2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

Ben Balen

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Home town Freeland, Mich.
  • Previous School Freeland HS

Biography

Awards
2019-20 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2019-20 ASC Men's Golf Distinguished Scholar-Athlete of the Year

2019-20 ASC Academic All-Conference
2018-19 Srixon
/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2018-19 ASC Men's Golf Distinguished Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2018-19 ASC Academic All-Conference
2018-19 ASC First Team
2017-18 ASC Academic All-Conference

Junior (2018-19)
Played in nine tournaments on the season...tied his single-best round score of 68 at John Bohmann Memorial Invitational (Sept. 10-11)...recorded his first individual win with a career-best three-round score of 214 at the American Southwest Conference Championships (April 28-30)...registered a top three finish at the Texas Cuo...recorded four top-10 finishes for the year.

Sophomore (2017-18)
Played in seven tournaments on the year...took home a tie-for-14th place finish in the Abliene Intercollegiate (Oct. 23-24, 2017)...finished in second place with a career-best 72-68-140 (-4) at the Texas Cup (March 17-18, 2018).

Freshman (2016-17)
Finished in 25th place individually at the Abliene Intercollegiate...was a part of the five man team that took home first place in the Abilene Intercollegiate.

High School

Four-year letterman in golf...three-year team captain...2015 and 2016 First Team Michigan All-State selection.

Personal Bests
18 Holes: 68, Texas Cup (March 18, 2018); John Bohmann Memorial Invitational (Sept. 11, 2018)
36 Holes: 140, Texas Cup (March 17-18, 2018)
54 Holes: 214, John Bohmann Memorial Invitational (Sept. 10-11, 2018); ASC Championships (April 28-30, 2019)
Best Finish: 1st, ASC Championships (April 28-30, 2019); UMHB Crusader Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11" 165 lbs