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Saturday Sep. 10
Blue Devil Invitational
Rhode Island
Sunday Sep. 11
4th
Blue Devil Invitational
Rhode Island
Monday Sep. 19
Adams Cup of Newport
Rhode Island
Tuesday Sep. 20
12th
Adams Cup of Newport
Rhode Island
Monday Sep. 26
Hartford Hawks Invitational
Rhode Island
Tuesday Sep. 27
6th
Hartford Hawks Invitational
Rhode Island
Saturday Oct. 01
McDonald Cup
Rhode Island
Sunday Oct. 02
7th
McDonald Cup
Rhode Island
Monday Oct. 10
Connecticut Cup
Rhode Island
Tuesday Oct. 11
2nd
Connecticut Cup
Rhode Island
Saturday Oct. 15
The Classic at Shelter Harbor
Sunday Oct. 16
11th
The Classic at Shelter Harbor
Rhode Island
Friday Mar. 16
Siena Homewood Suites Invitational
Rhode Island
The Wanamaker Course - Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Saturday Mar. 17
Siena Homewood Suites Invitational
Rhode Island
Monday Mar. 19
Rio Pinar Invitational
Rhode Island
Rio Pinar Golf & C.C. - Orlando, Fla.
Tuesday Mar. 20
Rio Pinar Invitational
Rhode Island
Saturday Mar. 31
Yale Spring Invitational
Rhode Island
Yale G.C. - New Haven, Conn.
Monday Apr. 02
Wildcat Invitational
Rhode Island
White Manor C.C. - Malvern, Pa.
Tuesday Apr. 03
Wildcat Invitational
Rhode Island
Friday Apr. 06
New England DI Championship
Rhode Island
Newport National G.C. - Middletown, R.I.
Saturday Apr. 07
New England DI Championship
Rhode Island
Saturday Apr. 14
Rhody Invitational
Rhode Island
Green Valley G.C. - Portsmouth, R.I.
Sunday Apr. 15
Rhody Invitational
Rhode Island
Saturday Apr. 21
Navy Spring Invitational
Rhode Island
USNA Golf Club - Annapolis, Md.
Sunday Apr. 22
Navy Spring Invitational
Rhode Island
Friday Apr. 27
Atlantic 10 Championship
Rhode Island
Herron Bay Golf Club - Coral Springs, Fla.
Saturday Apr. 28
Atlantic 10 Championship
Rhode Island
Sunday Apr. 29
Atlantic 10 Championship
Rhode Island
  
Ben Spitz

Ben Spitz

Born: 10/26/1983
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Year: Senior
Hometown: Norwell
High School: Norwell High School
College: Texas Christian Univ.
2006-2007 (Red-shirt Senior): Started the year at the Adams Cup of Newport finishing T3rd shooting 217 (74-71-72)...Shot 148 (69-79) to finsh T2nd at the ECAC Championships...Won the NEIGA Championships at The Captains Course in Brewster by shooting (69-74=143)...At the Sam Hall Invitational shot 213 (68-68-77) to finish T10th...Finished the fall season at the Pacific Invitational by shooting 215 (70-74-71) to finish T16th...Started off the spring season finishing second at the Ron Smith Invitational, shooting 214 (66-78-70)...At the Mission Inn Collegiate Invite shot 226 (77-71-78) to finish T40th...Tied for second at the Furman Invitational by shooting 214 (71-70-73)...Carded rounds of 77 and 75 at the Bradford Creek Intercollegiate before withdrawing before the third round.

2005-2006 (Red-shirt Junior): Had second best scoring average for URI with a 75.0...Recorded a low round of 69...His best finish was a tie for 1st at the New England Championship which he eventually won in a playoff...Started the year tying for 5th place at the Adams Cup Of Newport shooting a 225 (75-76-74)...Finished tied for 21st place at the MacDonald Cup shooting a 147 (73-74)...At the NEIGA Championships tied for 13th place shooting a 151 (75-76)...Shot a 161 (87-74) at the Hoya Invitational finishing tied for 58th place...Shot a 221 (72-76-73) at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational finishing tied for 55th place...Shot a 237 (83-82-72) at the Lexus Invitational finishing tied for 55th place...At the Xavier Orange County Invitational Spitz shot a 216 (72-69-75) finishing tied for 19th place...Shot a 230 (77-75-78) finishing tied for 42nd place at the Palmetto Intercollegiate tournament...Finished tied for sixth place at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate tournament shooting a 147 (75-72)...At the Marshall Invitational Spitz shot a 220 (78-71-71) finishing tied for 16th place...Recorded his best finish by shooting a 141 (72-69) finishing in first place at the New England Championships...Shot (82-75=157) at the URI Northeast Spring Invitational to tie for 10th...Followed that up with a tie for 15th at the Atlantic 10 Championship with rounds of (70-72-74=216)...Ended the year at the NCAA East Regional Championship with rounds of (73-84-75=232) to tie for 103rd.

Was a starter on the 2004 team that finished eighth in the NCAA East Regional and advanced to the NCAA National Championships.

2004-2005 (Red-shirt Sophomore): Second on the team with a 74.6 stroke average ... named first-team All-New England ... named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week once ... has three first-place finishes on the year, including tying for first at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships, before losing on a playoff hole ... finished with a 9-over 225 at the Mean Green Invitational ... tied for seventh with an even-par 144 at the Adams Cup ... Finished 16th at the MacDonald Cup while shooting a 225 ... tied for first after 36 holes of the NEIGA Championship with a 2-over 145, but lost out on medalist honors on the second playoff hole ... finished 32nd at the 49er Collegiate Classic with a 4-over 220 ... tied for 14th at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic after carding a 2-over 218 ... tied for 30th with a 6-over 222 at the Furman Intercollegiate ... tied for 34th with a 16-over 232 at the Forest Oaks Intercollegiate ... finished fourth with a 2-over 146 at the New England Division I Championships ... tied for 13th at the 2005 Atlantic 10 Championship at 5-over par.

2003-2004 (Red-shirt Freshman): Transfered from Texas Christian University after the fall semester to join his brother, then senior David Spitz ... finished third on the team with a 75.1 stroke average ... tied for 59th at the NCAA East Regional with a 13-over 223 (75-71-77), highlighted by a second-round 71 (1-over par) that helped the Rams to a 9-over 289 ... won the New England Division I Championship on the first playoff hole on April 18, earning him both the Atlantic 10 Performer and Rookie of the Week honors ... named to the 2004 PING All-New England Team ... tied for third place at the URI Invitational the following weekend ... tied for 12th place at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a 226 ... was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three times, including after a 97th place finish in a strong field at the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Classic ... tied for 67th place at the Furman Intercollegiate ... tied for 50th place at the Bradford Creek Intercollegiate with a 223.

2002-2003 (Freshman): Red-shirted at Texas Christian University.

Amateur Career: Won the 2006 Massachusetts State Amateur...Qualified to Play in the US Amateur this past year...South Shore League All-Star in all four years at Norwell High ... US Challenge Cup Player of the Year for 2001-2002 ... second-team AJGA All-American in 2002 ... two-time winner of the Massachusetts Junior State Championship.

Personal: Born on October 26th 1983 in Boston Massachusetts to William and Mary Spitz. Majoring in Communication Studies.