Benny Haggin
Haggin Pronunciation
Virginia
2024-25 (Senior)
• Finished 14th overall at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate competing as an individual. Shot a career-low, 68 in the second round and finished 4-over for the tournament (75-68-74-217)
2023-24 (Junior)
• Finished 72nd at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Made collegiate debut playing for B-Team at UVA’s Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
• Placed 52nd at +7, 220, shooting even par (71) during his first collegiate round
• Named to the 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Freshman)
• Did not compete in any tournaments
• Named to 2022 ACC Honor Roll
Amateur / High School /Personal
• Enrolled in Arts & Sciences at UVA
• Co-medalist of 2021 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championship
• Was Kentucky’s 2019 Junior PGA Champion
• Placed in the top 50 at the 2019 Junior PGA Championship
• Tied for fourth place at the 2019 Southern Junior Championship
• Had a top-10 finish at the Kenridge Invitational – where he also received the Low Junior Award
• Placed in the top five of the Kentucky Junior Amateur in 2019
• Was the top-ranked player for the Class of 2021 in the state of Kentucky
• Was ranked as high as No. 36 in the nation for the class of 2021 and figured in the top 150 nationally of the Junior Golf rankings.
• At Woodberry Forest, Haggin was the Virginia Prep League Champion and MVP in 2019
• Was a two-time all-state selection (2018 & 2019)
• Set the lowest career and single-season scoring averages in school history
• 2021 Central Virginia Golfer of the Year
• 2021 Virginia Prep League Player of the Year
• Worked as a volunteer at the NEST (historic home) in Lexington
• Supporter and speaker for the Nathan Henry Burnett Foundation which benefits thr Eastern Little League at Ecton and Merrick Parks in Lexington, Ky.
• Parents are Ben and Mary
• Great grandfather played golf at Kentucky
• Major is Government
Benny Haggin’s Career Statistics
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 220 | 73.33 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 229 | 74.83 | 73 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 666 | 74.00 | 68 |
| Totals | 9 | 1115 | 74.33 | 68 |
Benny Haggin’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 15th, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025
Career Top-10 Finishes: 0
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 217, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 68, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 24, 2025; Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, April 15, 2025