Sam Bennett poses with the Silver Cup from the Masters Tournament

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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler of the United States, Max Homa of the United States and Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States leave the No. 18 green at the end of their round after the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 7, 2023.

Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 14 tee during the continuation of the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Brooks Koepka of the United States and Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States shake hands on the No. 18 green after the continuation of the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 1 tee during the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Masters champion Jon Rahm of Spain lifts the Masters Trophy alongside Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States with the Low Amateur Silver Cup during the Green Jacket ceremony following’ the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States lifts the Low Amateur Silver Cup during the Green Jacket ceremony following the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 3 tee during the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 9 tee during the continuation of the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays his second stroke on the No. 13 fairway during the continuation of the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States speaks to members of the media during a press conference during the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 7, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 4 tee during the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 7, 2023.

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Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke on the No. 1 hole during the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 7, 2023.

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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler of the United States and Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States talk during the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 7, 2023.

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - April 10, 2022 - Sam Bennett of the Texas A&M Aggies during the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in College Station, TX. Photo By Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - August 29, 2022 - Texas A&M Aggie Men's Golf Team during Texas A&M Aggies Men's Golf photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Hayden Carroll/Texas A&M Athletics

Sam Bennett

Height:
5-10
Weight:
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Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Madisonville, Texas
High School:
Madisonville

Accolades and Honors

122nd U.S Amateur Champion | 2022
PING First Team All-American | 2022
PING All-Central Region Team | 2022
SEC Golfer of the Year | 2022
Fred Haskins Award Finalist | 2022
Arnold Palmer Cup (Team USA) | 2022
Ben Hogan Award Finalist | 2022
PING First Team All-American | 2021
All-SEC First Team | 2021
Arnold Palmer Cup (Team USA) | 2021
Ben Hogan Award semifinalist | 2021
GCAA All-Nicklaus Team | 2021
PING All-America Team | 2020
PING All-Central Region Team | 2019, 2020
All-SEC Team | 2020
SEC Academic Honor Roll | 2020
SEC All-Freshman Team | 2019

Fall 2022-23 (5th Year)
Named to the preseason Fred Haskins Award watch list … owns a 70.50 scoring average over 26 rounds at nine tournaments … won the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at Ocean Course at Hokuala with an 18-under 198, including a program and tournament best round of 11-under 61 on the final day ... posted eight under par rounds, including a fall-best 7-under par 65 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate … His best finish was a fourth place effort at Blessing Intercollegiate at 3-under par while helping the Aggies to the team victory … Tied for 34th at 1-over at the Badger Invitational and finished first as a team… Registered 3 under-par rounds at the SEC Match Play and recorded a tie for 17th place as well as finishing 4th as a team… Tied for 27th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a 7-under round and finished 7th as a team.

2021-22 (Senior)
Crowned the 122^nd U.S. Amateur Champion … Placed 10^th at the NCAA Championships … Named the SEC Golfer of the Year … Earned PING First Team All-American and All-Central Region Team honors … Named to Team USA for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup … Was a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award as well as the Fred Haskins Award … Competed in 10 tournaments and broke the school record for lowest stroke average at 69.97 … Earned a victory at the Louisiana Classics (18-under, 66-66-66) … His 18-under at the Louisiana Classics is the second-lowest score in program history … Placed top-five in the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational (T3), Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (T3), John A. Burns Intercollegiate (T2), Aggie Invitational (3), and SEC Championship (5).

2020-21 (Junior)
Garnered PING First Team All-America honors … Voted to the All-SEC First Team by the league’s head coaches … Was a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award … Named to Team USA for the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup … Earned a trio of victories at the Cabo Collegiate, Old Waverly Collegiate and The Aggie Invitational … Finished the season with a 70.53 scoring average, which is the second-lowest average in school history … Named the National Golfer of the Month in March by the Ben Hogan Award … Earned a spot on the 2021 All-Nicklaus Team … Went undefeated in match play at the SEC Championship, posting victories over Georgia’s Spencer Ralston (3&2) and Arkansas’ Julian Perico (4&3) … Tied for second at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional … Tied for fifth at the Border Olympics and posted top-20 finishes at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and SEC Championship.

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Earned PING honorable mention All-America honors, as well as second-team All-SEC honors, after a strong sophomore campaign … Bennett missed two fall tournaments due to an injury, but still finished the year with four top 20 performances … He led the team with a 71.17 scoring average and posted eight rounds of 70 or better … His best finish was a tie for third at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (6-under, 69-72-69) and he also posted a tie for fifth at the San Diego Classic (3-under, 73-71-69) … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Freshman)
Competed in 11 of the team's 12 events as a freshman ... Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as well as the Division I PING All-Central Region Team ... Made his collegiate debut at the Shoal Creek Invitational in the fall ... Tied for fourth out of an 88-player field, shooting 4-under in his first collegiate tournament ... Was A&M's second highest finisher at the Arizona Intercollegiate, shooting 5-under to tie for 16th in his first regular season tournament ... Earned a top-20 finish in stroke play at the SEC Championships ... After a hard fought battle in the quarterfinals of match play, earned his first match play win against Arkansas on the final hole in the semifinals at SEC Championships ... Tied for 12th at the NCAA Pullman Regional shooting 7-under 203 (69-67-67), setting a new 54-hole season low ... Helped A&M advance to match play at NCAA Championships .... Finished the year second on the team with a 71.85 stroke average ... Shot par or lower in 18 rounds, including all three rounds of the NCAA Pullman Regional.

High School/Junior Golf
Played for coach Russell Smith at Madisonville High School … Fourth Place at 2015 Texas Class-4A State Championship (2015 District & Regional Champion) … Class 2016 Texas Class-4A State Champion … Runner-up at 2017 Class-4A State Championship … Runner-up at 2015 Texas State Junior Championship … Runner-up at 2015 Valero Junior Texas Open … Third place at 2015 Jordan Spieth Junior Championship … Runner-up at 2017 Byron Nelson Junior Championship … Has notched five Top-5 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Events … All-around athlete who plays tennis, basketball and baseball as well as golf for MHS … In basketball named first team All-District in basketball 2015-17 as well as Freshman of the Year in 2015 … In baseball, honored as 2017 Defensive MVP and Academic All-State … In tennis, a 2016 District Champion as well as Doubles Champion.