Andrew Bennett
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Bossier City, La.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Southern Arkansas University
Bio
2022-23 Junior Season: The Gents were led all season by the consistent play of Bennett as he earned Second-Team All-SCAC honors after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the SCAC championships in April to cap an impressive campaign ... Played in nine tournaments and finished with a stroke average of 74.53 ... Bennett was the Gents' top finisher at conference as he fired a 2-under par 70 (season low) in the final round, which was the lowest round shot for the day of all 42 players in the field ... Bennett now has one runner-up, a pair of top five finishes, and six top-10 finishes in his career ... He finished third at the Gents' annual home tournament in March, the Hal Sutton Invitational, after recording a runner-up finish in the Pinecrest Invitational the week prior winding up just one shot shy of his first-career individual title.
Results:
Mary Hardin-Baylor Fall Invitational: 147, T29th
Hendrix/Millsaps Tri-match: 75, T3rd
University of Dallas Crusader Invitational: 77, T28th
UT-Dallas Lidlifter: 150, T9th
Pinecrest Invitational: 212, 2nd
Hal Sutton Invitational: 147, 3rd
West Region Invitational: 237, T26th
SCAC Championships: 222, T6th
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Recorded a pair of top 10-finishes and earned four top 20s in his first season with the Gents ... Finished with an average score of 77.39 for the season ... Also saw action in three match play events versus Millsaps, Hendrix, and Louisiana Christian University.
Results:
Mary Hardin-Baylor Fall Invitational: 166, 58th
University of Dallas Crusader Invitational: 155, T35th
Pinecrest Invitational: 228, T9th
Hal Sutton Invitational: 116, T12th
Rhodes Spring Classic: 222, 4th
SCAC Championships: 233, 19th
Prior to Centenary: Attended Southern Arkansas University as a freshman and prepped at Airline High School in Bossier City ... 2019 Spring Championship winner ... Tied for ninth place at the 2019 Louisiana State Championship ... 2019 and 2020 Hayden Hough Winner ... 2020 City Matchplay Winner ... 2021 City Matchplay Runner-up... Shreveport Amateur Matchplay Champion.
Personal: Born on Aug. 16, 2002 in Minden, La. ... Parents are Keith and Jessica Bennett ... Has one sister, Emily Bennett ... Majoring in Communications.
Favorite Movie: Tin Cup
Favorite Hobby: Golf
Favorite Athlete: Lee Trevino
News mentions
Centenary senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) was named to the 2023-24 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Men's College Golf team, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) has been named a 2024 Division III PING All-American, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Friday.
Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) has been named to the NCAA Division III PING All-Region Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday.
Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) has been selected as an individual in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships May 14-17 at Boulder Creek Golf Club, in Boulder City, Nevada.
The Centenary men's golf team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Gents earned their best finish at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in a decade
Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) claimed the individual title at the 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Tuesday by firing a 2-under par 70 as he becomes the first Centenary men’s golfer in the division III era to win an individual conference title as he finished at 4-under par 212 on the New Course at White Bluff Golf Resort.
ANDREW BENNETT OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a senior from Bossier City, La., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Wednesday, September 20 through Tuesday, September 26.