Georgia Southern University Athletics

Honors and Awards
2022-23 Sun Belt Golfer of the Year
2022-23 first-team All-Sun Belt
2022-23 two-time Sun Belt Golfer of the Week
2022-23 SwingU Player of the Month for March
2022 U.S. Amateur Finalist
2021-22 PING All-America Honorable Mention
2021-22 PING All-Region
2021-22 first-team All-Sun Belt
2021-22 two-time Sun Belt Golfer of the Week
2021-22 GCAA All-American Scholar
2020-21 first-team All-Sun Belt
2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Named to the GS Dean’s List in the spring
2020-21 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Named to GS Dean's List in the spring
2018-19 second-team All-Sun Belt
2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 Named to GS Dean's List in the spring

Notes: Won runner-up honors at the 2022 U.S. Am, earning an invitation to the 2023 Masters and US Open and an exemption into the 2023 U.S. Open • Posted second-lowest score for an amateur at The Masters (+5) and played in the 2023 Puerto Rico Open … Made the cut at the US Open, finishing with the second-lowest score for an amateur.

Fifth Year (2022-23): Ranked 16th nationally by Golfstat • Ranked 20th in PGA Tour University rankings • Two-time Sun Belt Golfer of the Week • Led the league in scoring average (69.97) • Named SwingU National Division I College Player of the Month in March • Posted par or better in 21 of 30 rounds this season • Finished sixth at Sun Belt Championship and won both matches in match play, improving his career record at the SBC Championship to 6-1 • Had seven top-10 finishes, including four in the top-5 and a win in the Schenkel Invitational • Lowest round was a 64 at the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate.

Senior (2021-22): Finished the season ranked second in the Sun Belt in scoring average (70.81) and ranked 82nd nationally by Golfstat • Placed in the top-8 in nine of 12 events he played, including five top-5s and a victory at the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate • Shot par or better in 25 rounds, including 16 in the 60s • Shot 68-69-66=203 (-13) with 18 birdies in the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate • Matched his career low with a 65 in the final round of the Colleton River Collegiate to tie for fourth • Followed that with a third-place finish in the Schenkel Invitational.

Junior (2020-21): Ranked third in the league with a 71.97 scoring average and shot 72 or better in 25 of his 33 rounds, including 13 in a row in the middle of the season • Finished in the top-10 five times, including the last three tournaments, and won medalist honors at the Scenic City Collegiate and the Sun Belt Championship • Won both matches in match play to help the Eagles to the Sun Belt team title. 

Sophomore (2019-20): Led the Eagles and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with a 70.44 scoring average • Finished in the top-20 four times and in the top-10 in three events • Tied for third after posting 212 (-4) at the Colleton River Collegiate • Fired a 66 in the final round of the JT Poston Invitational to finish with a 204 (-9) and tie for seventh • Carded a season-low 65 and shot 209 (-1) to finish eighth at the Gator Invitational • Was in the lineup for both of the Eagles’ team tournament wins • Had 14 rounds of par or better.

Freshman (2018-19): Ranked second on the team and 15th in the Sun Belt with a 72.31 scoring average • Notched four top-10 and six top-20 finishes • In the lineup for all three team victories, the second-place finish at Notre Dame and the first-place finish after stroke play in the Sun Belt Championship • Took fourth at the Schenkel Invitational March 17, helping the Eagles to their second team title in the 40 years of the tournament • Tied for seventh at the AutoTrader Intercollegiate and the Sun Belt Championship and tied for 10th at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate • Shot 72 or better in 22 rounds; played in a team-high 13 tournaments.

Prep and Junior Highlights:
Currently Ranked #1 junior in the state of Georgia (Golfweek) (#2, Junior Golf Scoreboard)
Currently Ranked #39 in the 2018 class (Golfweek) 
Qualified for the 2016 USGA US Junior Championship 66-74
Qualified for the 2017 USGA US Junior Championship 70 
12th at 2017 Southeastern Amateur 69-69-69-71
18th at 2016 Southeastern Amateur 73-70-73-68
9th at 2017 GSGA Boys Junior Championship 72-70-75
3rd at 2017 AJGA Davis Love III Junior Open 70-73-68
3rd at 2017 Dustin Johnson World Junior 71-77-70
12th at 2017 Carolinas Georgia Junior Championship
Winner of the 2016 SJGT Saugahatchee Junior Classic 70-75
10th at 2016 Golfweek International Junior Invitational
9th at 2016 North South Junior
4.0 Weighted GPA
40+ hours volunteering at Fore Kids Columbus teaching kids the game of golf
20+ hours volunteering at Columbus Parks and Recreation summer camp
Four year first-team all-state selection
Six wins in nine high school tournaments as a senior and set school mark with 69.78 scoring average
Four-year state high school champion

Personal: Born Benjamin Sackett Carr Aug. 17, 2000, in Columbus, Ga. • The son of David and Leila Carr • Has a younger brother, Sackett.

