closed with consecutive rounds of 69.
2019-20 (Jr.)
2020 First Team All-Conference USA ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... one of three golfers to participate in all seven events ... played in the number one spot six times ... first on the team with a 72.00 stroke average, the third lowest in a season since 1991 ... was the team’s top finisher four times ... recorded two top five, three top ten and five top 20 finishes ... shot a team-high 13 rounds of par or better ... tied for fourth-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … tied career-lows for low-36 hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24) where he tied for seventh-place … tied for second-place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (10/7-8) ... tied a career-low by firing a 67 in the second round of the Border Olympics (2/24-25).
2018-19 (So.)
2019 First Team All-Conference USA ... NCAA Austin Regional participant ... one of two golfers to participate in all 11 team events ... played in the number one spot in 10 of 11 team tournaments ... first on the team with a 72.79 stroke average, the sixth lowest in a season since 1991 ... was the team’s top finisher seven times ... recorded two top five finishes as well as team-highs of four top 10 finishes and six top 20 finishes ... shot 15 rounds of par or better, good for tops on the team and five rounds in the 60’s ... earned his first career victory at the Conference USA Championship, finishing five-under par ... tied his career-best 36-hole score of 138 at the C-USA Championship ... finished in second-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic ... set career marks for low round (67), low 36-hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he tied for 15th-place ... tied for ninth-place at the Maridoe Intercollegiate ... also tied for ninth at the spring-opening All-American Intercollegiate.
2017-18 (Fr.)
Participated in nine tournaments ... played as part of the team in six tournaments ... averaged 75.59 strokes per round ... earned two top 20 finishes ... had eight rounds of par or better, good for third on the squad ... saw first career action at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, tying for 51st-place ... recorded a season-best 68 in the first round of the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate ... was the team's top finisher at the Lone Star Invitational, tying for 13th-place while setting season-best marks in 36-hole (145) and 54-hole (217) scores ... had his best finish of the season at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate, tying for 12th-place.
East Leake Academy
Averaged 73.16 strokes as a senior season... won the Carris Trophy, the English Boys Under 16 Championship...finished runner-up at the 2015 Regional Notts Men's Match Play and the 2014 Regional Midlands Under 21 championships...took home third-place at the 2015 Scottish under 16 Boys Championship...was selected by England's national team to participate in the under 16 championships against Wales, Scotland and Ireland in 2014 and 2015, as well as the England Boys Elite under 18 team in 2015 and 2016.
Personal
Full Name: Jake Thomas Benson...son of Pete and Lynda Benson...Rice Major: Undeclared (Social Sciences Division).
| Years | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
| 2017-18 | 27 | 2,041 | 75.59 | 68 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 2,475 | 72.79 | 67 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 1,512 | 72.00 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 1,748 | 76.00 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | 2,226 | 74.20 | 69 |
| TOTALS | 135 | 10,002 | 74.09 | 67 |
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| McMurtry College |
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