{"id":1556791,"date":"2023-04-07T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T14:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1556791"},"modified":"2023-04-07T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T14:42:09","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-sam-bennett-amateur-golfer-just-made-history-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/everything-you-need-to-know-sam-bennett-amateur-golfer-just-made-history-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Sam Bennett, the Amateur Golfer Who Just Made History at the Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you go through the Masters<\/a> leaderboard after Day 1, you'll see nothing but superstars at the top. World No. 3 Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, and Viktor Hovland are tied for the lead at 7 under par, while World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth are all within striking distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there's also a player in contention with an (A) next to his name. That name would be Sam Bennett, a fifth-year senior in college who made Masters history with his bogey-free 68 in his first-ever round at Augusta National Golf Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, who is this kid?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Bennett is a fifth-year senior at Texas A&M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sam Bennett plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club | Ross Kinnaird\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bennett grew up in Madisonville, Texas, a small town just two hours north of Houston. His father, Mark, introduced him to the game of golf at the local nine-hole course in town, and he fell in love immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bennett went on to play golf at Madisonville High School, and he won the state championship as a senior in 2017. The following year, he chose to continue his golf career at Texas A&M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a junior, Bennett earned All-American honors and represented Team U.S at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup. He was named the SEC Player of the Year in his senior season and was a finalist for the Fred Haskins Award, given to the most outstanding college golfer in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Bennett won the U.S. Amateur to qualify for the Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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