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2014-15 Men's Golf Roster

Ben Wheeler

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown South Croydon, England
  • High School Trinity

Biography

Honors
2014-15 GCAA All-America Scholar
2015 NCAA Regional participant
2014-15 Academic All-Big South
2014-15 All-Big South
2014-15 English National Elite Team
2014 NCAA Regional participant
2013-14 Academic All-Big South
2013-14 All-Big South
2014 Big South Champion
2013 NCAA Championship participant
2013 NCAA Regional participant
2011-12 Big South Freshman of the Year


 

2014-15 (Senior)

  • Voted All-Big South for the second-straight year
  • Earned a berth to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (74-75-72=221), placing in a tie for 49th overall
  • Led the team with a 72.43 scoring average to rank sixth on the school's single-season list with only Dustin Johnson (three times), Zack Byrd, and Sebastian Soderberg having better seasons
  • Named the Big South Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Sea Best Invitational as he tied for fourth with a 216, +6 (70-72-74), to defeat 12 nationally-ranked players in the field, including three among the nation's top-20
  • Was the team's top finisher five times, including a seventh-place finish at the Camden Collegiate (70-73-68=211), a 10th-place finish at the John Hayt Invitational (76-74-71=221), and a runner-up finish at the Blue Devil Shootout (71) and the 3M Augusta Invitational (72-70-76=218)
  • Tied for 11th at the Big South Championship with a 215, 1-under par (69-73-73)
  • Selected to play in the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational, tying for 58th with 232, +16 (81-78-73)
  • Named to the Big South All-Academic Team
  • Named to the 2014-15 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year
  • Played in the 2014 British Amateur Open
  • Tied for eighth at the British Amateur Open after two rounds of stroke play (68-72)
  • Won 4&3 in the first round of match play then lost 5&4


2013-14 (Junior)

  • 2014 Big South Champion
  • Named to the All-Big South team
  • Earned a berth to the NCAA Raleigh Regional (71-81-78=230) and finished 72nd overall
  • Ranked second on the team with a 73.39 scoring average
  • Played in all 11 team events and posted 15 rounds of par or better, including a team-high five rounds in the 60's
  • Had five top-20 finishes, including two in the top-five
  • Turned in a bogey-free, final-round 69. 3-under par, to win individual medalist honors at the 2014 Big South Men's Golf Championships
  • With the win, he became Coastal's 10th Big South individual champion and the program's first since 2009
  • Posted a 54-hole score of 211, 5-under par (70-72-69), to win the title by three strokes
  • His total of 211 was tied for third all-time by a Chanticleer at the Big South Championships
  • Carded 22 pars and five birdies with no bogeys over his final 27 holes
  • Named the Big South Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Seminole Intercollegiate, placing third overall with a 213, 3-under par
  • Posted his best score in relation to par this season (3-under), while his 213 is his second-best effort of the year
  • Was CCU's top finisher at five of the 11 team events
  • Named to the Big South All-Academic Team
  • Also named to the 2013-14 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year
  • Played in the 2013 British Amateur Open
  • Posted top-20 finishes at the 2013 South of England Open Amateur Championship and 2013 English Amateur


2012-13 (Sophomore)

  • Played in all 14 events, finishing third on the team in scoring average at 73.89
  • Was Coastal's top finisher at the NCAA Championship, tying for 26th to mark the fifth-best 54-hole finish by a Chant at the final
  • Carded rounds of 70, 71 and 68 for a 209, 1-under par
  • His final round of 68 was one of five rounds in the 60's on the year
  • Shot a career-best 7-under and career-best 209 to tie for sixth at the Seminole Intercollegiate
  • Backed up an 81 with a 68 at the SeaBest Invitational to tie for sixth with a 222, +6, shooting a 73 in the final round
  • Tied for seventh at the Big South Championship (73-75-75=233)
  • Turned in three rounds of 77 at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to tie for 45th
  • Finished as the runner-up at the Windon Memorial shooting a 213, even par, thanks to a final round 69
  • Posted a 221, +5, at The Ridges
  • Named to the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


2011-12 (Freshman)

  • Voted the Big South Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches as he was the highest-rated freshman in the league according to Golfweek
  • Averaged 74.50 strokes over his 24 rounds, playing in eight of the team's 11 events
  • Had six rounds of par or better on the year
  • Tied for 18th at the Big South Championship, shooting a 220, +4
  • Selected the Choice Hotels Big South Men's Golfer of the Week, carding a 212, 4-under par (75-66-71), at the Insperity Augusta State Invitational to finish in a tie for 18th in the event that was ranked No. 13 of the 190 collegiate golf tournaments and featured 10 of the nation's top-50 programs
  • Established career-bests for the lowest round (66), 36-hole score (141), and 54-hole score (212) at the Augusta State event
  • After opening with a 75, he posted a 66, 6-under par, in the second round to move from 52nd to 15th on the leaderboard and became just the seventh Chanticleer ever to shoot 66 or better in a tournament
  • Finished the John Hayt with a 70, 2-under par, and tied for 12th with a 54-hole score of 218, +2
  • Carded a 71, 1-under par, in the final round of the Windon Memorial
  • Named to the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


Prior to Coastal Carolina

  • Ranked 29th on the English Golf Union Boys Order of Merit in 2010
  • Ranked as high as 26th in 2009
  • Reached the match-play portion of the 2010 English Amateur
  • A two-time Surrey Under-18 Boys Golf Champion, firing rounds of 75 and 70 in 2010 and birdieing the first playoff hole to secure his second-straight title
  • Tied for 11th in the Pete McEvoy Trophy, finished eighth at the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters (73-69-74-70=286), tied for 13th in the South of England Boys Open Championship (70-75-77-71=293), and finished 11th at the County Junior Champions of Champions
  • Won his first Surrey Under-18 title in 2009 and helped lead the Surrey team to the National County Championship
  • Also helped the Surrey team win the Downs Trophy, the Purley Downs Club Championship, and the Purley Downs Junior Open
  • Added an eighth-place finish at the 2009 Carris Trophy and a 10th-place finish at the English Junior Champion of Champions
  • Also won the Purley Downs Club and Junior titles in 2008 while finishing third at the South of England Boys Open Championship, fifth at the Surrey Under 16s, and 10th at the Surrey Under 18s


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'11" 0 lbs
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'11" 0 lbs
  • 2013-14Junior

    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'11" 170 lbs