2013-14 Men's Golf Roster

Ben Etchebarne

  • Position Player
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Santiago, Chile
  • High School The Grange School

Biography

2013-14 (As a Senior): Played in five events as a senior, averaging 77.43 strokes over 14 rounds … Tied for 18th at the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational (March 31-April 1) at 10-over 226 (76-75-75) … Placed 39th at the Sun Belt Championship (April 21-23) with a three-round total of 8-over 229 (76-77-76) ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

2012-13 (As a Junior): Played in two events as a sophomore, averaging 77.67 strokes over six rounds … Placed 43rd of 70 players at the ASU Fall Beach Classic (Nov. 5-6) in Gulf Shores, Ala., finishing at 17-over par 233 (74-77-82) for the tournament … Tied for 69th at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (Feb. 22-24) with a three-round total of 17-over par 233 (80-78-75) ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for earning a GPA of 3.5 or better.

2011-12 (As a Sophomore): Played in six events as a redshirt freshman, averaging 78.41 strokes over 17 rounds … Tied for 23rd place at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (March 19-20) with a season-best 14-over par 230 total (79-89-71), thanks in large part to a season-low one-under par 71 in the final round … Carded a two-over par 74 in the second round of the UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic (March 26-27) to finish at 18-over par 234 (80-74-80) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

2010-11 (As a Freshman): Sat out the season as a redshirt ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.0 to 3.49.

Prior to UALR: Attended The Grange School in Santiago, Chile ... Represented Chile in several tournaments, including the Simon Bolivar Championship, South American Tournament, Mario Taca Gonzalez Championship and the Faldo Series Invitational ... Captured several tournament titles, including victories at the Santo Domingo Championship, Marbella Championship, La Serena Open and the Quintay Open.

Personal: Born June 11, 1991 in Santiago, Chile ... Son of Sharon Mackenzie and Hernan Etchebarne ... Has five brothers, Nicolas, Tomas, Vicente, Raimundo and Agustin ... Majoring in economics

Historical Player Information

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  • 2013-14Junior

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