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Overall: Earned first-team All-ACC honors for the second time in his three years at Clemson...returned to the league all-star team in 2009 after being selected to the 2007 squad...missed time as a sophomore due to injury...has 73.36 career stroke average that ranks 14th in Clemson history... that includes a 73.00 average as a junior, best of his career and second best on the sixth ranked Tigers this year...actually had the best stroke average on the team for regular season events in the spring of 2009 with a 71.40 figure, even better than Kyle Stanley...finished in top 15 in all five spring regular season tournaments, the only Clemson golfer who can say that...won US Open sectional in Maryland at Woodmont Country Club to qualify for 2009 US Open...one of 13 amateurs in the field and one of 25 players to go through local and sectional qualifying...was eight under par for the 36 holes, one stroke better than Michael Sim, at the time the leading money winner on the Nationwide Tour... only Clemson golfer to finish in the top three among Tiger golfers at the ACC Tournament, the NCAA Regional and the NCAA National tournaments in 2008...he had a 73.20 stroke average for the 10 rounds at those three events...finished eighth at the ACC Tournament at The Old North State Club and 16th at the NCAA West Regional, then 29th at the NCAA ...first among Tigers at the ACC Tournament, third among Çlemson golfers at the regional and second at the NCAA Tournament... ranked among the top 100 golfers in the Sagarin rankings each of his first two seasons, he was 64th as a freshman and 91st as a sophomore...ranked 57th in the Sagarin rankings in 2009 and ranked 38th among amateurs entering the US Open on June 17, 2009... has overcome heart ailment to have a strong career...a model of consistency in many ways, he had a 73.48 stroke average as a freshman and a 73.57 average as a sophomore, then 73.0 as junior... second on the team in stroke average as a freshman and third as a sophomore to go with second place ranking as junior behind Kyle Stanley...made first-team All-ACC as a freshman, but not selected as a sophomore...had there been a re-vote after the NCAA Tournament he might have been selected... joined Kyle Stanley as first team all-ACC selection as a freshman, still one of just four freshmen in Clemson history to be selected... also named first-team All-District III by the Golf Coaches Association for 2006-07... named to ACC Academic Honor roll for 2006-07 academic year, he was a Dean's List student...first golfer in Clemson history to make All-ACC and Academic All-ACC as a freshman... also made academic All-ACC as a sophomore and junior... had a 64 in the second round of his career as a freshman in the fall of 2006 at the Carpet Classic...had a 67 in the first round as a sophomore at the Topy Cup in Japan....won Palmetto Amateur in summer of 2006 by eight shots....consistent player whose score has counted in 63 of his 75 rounds so far in his career, including 23 of 24 in 2008-09.
In 2008-09: First-team All-ACC selection that featured a team best spring regular season stroke average of 71.40...has second best stroke average on the team for the season at 73.00... had pair of top 10 finishes, including career best tying third place at the Puerto Rico Classic in February...also had third place at 2006 Carpet Classic, the first tournament of his Clemson career...had a 206 at Puerto Rico and the 10 under par figure was the best of his Clemson career...named ACC Player of the Month for his win in February, the first golfer to win that award from any school, as it was awarded for the first time this year...had a final round 66 at Puerto Rico to lead Clemson to second place finish at the national event...had four rounds in the 60s, all in the spring and all within seven-round stretch between Feb. 27 to March 30....six under par for his last 15 rounds after finishing the fall with a 79 at The Brickyard....ranked 58th in the latest Sagarin college rankings and 38th in last May Golfweek national amateur rankings...second on the team in par five scoring average at 4.77...only player on the Clemson team with a pair of 66s, he had one at The Hootie and one at the Puerto Rico Classic....made All-ACC on the course and in the classroom for second time in his Clemson career.
In Summer of 2008: Played in five amateur tournaments over the summer...had his best finish at the Palmetto Amateur where he finished sixth with a 287 score...had opening round 68 to put him among the leaders...finished 18th at Southeast Amateur and 17th at The Players Amateur...also 28th at The Dogwood and 33rd at South Carolina Amateur....actually started the summer with his best performance in the US Open qualifying, he lost in a playoff to D.J. Trahan for the final spot in his sectional...actually had a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to best Trahan, who went on to finish fourth at the US Open at Torrey Pines.
In 2007-08: Third on the Clemson team in stroke average at 73.57, he was just short of the 73.42 by Sam Saunders ...played in nine of the 12 events and had 10 rounds at par ...his 67 a the Topy Cup to open the season tied for the best among Clemson golfers ... had a 73.50 stroke average in the fall when he played in all four events... 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 of the fall...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... Clemson's best golfer at the ACC Tournament where he had rounds of 73-68-70...finished with 71 at the NCAA West Regional to help the Tigers to third place finish in the 27-team event...named to the Clemson Academic Honor Roll for the Spring Semester of 2008.... had Clemson's best final round at ACC Tournament and tied for best final round at NCAA West Regional... led the team in many statistical categories, including best final round scoring average at 72.67...also led the team in par five scoring (4.75)...tied for the team lead in eagles with five and was third in birdies with 90...second in subpar strokes/ round with 3.57...led the team in fewest bogeys/round at 2.86...third on the team in putting with 30.93 strokes/round...his score counted in 22 of his 28 rounds in 2007-08.
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 , 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 all year ...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.
In Summer of 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.
In 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.
Personal: born August 26, 1987...son of James and Suzie Martin of Greenwood, SC...both of his parents attended Clemson, but his dad graduated from Alabama...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 | 79-75-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 |
| 2/29-3/2 | Puerto Rico Classic | 72-78-72 |
+6 |
222 |
40 |
| 3/28-30 | Furman | 77-74-73 |
+8 |
224 |
26 |
| 4/18-20 | ACC Tournament | 73-68-70 |
-5 |
211 |
8 |
| 5/15-17 | NCAA West Regional | 74-72-71 |
+1 |
217 |
16 |
| 5/28-31 | NCAA National | 74-77-74-79 |
+16 |
304 |
29 |
Ben
Martin Tournament-by-Tournament,
2008-09 |
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| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 |
Par |
Tot |
Fin |
| 9/28-30 | Preview | 77-70-76 |
+10 |
223 |
38 |
| 10/11-13 | The Brickyard | 74-73-79 |
+16 |
226 |
50 |
| 2/27-3/1 | Puerto Rico | 71-69-66 |
-10 |
206 |
3 |
| 3/13-15 | Las Vegas | 67-72-70 |
+2 |
218 |
11 |
| 3/28-31 | Hootie | 73-66-71 |
-3 |
210 |
8 |
| 4/5-7 | US Collegiate | 73-74-73 |
+4 |
220 |
11 |
| 4/17-19 | ACC Tournament | 73-72-72 |
+1 |
217 |
15 |
| 5/14-16 | NCAA Northeast Regional | 81-75-76 |
232 |
+9 |
49 |
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 |
| 2007-08 | 9 |
28 |
2060 |
3 |
20 |
4 |
6 |
73.57 |
2 |
67 |
211 |
| 2008-09 | 8 |
24 |
1752 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
6 |
73.00 |
2 |
66 |
206 |
| Totals | 25 |
75 |
5502 |
12 |
55 |
9 |
19 |
73.36 |
5 |
64 |
206 |
