Ben Pirro

Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Long Island, N.Y.
High School:
Lake Mary Preparatory School

CAREER STATS

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2019-20 All-BIG EAST Academic Team
2020 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

JUNIOR (2019-20)
Played in five tournaments... totaled 15 rounds of action with an average of 75.20 before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season... posted a season-best score of 221 (+4) at the Loyola Intercollegiate on Feb. 22-24... placed tied for 31st at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational on Oct. 7-8... named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.

PRESBYTERIAN (2017-19)
Led the Blue Hose at the 2019 Big South Championships, placing 33rd with a score of 232 (75, 78, 79)… played in a total of eight tournaments in 2019 and posted a collegiate-best score of 218 (71, 73, 74) at the Elon Phoenix Invitational to tie for 46th… played in seven tournaments during his freshman season, posting the best round of golf on his team twice… tied for 31st at the 2018 Big South Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons for coach Mike Bender at the Lake Mary Preparatory School in Lake Mary, Fla... qualified for the New York State Open with a score of 66 (-4) at The Woodmere Club… won the HJGT New Jersey Summer Challenge shooting 74-70… won the HJGT Major Championship at Bethpage shooting 70-75… finished 38th at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship… finished 2nd at the IMG Junior Tour Event at Celebration Golf Club shooting 71-70… finished 2nd at the METPGA Future Series Event at Bethpage shooting 70-70… finished 2nd at the HJGT 54 Hole Challenge at Orange County shooting 70-76-73… shot 71-75 at the FJT at Palm Aire (18th)… shot 74-73 at the FJT at Stone Creek (16th)… won the stroke portion of the Hurricane cup with a round of 72… was as a top-5 fundraiser for the Jack Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation two years in a row… was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars… received the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence and was a finalist for the USGA – AJGA President's Award.

PERSONAL
Son of Thomas and Deborah Pirro... majoring in finance.