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Benford Up Close:
Another Ontario-to-Detroit import who brought a great deal of competitive experience with him to the Titans...Was highly-ranked in Canada after his last season of junior golf... Suffered a wrist injury during his freshman season and hopes to show he’s finally past the malady and ready to contribute.
2013-14:
Did not see any action all season…A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll.Â
2012-13:
Played in one tournament on the year as an individual at the Detroit Titans Invitational… Carded a 243 (84-77-82) for a share of 65th at the event… His best round was a 77 in the event… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12:
Saw action in just one tournament as he recovered from a wrist injury…Claimed 55th as an individual at the Detroit Titans Invitational shooting a 236 (78,80,78)…A member of the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Horizon League’s Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11:
Played in four of Detroit’s 11 events, missing the spring campaign due to a wrist injury...Had a 78.2 stroke average in his nine rounds…Made his collegiate debut at the Bruce Fossum Invitational, carding a 164 (81, 83) for a share of 72nd…Best finish was a tie for 37th at the John Dallio Memorial as he shot a 232 (80, 74, 78)…Also carded a 237 (79, 77, 81) tying for 51st at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate…His low round of the fall was a three-over 71 in the victorious dual vs. Oakland at the Detroit Golf Club, where he shared seventh…A member of UDM’s AD’s Honor Roll.
Personal:
Comes to UDM from the same hometown and high school as current Titan senior Simon Reyers… In his last year of junior golf, won the 70th annual Whig-Standard Eastern Ontario Invitational and the Kingston Junior Championship - following in Reyers’ footsteps with that victory - while also finishing 23rd at the GAO Junior Spring Classic and 15th at the 2010 Ontario Junior Championship… Signed with Detroit in November of 2009 after adding to a stellar resume… Was ranked 50th nationally by the RCGA at the end of that summer after he came in third at the CN Future Links Quebec Championship and 36th at the Canadian Junior… Was also a quarter-finalist at the Ontario Junior Boys Match Play Championship and finished fourth at the Eastern Ontario Amateur... Finished sixth individually at the 2009 OFSSA provincial championships, leading Holy Cross to a tie for second place as a team… A long-time ice hockey goalie who finally gave up the sport to concentrate solely on golf… An Accounting major. | Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Top 10/20 |
| 2010-11 | 9 | 704 | 78.2 | 1/1 |
| 2011-12 | 3 | 236 | 78.6 | 0/0 |
| 2012-13 | 3 | 243 | 81.0 | 0/0 |
| Career | 15 | 1183 | 78.8 | 1/1 |
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Career Low 18: 71 at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland
Career Low 36: 164 at 2010 Bruce Fassum Invitational (81, 83)
Career Low 54: 232 at 2010 John Dallio Memorial (80, 74,78)
Career Tournament Finishes
2012-13
Apr. 12-13 - Detroit Titans Invitational (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 243 (84, 77, 82) - T65th (I)
2011-12
Apr. 13-14 - Detroit Titans Invitational (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 236 (78, 80, 78) - T55th (I)
2010-11
Sept. 11-12 - Bruce Fossum Invitational (Forest Akers West, East Lansing, MI) - 164 (81, 83) - T72nd
Sept. 25-26 - John Dallio Memorial (Ruffl ed Feathers GC, Lemont, IL) - 232 (80, 74, 78) - T37th
Oct. 2-3 - D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) - 237 (79, 77, 81) - T51st
Oct. 15 - Dual vs. Oakland (Detroit GC, Detroit, MI) - 71 - T7th
