2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Shipp, Benjamin
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Wednesday, November 20
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Monday, November 13
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Thursday, June 01
2016-17 Men's Golf Season Highlight Video
Thursday, June 01
Benjamin Shipp
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Duluth, Ga.
- High School:
- Great Atlanta Christian
- Weight:
- null
Bio
Career: Ranked fourth on program’s all-time stroke average chart with career average of 71.48 … His 2019-20 average round score of 70.60 ranks third all-time on the program’s single season chart … His 2018-19 average round score of 71.06 ranks seventh all-time on the program’s single season chart and his 2017-18 average round score of 71.94 ranks 19th on the single season chart.
2019-20 (Senior): Appeared in every tournament … Competed in seven tournaments and played 20 rounds … Led with a season average of 70.60 … 70.60 ranks as the third-best season average in program history … Was team’s low scorer in three tournaments … Shot even or below par in 16 of 20 rounds … In six completed tournaments, had four top-10 finishes, including two runner-up performances … Shot six-under par to finish in a tie for eighth place out of 87 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Shot season-low seven-under par 65 in the first round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in October … Seven-under par 65 was lowest round by an NC State golfer in 2019-20 season … Finished with a score of 13-under par to finish in second place out of 87 competitors … Shot six-under par to finish runner-up a the General Hackler Championship in March.
2018-19 (Junior): Appeared in every tournament … Competed in 12 tournaments and played 35 rounds … Finished second on the team with season average of 71.06 … 71.06 ranks as the sixth-best season average on program’s single-season chart … Shot par or below in team-best 22 rounds … Score of nine-under par 63 in the second round of the Stitch Intercollegiate was lowest score related to par by an NC State player in 2018-19 season and score of 63 tied for lowest round of season in program … Shot in the 60s in 10 of 35 rounds played … Had lowest score on team in 4 tournaments … Finished season with five top-10 performances, four top-five and two wins … Finished in the top-25 of every tournament except for two and in only one tournament did he not not finish in the top-half of the field … Opened season with a tie for 28th place out of 76 competitors at the Gopher Invitational … Shot all three rounds in the 60s to finish with a score of nine-under par and a tie for 4th place out of 78 golfers at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate … Captured the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a score of 13-under par to best 90 competitors … Finished in a tie for 12th place out of 80 players at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate … Won the Puerto Rico Classic with a score of six-under par to top 75 other golfers … Finished with a tie for 24th place out of 107 competitors at the Bandon Dunes Championship … Led team in a tie for sixth place out of 75 golfers at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate … Registered in a tie for 16th place out of 88 competitors at The Hayt Invitational … Finished in a tie for fifth out of 84 golfers at the Stitch Intercollegiate … Led team in a tie for 12th place out of 75 players at the NCAA Regional.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Competed in 11 events and played 33 rounds … Averaged 71.94 strokes per round … Strokes per round average is 15th-best in program history … PING All-Region East Team selection ... Finished season with four top-10 finishes, two top-5 finishes and one tournament victory … had the Pack’s low 54-hole score in four tournaments … set program record for low round (64) in NCAA Regional competition and 54-hole score (201) in NCAA Regional … Opened season with a finish of 26th place out of 90 competitors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a score of 227 … Won the Golfweek Conference Challenge with a 54-hole score of 206 (-10) to best 74 other competitors and help lead NC State to the team title … Finished in a tie for 25th place out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a score of 218 … Closed fall with a 7th place finish out of 76 golfers with a score of 219 at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate … Finished in a tie for 23rd out of 84 golfers at the Chris Schenkel Invitational with a score of 215 (-1) … Finished in a tie for 10th place out of 75 competitors at the Hootie Intercollegiate with a score of 212 (-4) … Finished in a tie for 16th place at the Stitch Intercollegiate with a score of 213 (-3) … Shot even-par (216) to finish in a tie for 30th at the ACC Championship … Was the Pack’s low scorer at the NCAA Regional, finishing in 3rd place out of 75 golfers with a score of 201 (-12) … Finished with scorecard of 67-64-70 … Second Round 64 (-7) set an NC State program record for low round at an NCAA Regional … 54-hole score of 201 set an NC State record for low 54-hole score in an NCAA Regional … Paced Pack at NCAA Championship, shooting a 225 to finish in a tie for 83rd place.
2016-17 (Freshman): PING All-Region Team ... Had a very strong debut Wolfpack season, competing in 11 tournaments and 32 total rounds … Averaged 72 strokes per round to rank third on the team … Earned six top-20 finishes and four top-10 results … Shot scores of 67 on four occasions … Finished fourth at the Chris Schenkel Invite (208, -8) … Tied for fifth at the Wolfpack Fall Intercollegiate (211, -2) … Tied for 10th at the Wolfpack Spring Open (210, -3) … Tied for 17th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay (215, -1) … Tied for 47th at the ACC Championship (230, +14) … Tied for 20th at the NCAA Austin Regional (215, +2) … Of his 32 rounds, 16 (.500) were shot at or below par to rank third on the team … Twenty-nine of his 32 rounds (.906) counted towards the team’s score, ranking fourth on the team.
Prior to NC State: Ranked the No. 1 junior golfer in the class of 2016 ... Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association AA Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 ... Finished seventh in the stroke play portion of the 2016 North & South Amateur to advance to the match play round ... Tied for second at the 2016 Southeastern Amateur ... Four-time All-State selection in Class AA by the Georgia High School Coaches Association ... Placed third at the 2015 Carolinas/Georgia Junior Tournament ... GHSA State AA Runner Up in 2016 ... GHSA State AA Team Champion in 2016 ... GHSA Regional 6-AA Low Medalist in 2015 and 2016 ... Won the 2015 Atlanta Athletic Club High School Invitational ... Recorded five top-10 finishes in international junior tournaments during the 2015 calendar year.
