2018-19 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Ross Bell
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Germantown HS
CAREER AWARDS
2019 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 Menโs Golf Newsom Award
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 Menโs Golf Newsom Award
2017 SEC Career Tour
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Community Service Team
2017 Menโs Golf Newsom Award
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Community Service Team
2015 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2015 SEC Community Service Team
2018-19 SENIOR SEASON
Awards/Recognitions: Named the menโs golf recipient of the Newsom Award, Mississippi Stateโs award for academic achievement... Earned fifth SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection... Picked as aย Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.
Season: Played in eight events with seven startsโฆ Earned two top-10 finishesโฆ Was Stateโs best player at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, placing fourth, as the team took the runner-up spotโฆ Earned second-career top-10 performance at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, finishing tied for 10th. Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/27-28/18): Finished fourth, his second-career top-five finishโฆ Shot a 1-under 71 in round two, a 69 in the finaleโฆ Carded a 3-under 213 54-hole totalโฆ Collected 12 birdies. Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/9-10/19): Helped MSU to team winโฆShot an even 72 in the middle round. Schenkel Invitational (3/15-17/19): Helped teamโs fourth-place finishโฆ Carded an even 72 in round two. Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (4/5-7/19): Posted a team-best 3-under 68 in the opening round. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/15-16/19): Played as an individualโฆ Tied for tenth with a 4-under 219โฆ Carded a 1-under 72 in round one, a 67 on the second 18. NCAA Louisville Regional (5/13-15/19): Traveled as a reserveโฆ Played in final round of event and shot an even 71 to close his MSU career.
Non-MSU events: Over the summer of 2018, finished as runner-up to MSU teammate Cameron Clarke at the Trustmarkย Invitational... Tied for 10th at Magnolia Amateurโฆ Finished 15th at the Mississippi State Amateur.
2017-18 JUNIOR SEASON
Awards/Recognitions: Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Rollโฆ The menโs golf recipient of the Newsom Award, Mississippi Stateโs award for academic achievement.
Season:ย Played in four events, three of them startsโฆ Tallied 27 birdies. Louisiana Classics (2/26-27/18): Second start of seasonโฆ Shot an event 72 in the second round. Tiger Invitational (3/4-6/18): Helped State tie for third as a teamโฆ Carded an important 3-under 69 in round three, his season low round. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/16-17/18): Played as an individualโฆ Tied for 24thโฆ Shot a 1-under 71 in the final roundโฆ Carded eight birdies.
Non-MSU events: Competed as an amateur at the Sanderson Farms Championship, a PGA event, in October after winning the Mississippi State Amateur in June 2017.
2016-17 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards/Recognitions: Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Rollโฆ A member of the SEC Community Service Teamโฆ The menโs golf recipient of the Newsom Award, Mississippi Stateโs award for academic achievement.
Season:ย Competed in nineย events, all startsโฆ Part of Stateโs five top-5 finishesโฆ Totaled 71 birdies and three eaglesโฆ Finished in the top 15 on the player leaderboard twice. Boasted a 72.00 stroke average, the tenth best individual stroke average in program history. Sam Hall Intercollegiate (9/12-13/16): Helped MSU to a tied-for-third performance in the season openerโฆ Carded a round three 2-under 69. Bearcat Invitational (9/26-27/16): Part of Stateโs tie for fourth. Mountaineer Intercollegiate (10/10-11/16): Tied for fifth as Stateโs best finisher in the teamโs runner-up performanceโฆ Boasted a 1-under 215โฆ Shot a 1-under 71 in round two, a 70 in round oneโฆ Tallied 13 birdies over the three rounds. Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (10/24-25/16): Tied for 21stโฆ Carded a 2-under 70 in the opening round, a 71 in the final roundโฆ Picked up 10 birdies. Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (2/20-21/17): Helped State to a tied-for-third finishโฆ Opened the event with a 2-under 70. Tiger Invitational (3/5-6/17): Shot an even 72 in the opening round. Lone Star Invitational (3/20-21/17): Tied for 11th to help State finish third as a teamโฆ Amassed a 6-under 210 totalโฆ Registered an even 72 in round two and a 7-under 65 in the final roundโฆ Holed 13 birdies and an eagle between the three rounds. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/3-4/17): Shot an even 144 for the two rounds to tie for 24thโฆ Recorded a first round 1-under 71.
2015-16 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards/Recognitions: Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Rollโฆ A member of the SEC Community Service Team.
Season:ย Competed in nineย events, all of them startsโฆ Made his Golf Dawg debut in Stateโs first event, the Sam Hall Intercollegiateโฆ Earned two top-15 finishes and three top 20s. Sam Hall Intercollegiate (9/14-15/15): Made his collegiate debutโฆ Helped State to a fourth-place finishโฆ Shot an even 71 in the final round. Shoal Creek Invitational (9/28-29/15): Earned his first top-15 performance, tying for 12th placeโฆ Was MSUโs best player at the eventโฆ Shot a 2-over 218โฆ Carded a 1-under 71 in the opening round. Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (2/22-23/15): Tied for 17th after shooting an even 216โฆ Tied as Stateโs best playerโฆ Bookended play with an even 72 and a 71. Tiger Invitational (3/6-8/16): Opened the event with a 2-under 70. Lone Star Invitational (3/21-22/16): Played part in Stateโs tied for fifth performance. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/4-5/16): Took a share of eighth place, tying as MSUโs best performerโฆ Shot a 1-over 217โฆ Carded a first-round 1-under 71.
2014-15 FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards/Recognitions: Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Rollโฆ A member of the SEC Community Service Team.
Season:ย Redshirtedย his first year on campus.
PRIOR TO MSU
Led Germantown High School to the 2014 MHSAA 5A State Championship, as well as back-to-back district championships in 2013-14...ย Named all-state in 2013 andย 2014.
PERSONAL
Born Charles Ross Bell III on November 16, 1995... Son of Chuck and Cindy Bell... Has two brothers, Benjamin andย Andrew; Benjamin is a freshman on the MSU baseball team... Major is Accounting.
