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Overview: First-team All-ACC selection as a freshman, joining fellow freshman Kyle Stanley on the first team...Stanley and Martin are just the third and fourth freshmen in Clemson history named to the All-ACC golf team...also named first-team All-District III by the Golf Coaches Association for 2006-07...overcame heart ailment to have a strong freshman year...the problem did cause him to miss the ACC Tournament and withdraw from the United States Collegiate, but he was back in the lineup for the NCAA East Regional...finished ranked in the top 100 in the nation in Golfweek/Sagarin rankings (64th) and his stroke average of 73.48 was one of the top 10 in Clemson history for a freshman....named to ACC Academic Honor roll for 2006-07 academic year, he was a Dean's List student.... sat out the 2005-06 season, but had a strong summer of 2006 when he won two tournaments, including the Palmetto Amateur...also ranked among the top 100 in the Golfweek Amateur rankings entering the summer of 2007...has started each of his first two years in strong fashion with a top 10 finish each tournament....had a 64 in the second round of his career as a freshman in the fall of 2006 at the Carpet Classic...Palmetto Amateur Champion in the summer of 2006.
In Fall of 2007: Had a 73.50 stroke average in the fall when he played in all four events...fourth on the team in stroke average for the fall tournaments...helped the Tigers to a pair of second place finishes in the fall, including the 18--team Isleworth Collegiate...he and Luke Hopkins were the only Tigers to play in all four fall tournaments...had a ninth place finish at the Topy Cup for his only top 10...played well at the Brickyard over the last 36 holes to help Clemson to a second-place team finish...had a second round 69 that was his second lowest round of the fall...had a 67 in the first round of the year at the Topy Cup...had three under par rounds in the fall to tie for second best on the team...eight of his 12 rounds were 75 or under.
In Summer of 2007: Had a solid summer of 2007 that included two top 10s and a top 14 at national amateur events...had ninth place finish at the South Carolina where he shot a one-under-par 287...finished 10th at the Dogwood in June with a 278 score, six under par...finished 14th at the Players Amateur in July whe he had a 281...had strong rounds of 68 and 66 in the second and third rounds, respectively...competed in the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst in early July, he qualified for match play, but lost in the first round...also finished 29th at the Southeast Amateur in June.
In 2006-07: Made the All-ACC team as a freshman, joining teammate Kyle Stanley, Jonathan Byrd and D.J. Trahan as only freshmen in Clemson history to make All-ACC... ranked 64th in the nation in the final Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, second highest ranked Tiger behind Kyle Stanley...had a 73.48 stroke average for his eight tournaments as a freshman, second on the Clemson team behind Kyle Stanley...second on the Clemson team this year, but his 73.48 average was sixth best in Clemson history among freshmen ...had a 64 in the second round of the season, the top individual round by a Clemson golfer ...the 64 took place at The Farm in Dalton, GA, and 8-under par score that is tied for the second best round in Clemson history and tied for the second best score versus par in Clemson history...it was the best score by a Clemson golfer since D.J. Trahan had a 64 at the Augusta State Invitational in 2003...Martin's 64 was the second best score in school history by a freshman, only a 63 by Brad Clark at the 1985 ACC Tournament is better...it was just the sixth score of 64 or better in Clemson history...Martin finished the Carpet Classic with a 208 score, eight-under-par, good enough for third place...that was his best finish of the year, but he also had an 18th-place at Las Vegas and 12th-place at Augusta State...had to withdraw from the US Collegiate due to a heart ailment, it also forced him to miss the ACC Tournament...returned for the NCAA East Regional at the Golf Club of Georgia and finished in 72nd place with a 227 score, third among Clemson golfers in the event... finished 23rd at the Ping Preview in Williamsburg, but he opened with consecutive rounds of 69 to rank as Clemson's top golfer after two rounds... Clemson's top golfer at the Carpet Classic, and tied for Clemson honors at Las Vegas and Augusta State... had his best final round of the year at the Augusta State Invitational when he shot a 68...finished the year first on the team in greens in regulation with a .697 figure...also second on the team in par four scoring average with a 4.08 and second in subpar strokes/round with 3.26...second to All-American Kyle Stanley in stroke average, under par rounds and rounds in the 60s... played in three of the four stroke-play events and the Callaway Match Play event in the fall of 2006...his 72.22 average for the fall included three rounds in the 60s... had 0-2 record at the Match Play championship, but both matches went to the 17th hole....his score counted in 18 of his 23 rounds as a freshman.
Summer 2006: Had outstanding summer that included victories at Palmetto Amateur and the Festival of Flowers, he finished ninth at the Rice Planters...won the Palmetto Amateur in Aiken, SC by an incredible eight shots...had rounds of 65-73-68-66 for a 272 total, eight-under par...shot a 283 at the Rice Planters when he had another top 10 (9th)....also had a top 20 finish at the South Carolina Amateur where he shot a 289.
