Age: 21
Hometown: Milford, Connecticut
Instagram: @benjames62_
Years Playing Golf: 17
Joined Team Transcend: June 2022
Ben was the first elite amateur golfer to join Team Transcend. Currently a Junior at the University of Virginia, Ben is ranked the #3 mens golfer in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).
Notable Highlights:
- 2024 Valero Texas Collegiate Champion (earned an exemption into the Valero Texas Open on the PGA TOUR in April 2025)
- Made Major Championship debut at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst
- Medalist at U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Canoe Brook Country Club firing rounds of 67-64 to finish 11-under par
- T-44 at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA TOUR
- 2023 & 2024 Palmer Cup Team Member
- 2023 & 2024 First-Team PING All-American (Freshman and Sophomore year)
- 2023 Phil Mickelson Award winner (College Freshman of the Year)
- 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
- Won five times in his Freshman season at UVA
- Member of the victorious 2023 U.S. Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews
- 2022 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award recipient
- Made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2022 Travelers Championship as a high school Senior
- Has competed in six total PGA TOUR events
- Formed #1-ranked junior golfer in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings
- Victories at the 2021 Team Taylormade Invitational, Dustin Johnson World Junior, The PING Invitational, and The Junior PLAYERS Championship
