University of Oklahoma Athletics

2023-24 Men's Golf Roster

Ben Lorenz, lead
Ben Lorenz
Ben Lorenz lead
Lorenz lead
Lorenz, Ben

Ben Lorenz

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Peoria, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Sunrise Mountain HS
Year Events Rounds Rds in 60s Wins Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average Low Score Best Finish Matches
    2020-21     7 21 1 0 0 0 1 73.62 69 T13 0-3-0
2021-22 7 17 5 0 0 0 1 71.94 67 T19 0-1-1
2022-23 9 28 12 1 3 6 6 70.61 66 1 0-0-0
2023-24 13 40 12 2 3 3 7 71.45 64 1 (2x) 0-0-0
Career 36 106 30 3 6 9 15 71.74 (0.28) 64 1 (3x) 0-4-1


PERSONAL RECORDS AT OKLAHOMA
Lowest 18-hole score: 64; 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Regional (R3)
Lowest 54-hole score: 201; 2023 The Goodwin
Best OU finish: 1 (3x); MR: 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Regional

CAREER
Two-time PING All-American honoree ... two-time All-Big 12 selection ... three-time All-Big 12 Academic honoree ... finished No. 13 in 2024 PGA Tour University ranking ... career vs. par mark of (0.28) was ninth in OU history ... three career victories ranked fourth in program history.

2023-24 (SENIOR)
PING All-America honorable mention ... All-Big 12 selection ... Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... No. 13 in final PGA Tour University ranking ... played in 13 events, totaling 40 rounds ... finished season with scoring average of 71.45 (0.13) and 12 rounds in the 60s ... posted seven top-20 finishes, three top 10s, three top fives and two wins ... first victory of season came as an individual at The Clerico to earn spot in Korn Ferry Tour's Compliance Solutions Championship ... grabbed third at Puerto Rico Classic behind season-best 202 (-14) ... notched back-to-back top 20s at the Augusta Invite (T20) and The Thunderbird (T19) ... carded career-low 64 in the final round of the NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional to win ... finished 35th at NCAA Championship to close career. 

2022-23 (JUNIOR)
PING All-America honorable mention … All-Big 12 Selection … Big 12 All-Tournament team … GCAA All-American Scholar … Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Finished season as OU’s fourth-highest ranked golfer (No. 57)  Only played spring schedule after missing fall due to injury … Played nine events totaling 28 rounds … Career-best season scoring average of 70.61 (-0.88) … Secured six top-20 finishes, six top 10s, three top-5 finishes and a win … Opened season with runner-up placement at the Puerto Rico Classic behind career-low score vs. par of -10 … Started streak of five-straight top 10s with a T10 finish at the Men’s NIT … Posted 201 (-9) to beat 17 ranked golfers and win The Goodwin for first career victory … Secured T10 placement at Boilermaker Invitational to wrap up regular season … Grabbed T6 at Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes … Finished solo third at the NCAA Norman Regional.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Made seven appearances including four in the OU lineup ... Season-best T19 finish at the Calusa Cup ... Made second consecutive appearance at NCAA Championship, playing two rounds for the Sooners.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in seven events during freshman year, including four times in the OU lineup ... Subbed into lineup at NCAA Albuquerque Regional and gave team a counting score of 70 to help qualify team for NCAA Championship ... Finished T57 at first NCAA Championship and was downed three times in match play ... Season-best finish of T13 at the Maridoe Collegiate.

OTHER COMPETITIONS
2023 U.S. Amateur Match-Play qualifier … Qualified for 2022 U.S. Open to make pro debut … Qualified for 2022 U.S. Amateur … Runner-up at 2021 Sizzler Amateur ... Won the 2019 AJGA Junior Championship at Big Sky ... Finished fifth at the 2019 Arizona State Amateur ... Grabbed third at the 2019 IMG Junior World Championship ... Played in 2024 Compliance Solutions Championship on Korn Ferry Tour. 

HIGH SCHOOL
2019 Arizona Junior Golf Association Player of the Year ... No. 1 ranked player in the state of Arizona in 2020 class ... No. 16 ranked player in 2020 class nationally ... 2019 Arizona State Champion ... Member of Team Arizona's Junior America's Cup team … Brother, Blake, played golf at Oklahoma and Wichita State.

MGOLF Highlights: NCAA Championships (5/26/25)
Monday, May 26
NCAA Rd. 1 - Coach Hybl
Friday, May 26
Coach Hybl Post Regional
Wednesday, May 17
Coach Hybl: Post Regional Rd 2
Tuesday, May 16