Major: Management.
 

Career Snapshot
Year	Starts	Rds	Strk	Avg.	Low Rd.	Low 54	Top Finish	Top-5	Top-10	Top-20
2018-19	13	38	2748	72.31	66-SBC	206 (-7)	4-Schenkel	1	4	6
2019-20	6	18	1268	70.44	65-Gator	204 (-9)	T3-Colleton	1	3	4
2020-21	11	33	2371	71.85	68-3 times	210 (-6)	1-Twice	3	5	8
2021-22	12	36	2549	70.81	65-Colleton	203 (-13)	1-Bank	5	9	10
2022-23	10	30	2099	69.97	64-Bank of Tenn	202 (-8)	1-Schenkel	4	7	8
Totals	52	155	11,035	71.19	64-Bank of Tenn	202 (-8)	1-4 times	14	28	36

 

Career Scorecard
2018-19
Tournament	Scores	Par	Finish
Invitational at The Ocean Course	74-73=147	+3	T17
Shoal Creek Invitational	70-78-78=226	+11	T52
The Hummingbird Intercollegiate	68-68-72=208	-5	T10
Fighting Irish Classic	71-70-72=213	E	T34
AutoTrader Collegiate Classic	69-68-71=208	-8	T7
GS Individual Collegiate	73-73-73=219	+3	T17
Gator Invitational	69-72-77=218	+8	T43
Colleton River Collegiate	74-76-75=225	+9	T47
Schenkel Invitational	72-70-69=211	-5	4
Mason Rudolph Invitational	76-71-73=220	+7	T57
Sun Belt Championship	69-71-66=206	-7	T7
NCAA Stanford Regional	71-71-72=214	+4	T33
NCAA Championships	76-81-76=233	+17	--
2019-20
Tournament	Scores	Par	Finish
Old Town Collegiate	70-69-72=211	+1	T29
JT Poston Invitational	71-67-66=204	-9	T7
Fighting Irish Classic	71-72-70=213	E	T18
White Sands Intercollegiate	69-78-72=219	+3	T55
Gator Invitational	71-73-65=209	-1	8
Colleton River Collegiate	72-70-70=212	-4	T3
2020-21
Tournament	Scores	Par	Finish
Scenic City Collegiate	73-75-68=216	E	1
Graeme McDowell Invitational	72-72-72=216	E	T11
Bash in the Boro	69-71-70=210	-6	T3
Gator Invitational	71-71-69=211	+1	T57
Seminole Invitational	71-72-70=213	-3	T11
Spartan Collegiate	76-72-71=219	+3	T35
Auburn Tiger Invitational	76-71-71=218	+2	T36
Schenkel Invitational	68-70-78=216	E	T10
Mountaineer Invitational	75-78-68=221	+5	T7
Sun Belt Championship	72-75-72=219	+3	1
NCAA Tallahassee Regional	71-69-72=212	-4	T14
2021-22
Tournament	Scores	Par	Finish
Gopher Invitational	71-68-67=206	-7	3
JT Poston Invitational	71-70-66=207	-6	T8
Fighting Irish Classic	69-70-67=206	-4	T8
Bank of Tennessee Collegiate	68-69-66=203	-13	1
Gator Invitational	74-67-66=207	-3	T8
Colleton River Collegiate	69-72-65=206	-10	T4
Schenkel Invitational	69-67-72=208	-8	3
The Hayt	78-76-76=230	+14	T67
The Stitch Intercollegiate	72-69-75=216	E	7
Sun Belt Championship	74-71-75=220	+4	T3
New Haven Regional	71-67-70=208	-2	T15
NCAA Championships	77-78-77=232	+22	MC
2022-23
Tournament	Scores	Par	Finish
Fighting Irish Classic	70-66-66=202	-8	4
Gopher Invitational	67-69-72=208	-5	T10
Old Town Club Collegiate	74-78-69=221	+11	T50
Bank of Tennessee Collegiate	75-64-71=210	-6	T10
Gators Invitational	71-67-74=212	+2	T11
Colleton River Collegiate	73-65-68=206	-10	T2
Schenkel Invitational	68-68-72=208	-8	1
Valspar Collegiate Invitational	66-69-68=203	-10	T2
Sun Belt Championship	70-71-73=214	-2	6
NCAA Championship Salem Regional	76-69-70=215	-1	T48