2019-20 (Senior): Appeared in every tournament … Competed in seven tournaments and played 20 rounds … Led with a season average of 70.60 … 70.60 ranks as the third-best season average in program history … Was team’s low scorer in three tournaments … Shot even or below par in 16 of 20 rounds … In six completed tournaments, had four top-10 finishes, including two runner-up performances … Shot six-under par to finish in a tie for eighth place out of 87 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Shot season-low seven-under par 65 in the first round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in October … Seven-under par 65 was lowest round by an NC State golfer in 2019-20 season … Finished with a score of 13-under par to finish in second place out of 87 competitors … Shot six-under par to finish runner-up a the General Hackler Championship in March.
2018-19 (Junior): Appeared in every tournament … Competed in 12 tournaments and played 35 rounds … Finished second on the team with season average of 71.06 … 71.06 ranks as the sixth-best season average on program’s single-season chart … Shot par or below in team-best 22 rounds … Score of nine-under par 63 in the second round of the Stitch Intercollegiate was lowest score related to par by an NC State player in 2018-19 season and score of 63 tied for lowest round of season in program … Shot in the 60s in 10 of 35 rounds played … Had lowest score on team in 4 tournaments … Finished season with five top-10 performances, four top-five and two wins … Finished in the top-25 of every tournament except for two and in only one tournament did he not not finish in the top-half of the field … Opened season with a tie for 28th place out of 76 competitors at the Gopher Invitational … Shot all three rounds in the 60s to finish with a score of nine-under par and a tie for 4th place out of 78 golfers at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate … Captured the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a score of 13-under par to best 90 competitors … Finished in a tie for 12th place out of 80 players at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate … Won the Puerto Rico Classic with a score of six-under par to top 75 other golfers … Finished with a tie for 24th place out of 107 competitors at the Bandon Dunes Championship … Led team in a tie for sixth place out of 75 golfers at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate … Registered in a tie for 16th place out of 88 competitors at The Hayt Invitational … Finished in a tie for fifth out of 84 golfers at the Stitch Intercollegiate … Led team in a tie for 12th place out of 75 players at the NCAA Regional.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Competed in 11 events and played 33 rounds … Averaged 71.94 strokes per round … Strokes per round average is 15th-best in program history … PING All-Region East Team selection ... Finished season with four top-10 finishes, two top-5 finishes and one tournament victory … had the Pack’s low 54-hole score in four tournaments … set program record for low round (64) in NCAA Regional competition and 54-hole score (201) in NCAA Regional … Opened season with a finish of 26th place out of 90 competitors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a score of 227 … Won the Golfweek Conference Challenge with a 54-hole score of 206 (-10) to best 74 other competitors and help lead NC State to the team title … Finished in a tie for 25th place out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a score of 218 … Closed fall with a 7th place finish out of 76 golfers with a score of 219 at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate … Finished in a tie for 23rd out of 84 golfers at the Chris Schenkel Invitational with a score of 215 (-1) … Finished in a tie for 10th place out of 75 competitors at the Hootie Intercollegiate with a score of 212 (-4) … Finished in a tie for 16th place at the Stitch Intercollegiate with a score of 213 (-3) … Shot even-par (216) to finish in a tie for 30th at the ACC Championship … Was the Pack’s low scorer at the NCAA Regional, finishing in 3rd place out of 75 golfers with a score of 201 (-12) … Finished with scorecard of 67-64-70 … Second Round 64 (-7) set an NC State program record for low round at an NCAA Regional … 54-hole score of 201 set an NC State record for low 54-hole score in an NCAA Regional … Paced Pack at NCAA Championship, shooting a 225 to finish in a tie for 83rd place.
2016-17 (Freshman): PING All-Region Team ... Had a very strong debut Wolfpack season, competing in 11 tournaments and 32 total rounds … Averaged 72 strokes per round to rank third on the team … Earned six top-20 finishes and four top-10 results … Shot scores of 67 on four occasions … Finished fourth at the Chris Schenkel Invite (208, -8) … Tied for fifth at the Wolfpack Fall Intercollegiate (211, -2) … Tied for 10th at the Wolfpack Spring Open (210, -3) … Tied for 17th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay (215, -1) … Tied for 47th at the ACC Championship (230, +14) … Tied for 20th at the NCAA Austin Regional (215, +2) … Of his 32 rounds, 16 (.500) were shot at or below par to rank third on the team … Twenty-nine of his 32 rounds (.906) counted towards the team’s score, ranking fourth on the team.
Prior to NC State: Ranked the No. 1 junior golfer in the class of 2016 ... Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association AA Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 ... Finished seventh in the stroke play portion of the 2016 North & South Amateur to advance to the match play round ... Tied for second at the 2016 Southeastern Amateur ... Four-time All-State selection in Class AA by the Georgia High School Coaches Association ... Placed third at the 2015 Carolinas/Georgia Junior Tournament ... GHSA State AA Runner Up in 2016 ... GHSA State AA Team Champion in 2016 ... GHSA Regional 6-AA Low Medalist in 2015 and 2016 ... Won the 2015 Atlanta Athletic Club High School Invitational ... Recorded five top-10 finishes in international junior tournaments during the 2015 calendar year.