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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Grant Bennett

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Prosper, Texas
  • Highschool Prosper HS

Biography

*2014 MVC Newcomer of the Year
*2014 All-Conference
*2015 All-Conference
*2016 All-Conference
*2016 MVC Golfer of the Year
*2017 All-Conference

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2016-17 Senior
Played in 11 tournaments, five in the fall, six in the spring...Had three top-10 and four top-20 finishes...Best individual finish came at the MVC Championship finishing tied for 3rd en-route to All-Conference honors for the fourth straight season...Finished senior season with a 72.79 stroke average, good for second on the team with a low 18 score of 67.

2015-16 Junior
Played in five tournaments in the fall and nine in the spring (37 rounds, most in MVC)...Led the MVC in stroke average with an average of 71.1...Named MVC Golfer of the Year...Named All-Conference for the third-straight year...Led MVC in Golfer of the Week awards, winning it five times...Had nine top-ten finishes and 12 top-20 finishes...Shot a career-low round of 65 and tied 54-hole career-low score of 206 at Desert Shootout...First career win at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, scoring 69-69-68=206 (ties career-low 54-hole score)...Competed at the NCAA Regional in Stillwater, Okla. as an individual and finished tied for 52nd (78-82-80=240)...Named to the Honor Roll for Fall 2015 and AD's Honor Roll in Spring 2016.

2014-15 Sophomore

Played in five tournaments in the fall and eight in the spring…Finished with a stroke average of 72.2…Named to the all-Valley team…Named first team all-Valley Scholar-Athlete…Named MVC Golfer of the Week on Sept. 10 and March 18…Had seven top-10 finishes and 10 top-20 finishes…Shot a low round of 67 in the third round at the Wolverine Intercollegiate…Shot a low 54-hole score of 208 at the Wolverine Intercollegiate…Finished tied for third at the Wolverine Intercollegiate (70-71-67=208)…Finished tied for fourth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (73-75=148)…Finished tied for 15th at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational (71-73-73=217)…Finished tied for sixth at the Del Walker Intercollegiate (71-71-68=210)…Finished tied for fifth at the Talis Park Challenge (67-74-68=209)…Finished tied for 10th at the Jim West Intercollegiate (69-75-73=217)…Finished third at the MVC Championship (76-72-68=216)…Finished tied for seventh at the NCAA San Diego Regional (69-73-72=214)…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2014 and Spring 2015.

2013-14 Freshman

Named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer-of-the-Year…Named all-conference…Had two top-10 finishes in the spring…Finished tied for 10th at the MVC Championships (77-75-72=224)…Finished tied for 10th at the Del Walker Invitational (69-73-67=209)…Played in 11 tournaments…Shot a low round of 67 in the third round of the Del Walker Invitational…Shot a tournament low of 209 at the Del Walker Invitational…Finished tied for 54th at the NCAA Eugene Regional (74-78-77=229)…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Spring 2014.

High School

Lettered all four years at Prosper High School for head coach Keith Kirkland… Earned all-state honors all four years… Led team to 2011 state championship... Also earned two letters in hockey for the Eagles.

Personal 

Grant Alister Bennett was born Aug. 4, 1994 in Dallas, Texas… Son of Drake and Gwen Bennett… Has one older sister, Mary Drake... Is majoring in sport management. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Player
    5'7"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Player
    5'7"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Player
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'7"