Career: Competed in seven events, four of which were as an individual.
2021-22 | Junior Season
Season: Played in five events, two of which were as an individual.
Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (9/5-6): Carded an 8-over, 224, to finish tied for 31st. Rod Myers Invitational (9/11-12): Finished at 23-over, 239. Mountaineer Invitational (10/4-5): Shot a 9-over, 225, to finish tied for 41st while playing as an individual. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/16-17): Carded a 9-over, 222, to place tied for 26th. Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (4/23-24): Finished at 4-over, 220, to place tied for 38th while playing as an individual.
2020-21 | Sophomore Season
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Played in one event as an individual.
Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Shot a career-low 71 in both the first and second rounds en route to a +3 216 overall that was good for a tie for 12th place.
2019-20 | Freshman Season
Season: Played in one three-round event as an individual competitor with 76.00 stroke average...Received first letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/11-10/13): Saw first collegiate action as an individual competitor...Tallied career-low 74 in final round...Moved up three spots on final day with a 228 to tie for 76th.
Junior Career
Ranked 108th nationally by AJGA…Played in four AJGA tournaments in 2018, finishing in the top five three times, including a win at the FORE Performance Junior Championship with rounds of 73-68-73…Capped off his summer with another win at the Grandover Junior Amateur at the Grandover Resort in North Carolina shooting 74-69 (-1)…Placed fifth at the AJGA New Era Junior Championship…Captured seventh-place finish in 2018 Williamson Cup…Competed on the Tarheel Junior Tour.
High School
Competed in three sports at West Perry High School, earning four letters in golf and two each in basketball and baseball…Served as captain of basketball and baseball teams for one season each…Played golf for Mustang coach Scott Smith, his father…Named Carlisle Sentinel 2018 Player of the Year as a senior…Selected as 2018 PennLive Boys Golfer of the Year in final season…Recognized as a Mid-Penn Conference All-Star…Earned Carlisle Sentinel first-team all-star accolades as a junior (2017) and senior (2018)…Was first golfer in school history to shoot a 68 at Eagles Crossing, a 69 at Greencastle Greens and 69 at the Chambersburg Country Club, achieving all scores as a senior…Took 12th place in PIAA state championship as a senior…Finished fourth in 2019 Mid-Penn tournament…Placed sixth in District 3 play and fifth in regionals in final season…Recorded first top-10 finish with seventh place at 2017 Mid-Penn Championships as a sophomore…Birdied three of his final four holes to secure second place at Mid-Penn tournament as a junior…Significantly lowered stroke average going into postseason freshman year…Earned a spot on the West Perry High School honor roll.
Personal
Parents are Scott and Jill Smith…Has one sister, Megan, who played basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania…Enjoys hunting, fishing and being in the outdoors…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.
Ben Smith Season 2020-21
ClassSophomoreHometownBlain, Pa.High SchoolWest Perry
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