Ben Kennard
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- Birth Date:
- 6-24-96
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- Hometown:
- Dandridge, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Gibbs
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- Major:
- Pre-Engineering
Bio
2016-17: Played in two events in the Blue and Orange, both as an individual...Lowest round of the season was an 80 during round two of the Panther Invitational.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Walters State Fall Classic | 10/17-18/2016 | 2 | 87-78=165 | +21 | t-22nd/28 | 6-21 |
| The Panther Invitational | 3/06-07/2017 | 3 | 84-80-82=246 | +30 | t-75th/87 | 12-74 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 5 | 411 Avg. 82.2 | +10 | - | 18-95 | |
2015-16: Did not compete.
2014-15: Competed in 10 tournaments as a freshman including an appearance in every event during the spring season... Recorded two top-five finishes at the Don Benbow Invitational and the Tennessee River Rumble... Low score of the year was a 73 during the first round of the Tennessee River Rumble... His stroke average of 77.2 was the lowest average by a Carson-Newman freshman.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| The Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate | 09/08-09/2014 | 3 | 78-78-77=233 | +17 | t-24th/42 | 18-23 |
| Kiawah Island Invitational | 09/15/2014 | 1 | 78 | +6 | t-75th/90 | 15-74 |
| Univ. of North Georgia Fall Invitational | 10/6-7/2014 | 3 | 77-80-72=229 | +13 | t-52nd/73 | 21-51 |
| State Farm Intercollegiate | 10/13/2014 | 2 | 77-77=154 | +10 | t-47th/69 | 22-46 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 02/16-17/2015 | 3 | 85-80-80=245 | +29 | 41st/56 | 15-40 |
| The Don Benbow Invitational | 03/09-10/2015 | 2 | 75-74=149 | +7 | t-4th/42 | 38-3 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 03/16-17/2015 | 3 | 76-76-78=230 | +14 | 72nd/81 | 9-71 |
| Tennessee River Rumble | 03/30-03/31, 2015 | 2 | 73-76=149 | +5 | t-5th/85 | 80-4 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 19 | 1467 Avg. 77.2 | +5 | - | 218-312 | |
High School: Finishing T-29th at the 2014 state tournament... Runner-up in the 2014 AAA District... Made the cut in the Greater Knoxville Amateur at age 17... Three-time captain of the golf team... All-KIL Junior and Senior Year for golf achievements... Gibbs won theA-AA District 3 Championship in 2011... Graduated third in his class.
Personal: Cousin, Kevin, ran track at Carson-Newman and cousin, Jill Corum, played golf at Tusculum... Son of Paul and Melinda Kennard... Plans to major in engineering at C-N.
News mentions
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Playing in the final day of the Panther Invitational, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team put together their best round of the competition, shooting an 11-over 299 to finish in sixth place at 44-over on Tuesday at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
MELBOURNE, Fla – Competing in a tournament with some of the top programs in the country, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team stands fifth at the end of two rounds in the Panther Invitational at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne Fla.