2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Ben Nelson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Fifth-Year
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS
Career Awards
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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2021-22 (Senior)
Season: Played in nine tournaments, starting eight in the team lineup. Carmel Cup (9/3-5/21): Shot 3-under 69 in the first round ... finished tied for 20th ... tallied 11 birdies in the tournament at Pebble Beach. Fighting Irish Classic (10/4-5/21):ย Collected 10 of State's 42 birdies. Steelwood Collegiate (10/30-31/21): Competed individually for the Bulldogs ... shot best final round of the year at 2-under ... finished at even-par. Nexus Collegiate (2/14-16/22): Grabbed his second top-25 finish of the season at tied for 23rd. Mason Rudolph Championship (4/1-3/22): Carded a 2-under total through three rounds to tie for 19th. Mossy Oak Collegiate (4/11-12/22): Started in the lineup and shot a 2-under 70 in the opening round. SEC Championship (4/20-24/22): Started in stroke play and competed in match play for the Bulldogs. NCAA New Haven Regional (5/16-18/22): Served as an alternate ... played the final round of the regional.2021 Non-MSU Events: Finished sixth at the Mississippi Amateur (6/24-27/21), carding 9-under for the tournament โฆ shot 5-under 67 in the third round โฆ tied for 12th at the Monroe Invitational (7/7-10/21) with a 2-under 278 for the tournament โฆ qualified for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship by placing four at the Annandale Golf Club Qualifier (7/12/21) with a 3-under 141 in two rounds โฆ shot even par through two rounds at the Southern Amateur (7/14-17/21) โฆ played at the prestigious U.S. Amateur Championship (8/9-15/21).
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2020-21 (Junior)
Season:ย Played in six events ... was third on the team with a 73.39 stroke average.ย The Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/5-7/20): Shot a steady game as he collected six birdies during his start at the event in Fayetteville. Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate (10/25-27/20): Finished the highest of the Bulldogs at the event tied for 40th โฆ tied career low-round 68 in the third round โฆ tallied 12 birdies in the tournament. Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (11/8-10/20): Shot 1-over in the first round ... carded a career-low-round-tying 68 in the second round โฆ accounted for five of Stateโs 45 birdies. Gator Invitational (2/12-14/21): Carded a career-low 67 in the second round. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (3/26-28/21):ย Competed as an individual ... finished the first round in the top 25 shooting 1-under ... shot 1-over for the tournament.2020 Non-MSU Events: At the 2020 Mississippi Amateur (6/25-28/20), he led the first round shooting 68 leading to his tied for ninth finish โฆ finished runner up at the Magnolia Amateur (7/10-12/20) after shooting 8-under 205 with a 66 in the first round โฆ shot a pair of 68โs in the final two rounds of the Trustmark Invitational (7/17-19/20) to tie for third โฆ competed in the Southeastern Amateur (7/21-23/20) where he shot a 64 in the second round and tied for seventh.
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2019-20 (Sophomore)
Season: Played in three events with two starts. Steelwoodย Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27/19):ย Competed as individual โฆ shot 3-under 69 in the second round โฆ carded 73 in the finale.ย Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16/20): Tied for 18th as MSUโs best performer โฆ carded season-low 68 in the first round โฆ shot 72 and 73 in the final two rounds. Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/7-8/20): Shot even 72 in the opening round.2019 Non-MSU Events:ย Participated in the 2019 W.E. Cole Cotton States Invitationalย (7/22-26/19) where he shot rounds ofย 70 and 72 to finish in a tie for 10th and advance to matchplay โฆ shot below par in threeย out of the fourย rounds at the Mississippi Amateurย (6/20-23/19), which earned him a tied for seventh finish at 3-under par.ย
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2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
Season:ย Played in five events with one start โฆ made collegiate debut at TVA Community Credit Union Invitational โฆ tied for 13th at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship โฆ played 40 consecutive holes without a bogey to start the Old Waverly Collegiate โฆ holed 29 birdies and two eagles โฆ part of MSUโs NCAA Regional lineup. TVA Community Credit Union Invitational (10/15-16/18):ย Finished 23rd out of 61 players โฆ carded a final round even 72 โฆ sunk an eagle in the final round.ย Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/9-10/19):ย Hole eight birdies playing as an individual.ย Tar Heel Intercollegiate (3/23-24/19):ย Made first career start โฆ carded an eagle.ย Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/15-16/19):ย Started off hot with 40 straight holes without a bogey โฆ tied for 13th playing as an individual, with a 3-under 213 54-hole total โฆ opened with a pair of 2-under 70s.2018 Non-MSU events:ย In the summer of 2018, finished 12thย at the Mississippi Amateur (6/21-24/18) โฆ took a share of 17th at the Trustmark Invitationalย (7/20-22/18).
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2017-18 (Freshman)
Season: Redshirtedย his first year on campus.Non-MSU events:ย Played at Dixie Amateurย (12/19-22/17) during break between fall and spring, where he shot 1-over to finish tied for 13th.
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Prior to MSU
Prepped at Madison Central High School where he helped team win State Championship in sophomore and junior seasons โฆ as a senior, named first team All-State by Clarion Ledger โฆ tied for secondย at state championship โฆ won 2016 Mississippi Junior Golf Association Greenwood Junior Invitational โฆ took ninth at Mississippi Boys Junior Amateur โฆ claimed 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Tommy Moore Memorial Golf Championship.ย
Personal
Born Benjamin Ferrell Nelson on Sept. 9, 1998 โฆ son of Benji and Lauren Nelson, both Mississippi State alumni โฆ father Benji was a Mississippi State Golf letterman from 1990-92 โฆ has one sister, Mary Grace โฆ favorite golfer is Matt Kuchar.Tuesday, May 16
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