2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Davis & Elkins Athletics
Malone Athletics

Connor Bennink

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Kennett Square, Pa.
  • High School Unionville

Biography

Career Accolades: 
  • NCAA Division II Men's Golf Elite 90 Award (2021-22)
  • PSAC Spring Top 10 (2021-22)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America Men's At-Large Division II Team  (2021-22)
  • PSAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Year  (2021-22)
  • All-PSAC First Team (2020-21, 2021-22)
  • All-PSAC Second Team (2019-20)
  • PING All-Region Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2021-22)
2021-22: Averaged 72.8 strokes in 29 rounds… He was named PSAC Men’s Golf Athlete of the Year… Was a PSAC All-Star for the third time… Led the Golden Knights in scoring 10 times in 13 events… Selected to the PING All-Atlantic Region Team for the third time…  Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men's At-Large Division II Team… Was named to the PSAC Spring Top 10… Was honored as the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Elite 90 Award recipient before the national tournament… Placed third in the PSAC Championships with a three-round score of even-par 216… Won the title at the Meadville Guy & Jeanne Kuhn Memorial with 4-under-par 140 total… Placed second in the Charleston Invitational, Mercyhurst Invitational, Browngolf Intercollegiate, and Gannon Spring Invitational… Shot a season-low round of 65 while placing third in the West Liberty Invitational… Finished with 11 top-10 finishes in 13 tournaments… Placed sixth in the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional with a 3-over 219… Has a 4.00 GPA as a Finance and Accounting major.

2020-21: Averaged 74.8 over 19 rounds for the Golden Knights…Earned his first career victory at the Malone-Glenmoor Invitational on Sept. 15 after winning a sudden death tiebreaker and shot a three round score of 218… Posted a seventh place finish at the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational with a season-low three round score of 215 on Sept. 22...Helped Gannon finish in fifth place and card its lowest round as a team since 2005 on a Par 72 course after shooting a 288 in the final round at the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational on Sept. 22… Guided Gannon to its first NCAA regional championship in program history with a team-best tied for third place finish with a three round score of 225 on May 8…Helped Gannon to its first appearance in the NCAA Championships as a team and notched a tied for 23rd place finish with a three round score of 233 on May 21..Recorded five top 10 finishes, including three in the top five.

2019-20: Averaged 76.5 over 11 rounds for the Golden Knights…Recorded a 271-41 overall record with a .869 winning percentage…Posted four fop ten finishes…Opened the season with a fourth place finish at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate with a three round score of 222…Notched a ninth place finish at the PSAC Championships after carding rounds of 79, 76 and 75 for a three round score of 230.

 
Low Tournaments Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events 5 10 20 W-L W-L% Average
2019-20 11 842 - 222 153 81 73 - 5 1 4 5 271-41 .869 76.5
2020-21 19 1421 - 215 146 - 71 5 8 3 5 7 434-53 891 74.8
2021-22 29 2110 204 139 74 65 11 13 7 11 12 72.8
Career 59 4373 - 204 139 74 65 11 26 11 20 24 705-94 .882 74.1

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Sophomore