Ben Loomis - Men's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Ben Loomis

Class Junior
Hometown New Canaan, Conn.
High School St. Luke’s School
Major Political Science
Bio

NIL on Opendorse

Honors

  • SEC Community Service Team (’25)
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll (’24)
  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (’23)

Vanderbilt Career

  • Collected one collegiate win (2024 Colonel Shootout)
  • Career scoring average of 73.68
  • Helped the Commodores win the 2023 St Andrews Links Collegiate
  • Posted two top-10 career finishes
  • 18-Hole Low Score: 65, 2024 Colonel Shootout, Round 1
  • 18-Hole Low Par: 6-under 65, 2024 Colonel Shootout, Round 1
  • 54-Hole Low Score: 206, 2024 Colonel Shootout
  • 54-Hole Low Par: 7-under 206, 2024 Colonel Shootout
  • Best Finish: 1st, 2024 Colonel Shootout

As a Junior (2024-25)

  • SEC Community Service Team
  • Shared medalist honors at the Colonel Shootout with a personal-best 54-hole score of 7-under 206
  • 73.42 scoring average in 12 rounds, all as an individual
  • Carded under par in three rounds
  • Tied for 20th at the Turtle Point Invitational with a score of 1-over 217
  • Alternate player at the NCAA Amherst Regional and NCAA Championships
  • 18-Hole Low Score: 65, Colonel Shootout, Round 1
  • 18-Hole Low Par: 6-under 65, Colonel Shootout, Round 1
  • 54-Hole Low Score: 206, Colonel Shootout
  • 54-Hole Low Par: 7-under 206, Colonel Shootout
  • Best Finish: 1st, Colonel Shootout

As a Sophomore (2023-24)

  • Played in four tournaments, three as an individual
  • Held a stroke average of 74.00 through 10 rounds of play
  • Made his Vanderbilt debut at the 2023 MartinFed Invitational
  • Helped the Commodores win the 2023 St Andrews Links Collegiate to close out the fall
  • Defeated North Carolina’s Hampton Roberts in match play at the St Andrews Links Collegiate to help Vanderbilt claim a 4.5-1.5 win over the Tar Heels
  • 18-Hole Low Score: 70 (2x), Last: MartinFed Invitational, Round 3
  • 18-Hole Low Par: 2-under 70 (2x), Last: MartinFed Invitational, Round 3
  • 54-Hole Low Score: 212, MartinFed Invitational
  • 54-Hole Low Par: 4-under 212, MartinFed Invitational
  • Best Finish: T-8th, MartinFed Invitational

As a Freshman (2022-23)

  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Did not appear in a tournament as a true freshman

The Loomis File

  • AJGA scholastic All American
  • Finished third in stroke play at the Connecticut Amateur
  • Tied for ninth at the 120th Met Amateur Championship
  • Father Mark Loomis, BA’89, graduated from Vanderbilt and was a member of the Vanderbilt men’s golf team