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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Ben Wong

  • Class JR
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown The Woodlands, Texas / Hong Kong
  • Previous School John Cooper School

Biography

Year Rounds Stroke Avg. Best Finish
2018-19 32 73.28 T6th, Trinity Forest Invitational
2019-20 3 75.00 T73rd, White Sands Intercollegiate
2020-21 8 78.25 T41st, Prestige Individual Tournament
2021-22 15 74.60 T14th, Trinity Forest Invitational
Career 58 74.40 T6th, Trinity Forest Invitational

About Ben
  • Won the US Amateur Four-Ball in 2017
2021-22 (Jr.): Played in five tournaments... Posted a 74.60 stroke average with eight rounds in the 60s and six at par or better.

2020-21 (So.): Played eight rounds with a stroke average of 78.25 … Tied his match against Justin Gums (TCU) … Tied for 41st at the Prestige Individual Tournament (Feb. 15-17) with a +18 … Finished 44th at the Individual Spring Kickoff (Feb. 8) … Closed the Trinity Forest Invitational (Mar. 9) with his best round of the year, a 73 … AAC All-Academic Team

Date Tournament Finish Score
Feb. 8 Individual Spring Kickoff 44th +11 (76-77=153)
Feb. 15-17 Prestige Individual Tournament T41st +18 (74-78-82=234)
Mar. 7-9 Trinity Forest Invitational T74th +26 (83-83-73=239)
Summer 2020: Fired a 62 at the Korn Ferry Qualifier to tie for the top spot and advance to the TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons.

2019-20: Competed in one tournament, the White Sands Intercollegiate (Nov. 1-3) … Averaged 75.00 strokes … Finished tied for 73rd at White Sands with a 225 … AAC All-Academic Team

Summer 2019: Finished 17th at the North and South Amateur Championship. Finished 13th at the U.S. Amateur qualifying event in Houston, Texas. 

2018-19 (Fr.): Competed in all 13 events … Played 32 rounds including the round of match play at the NCAA Championship … Had two top-ten finishes adding four in the top-25 … Recorded a 73.28 scoring average … Played a season low round of 65 at the Trinity Forest Invitational … Carded nine rounds at par or better and four rounds in the 60s … Best finish was a tie for 6th at the Trinity Forest Invitational … Finished T16 at the AAC Championship  … Carded a final round of 68 at the NCAA Athens Regional … Finished 74th overall at the NCAA Championship. Awards: Was named to the Haskins Award Watch List in October … Named to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Rankings and appeared as No. 19 (Fall) and No. 25 (Penultimate) … AAC All-Academic Team

Prep: Named to Wyndham Cup West Team ... Played in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (2013, 2014, 2016) ... 2016-17 ALL-USA Boys Golf First Team ... 2017 All-Greater Houston Boys Golfer of the Year

Career Highlights:
1st       The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-Adidas Golf (2017)
1st       U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (w/ partner)
2nd      CB&I - Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods (2017)
2nd      Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay (2017)
3rd       Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T (2017)
T3        Insperity Invitational/Patrick Reed AJGA Junior (2017)

Professional Tour Events (2)
 
Date Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 11-14, 2014 Cadillac Championship (PGA Tour China) 73-77=150 MC
July 9-12, 2020 TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons (Korn Ferry Tour) 72-80=152 MC
 
Awards
4x AAC All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19FR

    5'8"
  • 2019-20SO

    5'8"
  • 2020-21SO

    5'8"
  • 2021-22JR

    5'8"