Ben Scott

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Lancashire, United Kingdom
High School:
St. Theodore's HS

Junior Year (2004-05): Mizzou's most-experienced golfer, having arrived in Columbia in the fall of 2001 ... is also the veteran of Mizzou's roster, having made MU's Big 12 Championships lineup all three years he has been eligible ... played in all 14 tournaments, making him the only Tiger with that distinction ... led Mizzou with eight top-10 finishes, including five of his final six outings and six of MU's nine spring tournaments ... most recent one came in a T-third-place showing at the NCAA Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. - the best Regional showing by a Tiger ever ... also earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors with a fifth in Texas for the second-best showing ever ... his 54-hole total of 207 in South Bend was the best of his career ... led the Tigers in scoring average at 73.00, nearly a half-stroke ahead of Chris Mabry ... tied for medalist honors at the Matlock Collegiate Classic in February for MU's first individual title since the fall of 2001 ... had a hole-in-one during the opening round of that tournament to notch his second ace in as many years ... season-low round of 68 came in the third spring tournament of the season at the Louisiana Classics.

Sophomore Year (2003-04): One of three Tigers to play in all 12 tournaments, joining seniors David Jenkins and Michael Radek ... was third in stroke average among MU's regulars at 74.76 ... earned four top-25 individual finishes on the year, tying for the third-most on the squad ... best finish was an 11th-place showing at the Roadrunner Intercollegiate in San Antonio ... carded his first collegiate hole-in-one at that tournament ... best round of the year was a 68 fired at The Nelson in October ... that propelled him to his best 54-hole score of the season, a 213 at the same tournament ... tended to improve his scores each round during the season, as his third-round average of 73.7 was over two strokes better than his first.

Redshirt Year (2002-03): Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Freshman Year (2001-02): MU's top newcomer ... played in eight spring tournaments, and averaged 75.57 per round, good for fifth-best on the squad ... tied for eighth at the ASU Indian Classic, and finished 12th at the Rice Intercollegiate ... played in all four of MU's fall outings, and averaged 75.25 per round ... turned in two top-25 finishes during the fall season, placing 11th at the Colbert Intercollegiate followed by a tie for 18th at the Purina Classic ... shot a career-best 217 at the Purina Classic, including a second-round 2-under 69.

Personal: Born March 2, 1983, in Burnley, U.K. ... son of Marshal & Catherine Scott ... history major ... was a district amateur champion who missed qualifying for the 2000 British Open by just one stroke ... attended St. Theodore's R.C. High School in Burnley.