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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Bossier City, La.
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- Previous School:
- Southern Arkansas University
Bio
2023-24 Senior Season: Was the story of the season for the Gents as he became the first Centenary men's golfer to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the division III era (2013-present) and was named the SCAC Men's Golfer of the Year after he claimed the individual title at the 2024 SCAC Championships in Whitney, Texas in April...He posted under par scores (71, 71 and 70) in each of his three rounds at the conference championships, becoming just the third player in conference championship history to do so, and his three-day total of 212 is tied for the third-lowest finishing score in conference history.
He was one of six individuals selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Championships in Boulder City, Nev., and played one round before he was forced to withdraw due to illness...He was also named a 2024 Division III PING All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America after earning a spot on the PING All-Region Team, landing on the Third Team, and is the first Centenary men's golfer to be named an All-American since Hal Sutton in 1980...He earned First-Team All-SCAC honors this season, was named SCAC Men's Golfer of the Week once, and claimed two individual wins, three top-five finishes, and a top-15 finish during the season. He helped lead the Gents to a fourth-place team finish at the 2024 SCAC Championships, which is their best at the event since finishing fourth in 2014.
Bennett is the first Centenary golfer to be named All-Louisiana since former Gent Richard Polan earned Honorable-Mention honors in 2022.
He shot an average score of 73.5 for the season.
Results:
UMHB Invitational: 129, 1st
UHV Fall Classic: 239, T32nd
Pinecrest Invitational: 229, T32nd
Hal Sutton Invitational: 147, 5th
The Shoals Intercollegiate: 220, T12th
SCAC Championships: 212, 1st
2024 NCAA DIII Championships: WD
2022-23 Junior Season: The Gents were led all season by the consistent play of Bennett as he earned Second-Team All-SCAC honors after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the SCAC championships in April to cap an impressive campaign ... Played in nine tournaments and finished with a stroke average of 74.53 ... Bennett was the Gents' top finisher at conference as he fired a 2-under par 70 (season low) in the final round, which was the lowest round shot for the day of all 42 players in the field ... Bennett now has one runner-up, a pair of top five finishes, and six top-10 finishes in his career ... He finished third at the Gents' annual home tournament in March, the Hal Sutton Invitational, after recording a runner-up finish in the Pinecrest Invitational the week prior winding up just one shot shy of his first-career individual title.
Results:
Mary Hardin-Baylor Fall Invitational: 147, T29th
Hendrix/Millsaps Tri-match: 75, T3rd
University of Dallas Crusader Invitational: 77, T28th
UT-Dallas Lidlifter: 150, T9th
Pinecrest Invitational: 212, 2nd
Hal Sutton Invitational: 147, 3rd
West Region Invitational: 237, T26th
SCAC Championships: 222, T6th
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Recorded a pair of top 10-finishes and earned four top 20s in his first season with the Gents ... Finished with an average score of 77.39 for the season ... Also saw action in three match play events versus Millsaps, Hendrix, and Louisiana Christian University.
Results:
Mary Hardin-Baylor Fall Invitational: 166, 58th
University of Dallas Crusader Invitational: 155, T35th
Pinecrest Invitational: 228, T9th
Hal Sutton Invitational: 116, T12th
Rhodes Spring Classic: 222, 4th
SCAC Championships: 233, 19th
Prior to Centenary: Attended Southern Arkansas University as a freshman and prepped at Airline High School in Bossier City ... 2019 Spring Championship winner ... Tied for ninth place at the 2019 Louisiana State Championship ... 2019 and 2020 Hayden Hough Winner ... 2020 City Matchplay Winner ... 2021 City Matchplay Runner-up... Shreveport Amateur Matchplay Champion.
Personal: Born on Aug. 16, 2002 in Minden, La. ... Parents are Keith and Jessica Bennett ... Has one sister, Emily Bennett ... Majoring in Communications.
Favorite Movie: Tin Cup
Favorite Hobby: Golf
Favorite Athlete: Lee Trevino
News mentions
Andrew Bennett Named SCAC Men's Golfer of the Week
ANDREW BENNETT OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a senior from Bossier City, La., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition...
October 30, 2024