University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Swavely, Bennett
Bennett Swavely
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Wis.
- High School:
- Hudson HS
Bio
2024-25 | SENIOR
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in nine of the Gophers' 11 tournaments during his final collegiate campaign
• Led Minnesota with a 72.81 scoring average across 27 rounds, including a career-best six rounds under par
• Fired a career-low round of 6-under-par (65) coming at The Meadow Club during the final round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8)
• Tallied one top-10 finish to go with placing in the top 20 twice
Spring 2025
• Closed his Minnesota career by tying for 72nd (73-71-80--224) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (Apr. 25-27)
• Tied for 38th (77-73-79--229) during the Robert Kepler Invitational (Apr. 18-19)
• Finished the Hawkeye Invitational (Apr. 13-14) in a tie for 27th place (74-74-74--222)
• Played the Bell Bank "Pay it Forward" Collegiate (Mar. 24-25) to a 64th-place tie (75-76-74--225)
• Took part in the spring opener at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12) and placed tied for 40th overall (71-72-72--215)
Fall 2024
• Carded his low 54-hole tournament score with three rounds under par at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 7-8) to lead the Gophers and tie for 13th (69-68-65--202)
• Earned a tie for 25th (70-73-77--220) at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
• Ended the Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24) by finishing inside the top 10, tying for ninth place (69-70-71--210)
• Started the season at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9) and finished tied for 24th (71-74-74--219)
2023-24 | JUNIOR
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
Spring 2024
• Competed in all seven tournaments
• Made his spring debut at the Puerto Rico Classic (71-76-74--221)
• Completed the Colleton River Collegiate tied for 72nd (71-73-79--223)
• Tied for 35th at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island (70-74-73--223)
• Finished the Seahawk Intercollegiate tied for 51st (82-79-70--231)
• Concluded the Tiger Collegiate tied for 90th (78-74-76--228)
• Wrapped up the regular season at the High Meadows Collegiate with a season-best, 54-hole score (208), and 54-hole score to par (-5)
• Finished the High Meadows Intercollegiate with best career career finish (71-68-69--208, 6th)
• Finished the Big Ten Championships tied for 47th (75-80-75--230)
Fall 2023
• Competed in all five tournaments
• Tied for 25th at the Gopher Invitational with a score of two-over par (72-72-71--215)
• Finished the Windon Memorial with a score of even-par (70-69-74--213)
• Tied for 30th at Blessings Invitational (76-74-NA)
• Ended with a score of two-over par at the Alister Mackenzie Inivtational (69-71-75--215)
• Set a personal best in the second round of the Quail Valley Invitational by firing a 67
• Finished Quail Valley Invitational at five-under par and tied for 19th (70-67-74--211)
2022-23 | SOPHOMORE
Spring 2023
• Competed in all five tournaments
• Made his debut at the Gopher Invitational with a score of two-over par (72-72-71--215) and finished in a tie for 25th
• Finished the Windon Memorial at even-par (70-69-74--213) and in a tie for 45th
• Tied for 30th at the Blessings Invitational with a 36 hole score of 150 (76-74-NA)
• Finished the Alister Mackenzie Invitational tied for 53rd with a score of two-over par (69-71-75--215)
• Set a season best in the second round of the Quail Valley Invitational (67)
• Concluded the fall season tied for 19th at the Quail Valley Invitational with a score of five-under par (70-67-74--211)
• Went 1-2-0 at the Big Ten Match Play event
• Finished the Tiger Collegiate (74-74-80--228)
Fall 2022
• Tied for 36th in his season debut in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (74-72-75--221)
2021-22 | FRESHMAN
Spring 2022
• Went 1-0-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship
• Finished the Valspar Collegiate with a score of 76-72-77--225 (+12), finishing in 72nd
• Tied for 46th at the Hawkeye Invitational after scoring 74-72-80--226 (+14)
• Finished the Big Ten Championship with a score of 74-76-78--228 (+12), finishing in a tie for 36th
Fall 2021
• Opened the season as an individual at the Washington County Individual, which was paired with the Marquette Intercollegiate, and tied for 13th (72-68--140)
• Competed as an individual at the Gopher Invitational, tying for 48th overall with a 223 (75-72-76)
• Tied for 37th (74-71-73--218) at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate
• Came in a tie for 73rd with a 54 hole total of 238 (78-82-78) at the Purdue Fall Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 73rd (81-77-79--237) at the Isleworth Collegiate
High School
• Two-time first team All-Big Rivers Conference player and was an Honorable Mention All-State selection
• Helped his team to a seventh-place finish at the 2019 state tournament, the second best finish in the program's three trips to the event
• Won the WSGA Junior Boys Championship in August 2019 with a three-shot victory, a tournament whose past winners include PGA Tour veteran Steve Stricker and former Gopher Thomas Longbella
