Kansas State University Athletics
2017-18 Men's Golf
Fernandez, Ben
Ben Fernandez
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
- High School:
- Carroll HS
Bio
As a Junior: Tied for 23rd at the Big 12 Championship with a 5-over par 215... Named to the Academic All Big 12 Team for the second year in a row... Saw action in 10 events, finishing with a career-best stroke average of 72.03... Shot 5-under par 211 to tie for 18th at the Missouri Tiger Invitational... Tallied five top-20 finishes, including a tie for seventh at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Saw action in 11 events, finishing second on the team with a 73.27 stroke average... Had four top-20 finishes, including a tie for fourth at the USA Individual Tournament... Also tied for 11th at Seminole Intercollegiate and tied 14th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate... Led the team with 16 rounds of even or under par, including a team-best 11 rounds of under-par golf... Ranked fourth in percentage of rounds counted toward the team score (85.00-percent)... Named a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2016-17): Competed in seven events, ending the year with a 75.25 stroke average… Posted his low 18-hole (67), low 36-hole (141), and low 54-hole (215) all at the Bridgestone Golf Intercollegiate… Also was one of the team leaders in gross top individual round scores with a 67… Earned Academic All-Big 12 accolades with a 4.0 GPA.
As a Freshman (2015-16): Redshirted the 2015-16 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Carroll under head coach Matt Glenn… Led team to district, regional and state championships as a senior in 2015… Finished tied for 10th at the Big "I" National Championships at Prarie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas… Ranked seventh in the state of Texas for Class 6A… Finished seventh in the 2014 AJGA Buffalo Dunes Championship and tallied top-25 finishes in the 2014 AJGA Hunter Mahan and 2014 KPMG Junior Open… A member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Benjamin Michael Fernandez was born on June 1, 1997, in Plano, Texas… Son of Manny and Debbie Fernandez… He has one sister, Maggie… Pursuing a degree in business.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Saw action in 11 events, finishing second on the team with a 73.27 stroke average... Had four top-20 finishes, including a tie for fourth at the USA Individual Tournament... Also tied for 11th at Seminole Intercollegiate and tied 14th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate... Led the team with 16 rounds of even or under par, including a team-best 11 rounds of under-par golf... Ranked fourth in percentage of rounds counted toward the team score (85.00-percent)... Named a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2016-17): Competed in seven events, ending the year with a 75.25 stroke average… Posted his low 18-hole (67), low 36-hole (141), and low 54-hole (215) all at the Bridgestone Golf Intercollegiate… Also was one of the team leaders in gross top individual round scores with a 67… Earned Academic All-Big 12 accolades with a 4.0 GPA.
As a Freshman (2015-16): Redshirted the 2015-16 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Carroll under head coach Matt Glenn… Led team to district, regional and state championships as a senior in 2015… Finished tied for 10th at the Big "I" National Championships at Prarie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas… Ranked seventh in the state of Texas for Class 6A… Finished seventh in the 2014 AJGA Buffalo Dunes Championship and tallied top-25 finishes in the 2014 AJGA Hunter Mahan and 2014 KPMG Junior Open… A member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Benjamin Michael Fernandez was born on June 1, 1997, in Plano, Texas… Son of Manny and Debbie Fernandez… He has one sister, Maggie… Pursuing a degree in business.
| Career Stats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 24 | 1,806 | 75.25 | 67 | 141 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33rd - Twice |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 33 | 2,418 | 73.27 | 68 | 142 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 4 | T4th - USA Individual |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 29 | 2,089 | 72.03 | 68 | 140 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T7th - Steelwood |
| Career | 28 | 86 | 6,313 | 73.41 | 67 | 140 | 211 | 1 | 2 | 8 | T4th - USA Individual |
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