2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Ben Nelson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS
Bio
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): 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 … shot 5-under 67 in the third round … tied for 12th at the Monroe Invitational (7/7-10/21) with a 2-under 278 for the tournament … 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 … shot even par through two rounds at the Southern Amateur (7/14-17/21) … played at the prestigious U.S. Amateur Championship (8/9-15/21).
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2020-21 (Junior)
Season: Played in six events ... was third on the team with a 73.39 stroke average. 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 … tied career low-round 68 in the third round … 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 … accounted for five of State’s 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): 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 … finished runner up at the Magnolia Amateur (7/10-12/20) after shooting 8-under 205 with a 66 in the first round … shot a pair of 68’s in the final two rounds of the Trustmark Invitational (7/17-19/20) to tie for third … 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. Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27/19): Competed as individual … shot 3-under 69 in the second round … carded 73 in the finale. Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16/20): Tied for 18th as MSU’s best performer … carded season-low 68 in the first round … 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: Participated in the 2019 W.E. Cole Cotton States Invitational (7/22-26/19) where he shot rounds of 70 and 72 to finish in a tie for 10th and advance to matchplay … shot below par in three out of the four rounds at the Mississippi Amateur (6/20-23/19), which earned him a tied for seventh finish at 3-under par.Â
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2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
Season: Played in five events with one start … made collegiate debut at TVA Community Credit Union Invitational … tied for 13th at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship … played 40 consecutive holes without a bogey to start the Old Waverly Collegiate … holed 29 birdies and two eagles … part of MSU’s NCAA Regional lineup. TVA Community Credit Union Invitational (10/15-16/18): Finished 23rd out of 61 players … carded a final round even 72 … sunk an eagle in the final round. Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/9-10/19): Hole eight birdies playing as an individual. Tar Heel Intercollegiate (3/23-24/19): Made first career start … carded an eagle. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/15-16/19): Started off hot with 40 straight holes without a bogey … tied for 13th playing as an individual, with a 3-under 213 54-hole total … opened with a pair of 2-under 70s.2018 Non-MSU events: In the summer of 2018, finished 12th at the Mississippi Amateur (6/21-24/18) … took a share of 17th at the Trustmark Invitational (7/20-22/18).
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2017-18 (Freshman)
Season: Redshirted his first year on campus.Non-MSU events: Played at Dixie Amateur (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 … as a senior, named first team All-State by Clarion Ledger … tied for second at state championship … won 2016 Mississippi Junior Golf Association Greenwood Junior Invitational … took ninth at Mississippi Boys Junior Amateur … claimed 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Tommy Moore Memorial Golf Championship.Â
Personal
Born Benjamin Ferrell Nelson on Sept. 9, 1998 … son of Benji and Lauren Nelson, both Mississippi State alumni … father Benji was a Mississippi State Golf letterman from 1990-92 … has one sister, Mary Grace … favorite golfer is Matt Kuchar.MEN'S GOLF | NCAA Post-Round 1 - 5/16/23
Tuesday, May 16
Dusty Smith Press Conference - 5/7/21
Friday, May 07
Ford Clegg OWCC
Friday, March 26
Garrett Johnson's OWCC Interview
Thursday, March 25