In 2005-06: Red-shirted the 2005-06 season.
Summer of 2005: Advanced to the championship match of the South Carolina Amateur in summer of 2005...reached the 36-hole final against Kellen Altman of Conway, SC and the College of Charleston...lost in exciting 36-hole final, 2-and-1....also defeated current Clemson teammate Martin Catalioto along the way...finished tied for 11th at the 2005 South Carolina Amateur with a 286 score after consistent rounds of 75-69-70-72...tied with former Clemson teammate Brian Duncan....tied for sixth at the Palmetto Amateur...co-medalist of the United States Junior Amateur qualifying at Mid-Carolina Country Club...competed in the USGA's United States Junior States Amateur at Longmeadow Country Club in Massachusetts.
In High School: Two-time All-State selection at Greenwood High School in 2004 and 2005...also an all-regional choice in 2004 and 2005...named to the North-South All-Star team matches in 2005....team MVP at Greenwood High under Sparky Hudson in 2004 and 2005...the 2005 Greenwood High School Academic Athlete of the Year...won the Jimmy Self High School Invitational at Palmetto Hall in Hilton Head, SC...won the 2005 Southern Cross at the Palmetto Club in Aiken, SC...finished third at the State 4A championship at Furman in 2005...competed in the 2004 USGA Junior Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco...finished second at the Upstate Junior Classic where he lost in a playoff...tied for fourth at the South Carolina Big I...as a junior in high school finished sixth at the State 4A Tournament at Furman...tied for fifth at the Vidalia High School Invitational in Vidalia, GA... four-year letterman in golf, 2002-05...has a grandfather, Tommy Cox, who played baseball at Clemson... tutored by Billy Delk, father of former Clemson All-American, Thump Delk...ranked second academically in his high school class at Greenwood High School... from same hometown as Clemson All-America football player Gaines Adams, the fourth selection of the 2007 NFL draft...born August 26, 1987...son of James and Suzie Martin of Greenwood, SC...majoring in accounting.
Ben Martin Personality Profile
Favorite Current Professional Golfer: Lucas Glover
Favorite Athlete outside of golf: Shaun Alexander
Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Stephen Poole
Favorite course I have played: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Hole: #5 at the Palmetto Club
Toughest Course I have played: The Olympic Club San Francisco, CA
My Best Shot Ever: 6-iron on #18 in final round of Festival of Flowers in 2006
My best all-time round: 60 at Greenwood Country Club
The Best Part of my game is: Course Management
My favorite club: Putter
The part of the game I must improve is: Bunker play
The Biggest influence on my golf career has been: Billy Delk
My dream foursome includes myself and: Tiger Woods, John Daly, Jack Nicklaus
Ben Martin All-Time Hole in One Shots |
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Year |
Course | City | Club |
Distance |
1997 |
Greenwood Country Club | Greenwood, SC | 4 |
115 |
Ben Martin Tournament-by-Tournament, 2006-07 |
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| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 |
Par |
Tot |
Fin |
| 9/15-17 | Carpet Classic | 74-64-70 |
-8 |
208 |
3 |
| 10/2-4 | Ping Preview | 69-69-75 |
+3 |
213 |
23 |
| 10/22-24 | Isleworth | 76-70-83 |
+13 |
229 |
49 |
| 2/25-27 | Puerto Rico | 81-69-73 |
+7 |
223 |
50 |
| 3/9-11 | Las Vegas | 72-76-73 |
+5 |
221 |
18 |
| 3/30-4/1 | Augusta State | 74-73-68 |
-1 |
215 |
12 |
| 4/9-11 | US Collegiate | 79-76-WD |
+10 |
154 |
WD |
| 5/17-19 | NCAA East | 75-74-78 |
+11 |
227 |
72 |
Ben Martin Tournament-by-Tournament, 2007-08 |
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| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 |
Par |
Tot |
Fin |
| 9/4-6 | Topy Cup | 67-75-73 |
-1 |
215 |
9 |
| 9/14-16 | Carpet Classic | 77-79-71 |
+11 |
227 |
53 |
| 10/7-9 | Brickyard | 77-69-72 |
+2 |
218 |
24 |
| 10/21-23 | Isleworth | 77-72-73 |
+6 |
222 |
40 |
Ben Martin Career Stats |
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| Year | Tr |
Rds |
Stks |
60s |
-75 |
Par |
-Par |
Avg |
Top 10 |
BR |
BT |
| 2006-07 | 8 |
23 |
1690 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
7 |
73.48 |
1 |
64 |
208 |
