| Ben Hayes |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Carmichael, Calif.
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| High School:
Del Campo
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Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 -- Owned a 78.5 stroke average among the four tournaments he participated in during the fall season ... dominated James Raymond in singles competition in the annual Army-Navy Star Match, earning a point for the Mids behind a 6&5 win ... turned in a 12th-place finish with a 3-over par 145 at the Navy Fall Invitational to lead the Navy blue squad to a fourth-place finish ... also saw action at the season-opening Maryland Intercollegiate (+12, 154), the Adams Cup of Newport (+22, 238) and the Columbia Invitational (+35, 248) ... stepped away from golf during the spring season.
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 -- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year following his third-place finish at the 2008 Patriot League Championship ... he was the highest placing freshman in the field ... along with two other Navy golfers, garnered All-Patriot League kudos for his top-10 finish ... became the first freshman under Pat Owen's watch to win an individual title after taking the Navy Spring Invitational ... turned in a 3-under par 139 in the two-round tournament to win the crown, while leading Navy to a ninth-place finish in the tournament ... finished just outside of the top 20 at the George Washington Invitational where he posted an 11-over par 191 to place 22nd ... member of the Navy Gold squad that tied for sixth at the Navy Fall Invitational with a 33-over par 601 ... finished his first collegiate competition with a 12-over par 154 to place 39th.
More on Hayes -- A 2006 graduate of Del Campo High School in Carmichael, Calif., Hayes was a two-sport standout ... a four-year letterwinner in golf, he led Del Campo to back-to-back-to-back Cal League titles in 2003, `04 and `05 ... he garnered all-conference recognition all four seasons, while being name all-city as a junior and senior ... served as team captain in 2005, as well as being named the team's MVP that same season ... in addition to playing golf, Hayes earned one letter in football ... member of the AFJROTC from 2002-05 ... grandfather, Timothy Wellings, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1947 ... majoring in Oceanography, he was named to the Commandant's List the spring of 2008 ... full name is Benjamin Wellings Hayes ... son of Ron and Cindy Hayes ... born Feb. 12, 1988, in Redwood City, Calif.
