Sam Bennett’s win at the Cabo Collegiate earned him a PGA Tour exemption into the Valero Texas Open
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Bennett Named SEC Golfer of the Week, Gears up for Valero Texas Open
Mar 31, 2021 | Men's Golf
SAN ANTONIO – One day before representing Texas A&M in this week's PGA Tour event, the Valero Texas Open, Aggie junior Sam Bennett was named Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week on Wednesday for his win at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship.
It was the second SEC Golfer of the Week of 2021 for Bennett, who also received the honor on March 10 after winning the Cabo Collegiate.
Bennett's win at the Cabo Collegiate earned him a PGA Tour exemption into the Valero Texas Open, which will be contested April 1-4 at the TPC San Antonio. Bennett will tee off from the first hole at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday with Roger Sloan and Rhein Gibson.
"Ever since I was little, playing at a nine-hole course in Madisonville, playing in a PGA Tour event was always a goal of mine," Bennett said. "It's pretty sweet. Honestly, if you would have told my six months ago that I was going to be playing in a PGA Tour event I would have said 'no way.'
"It's going to be a lot of fun for me, especially with my brother on the bag. He's always told he'd quit his job if I ever made it on the Tour, so we're going to have a great time out there. What I'm really looking forward to is having the chance to tee it up, compete and win a golf tournament. That would get me into The Masters and I'm pretty excited about that opportunity. I've played that course a lot in junior golf and I feel like it suits my game pretty well."
Bennett's joins a trio of former Texas A&M standouts in the Valero Texas Open field. Also playing in San Antonio are Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Famers Ryan Palmer and Bronson Burgoon and Cameron Champ.
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It was the second SEC Golfer of the Week of 2021 for Bennett, who also received the honor on March 10 after winning the Cabo Collegiate.
Bennett's win at the Cabo Collegiate earned him a PGA Tour exemption into the Valero Texas Open, which will be contested April 1-4 at the TPC San Antonio. Bennett will tee off from the first hole at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday with Roger Sloan and Rhein Gibson.
"Ever since I was little, playing at a nine-hole course in Madisonville, playing in a PGA Tour event was always a goal of mine," Bennett said. "It's pretty sweet. Honestly, if you would have told my six months ago that I was going to be playing in a PGA Tour event I would have said 'no way.'
"It's going to be a lot of fun for me, especially with my brother on the bag. He's always told he'd quit his job if I ever made it on the Tour, so we're going to have a great time out there. What I'm really looking forward to is having the chance to tee it up, compete and win a golf tournament. That would get me into The Masters and I'm pretty excited about that opportunity. I've played that course a lot in junior golf and I feel like it suits my game pretty well."
Bennett's joins a trio of former Texas A&M standouts in the Valero Texas Open field. Also playing in San Antonio are Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Famers Ryan Palmer and Bronson Burgoon and Cameron Champ.
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man:
One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in College Station and Galveston, TX and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.
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