• Claimed second at the CVGA Championship in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in nine of the Gophers' 11 tournaments during his final collegiate campaign
• Led Minnesota with a 72.81 scoring average across 27 rounds, including a career-best six rounds under par
• Fired a career-low round of 6-under-par (65) coming at The Meadow Club during the final round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8)
• Tallied one top-10 finish to go with placing in the top 20 twice
Spring 2025
• Closed his Minnesota career by tying for 72nd (73-71-80--224) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (Apr. 25-27)
• Tied for 38th (77-73-79--229) during the Robert Kepler Invitational (Apr. 18-19)
• Finished the Hawkeye Invitational (Apr. 13-14) in a tie for 27th place (74-74-74--222)
• Played the Bell Bank "Pay it Forward" Collegiate (Mar. 24-25) to a 64th-place tie (75-76-74--225)
• Took part in the spring opener at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12) and placed tied for 40th overall (71-72-72--215)
Fall 2024
• Carded his low 54-hole tournament score with three rounds under par at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 7-8) to lead the Gophers and tie for 13th (69-68-65--202)
• Earned a tie for 25th (70-73-77--220) at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
• Ended the Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24) by finishing inside the top 10, tying for ninth place (69-70-71--210)
• Started the season at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9) and finished tied for 24th (71-74-74--219)
2023-24 | JUNIOR
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
Spring 2024
• Competed in all seven tournaments
• Made his spring debut at the Puerto Rico Classic (71-76-74--221)
• Completed the Colleton River Collegiate tied for 72nd (71-73-79--223)
• Tied for 35th at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island (70-74-73--223)
• Finished the Seahawk Intercollegiate tied for 51st (82-79-70--231)
• Concluded the Tiger Collegiate tied for 90th (78-74-76--228)
• Wrapped up the regular season at the High Meadows Collegiate with a season-best, 54-hole score (208), and 54-hole score to par (-5)
• Finished the High Meadows Intercollegiate with best career career finish (71-68-69--208, 6th)
• Finished the Big Ten Championships tied for 47th (75-80-75--230)
Fall 2023
• Competed in all five tournaments
• Tied for 25th at the Gopher Invitational with a score of two-over par (72-72-71--215)
• Finished the Windon Memorial with a score of even-par (70-69-74--213)
• Tied for 30th at Blessings Invitational (76-74-NA)
• Ended with a score of two-over par at the Alister Mackenzie Inivtational (69-71-75--215)
• Set a personal best in the second round of the Quail Valley Invitational by firing a 67
• Finished Quail Valley Invitational at five-under par and tied for 19th (70-67-74--211)
2022-23 | SOPHOMORE
Spring 2023
• Competed in all five tournaments
• Made his debut at the Gopher Invitational with a score of two-over par (72-72-71--215) and finished in a tie for 25th
• Finished the Windon Memorial at even-par (70-69-74--213) and in a tie for 45th
• Tied for 30th at the Blessings Invitational with a 36 hole score of 150 (76-74-NA)
• Finished the Alister Mackenzie Invitational tied for 53rd with a score of two-over par (69-71-75--215)
• Set a season best in the second round of the Quail Valley Invitational (67)
• Concluded the fall season tied for 19th at the Quail Valley Invitational with a score of five-under par (70-67-74--211)
• Went 1-2-0 at the Big Ten Match Play event
• Finished the Tiger Collegiate (74-74-80--228)
Fall 2022
• Tied for 36th in his season debut in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (74-72-75--221)
2021-22 | FRESHMAN
Spring 2022
• Went 1-0-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship
• Finished the Valspar Collegiate with a score of 76-72-77--225 (+12), finishing in 72nd
• Tied for 46th at the Hawkeye Invitational after scoring 74-72-80--226 (+14)
• Finished the Big Ten Championship with a score of 74-76-78--228 (+12), finishing in a tie for 36th
Fall 2021
• Opened the season as an individual at the Washington County Individual, which was paired with the Marquette Intercollegiate, and tied for 13th (72-68--140)
• Competed as an individual at the Gopher Invitational, tying for 48th overall with a 223 (75-72-76)
• Tied for 37th (74-71-73--218) at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate
• Came in a tie for 73rd with a 54 hole total of 238 (78-82-78) at the Purdue Fall Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 73rd (81-77-79--237) at the Isleworth Collegiate
High School
• Two-time first team All-Big Rivers Conference player and was an Honorable Mention All-State selection
• Helped his team to a seventh-place finish at the 2019 state tournament, the second best finish in the program's three trips to the event
• Won the WSGA Junior Boys Championship in August 2019 with a three-shot victory, a tournament whose past winners include PGA Tour veteran Steve Stricker and former Gopher Thomas Longbella
• Claimed second at the CVGA Championship in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Crousore Bunker Shot: 2025 B1Gs
Monday, April 28
Galdos Hole-in-One: 2025 B1Gs
Friday, April 25
Gopher Golf Facilities
Sunday, August 18
Cinematic Recap: Gopher Invitational
Monday, September 18
