Ben Kennard
Ben Kennard
Birth Date: 6-24-96
Year: Junior
Hometown: Dandridge, Tenn.
High School: Gibbs
Major: Pre-Engineering

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.

TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParRankW-L
Walters State Fall Classic10/17-18/2016287-78=165  +21  t-22nd/286-21
The Panther Invitational3/06-07/2017384-80-82=246  +30  t-75th/8712-74
SEASON TOTALS5411 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. 

TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParRankW-L
The Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate09/08-09/2014378-78-77=233  +17  t-24th/4218-23
Kiawah Island Invitational09/15/2014178  +6  t-75th/9015-74
Univ. of North Georgia Fall Invitational10/6-7/2014377-80-72=229  +13  t-52nd/7321-51
State Farm Intercollegiate10/13/2014277-77=154  +10  t-47th/6922-46
Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate02/16-17/2015385-80-80=245  +29  41st/5615-40
The Don Benbow Invitational03/09-10/2015275-74=149  +7  t-4th/4238-3
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate03/16-17/2015376-76-78=230  +14  72nd/819-71
Tennessee River Rumble03/30-03/31, 2015273-76=149  +5  t-5th/8580-4
SEASON TOTALS191467 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.