Ben Rusch

Class: Junior Hometown: Weinfelden, Switzerland High School: Cantonal School of Kreuzlingen

Virginia 2012-13 (Junior - Fall)
• Redshirting the season after NCAA ruled he had just three years of collegiate eligibility

2011-12 (Sophomore)
• Won ACC Championships with career-best 10-under 206
• First Cavalier to win ACC individual title since Pete Arend in 1955
• Named to All-ACC team
• Named to PING All-East Region team
• Shot season-low 67 (-5) in opening round of ACCs
• Equaled that with 67 (-4) in final round of NCAA Central Regional
• Was 114th at NCAA Championships at +15, 228
• Played in 11 of 12 tournaments
• Named to the All-State team by Virginia State Golf Coaches Association
• Finished third on the team with 72.88 stroke average
• Posted best career tourney score with 5-under 207 at Schenkel Invitational prior to performance at ACC Championships
• Had three top-10 outings to raise his career total to seven

2010-11 (Freshman)
• Fourth on the team with 73.66 stroke average
• Ranked 30th in the ACC in stroke average and is third among freshmen
• Virginia Golf Coaches Association's all-state second team
• Earned his way into the UVa lineup for NCAA Regional after impressive performance at Cavalier Classic
• Won the Cavalier Classic by shooting 9-under 135
• He had rounds of 2-under 70 and 7-under 65
• His second round score and 36-hole total were Cavalier Classic records for Birdwood Golf Course
• Played in 10 tournaments and missed the U.S. Collegiate to compete in World Amateur Team Championships • Led the team in scoring at The Ridges and Palmetto Intercollegiate (was a member of the B-Team for the Cavalier Classic)
• Was second at The Ridges with 6-under 210
• Posted back-to-back rounds of 69 at The Ridges
• Helped Switzerland to a tie for 11th place at the World Amateur Team Championships

Amateur & Junior Golf Notes
• Finished fifth at 2010 Swiss National Championships
• Won the 2010 Ticino Championship
• Played in 2010 St. Andrews Links Trophy
• Won three Swiss junior tournaments and placed third three times in 2010
• Finished second in the 2009 Swiss Order of Merit
• Was second at the 2009 Swiss National Stroke Play Championships
• Placed fifth in 2008 Swiss Order of Merit
• Was second in 2007 Order of Merit for juniors
• Won two Swiss junior titles in 2007
• Joined national Under-18 squad

Cantonal School of Kreuzlingen / Personal
• School did not have a boys golf team
• Parents are Martha and Albert
• Has an older brother, Lukas, and older sister, Carla

Rusch's Career Statistics

Years	        Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low
2010-2011	29	2136	73.66	65
2011-2012	32	2332	72.88	67
Totals	        61	4468	73.25	65
Rusch's Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish:  1st, Cavalier Classic, April 30, 2011 & ACC Championships, April 20-22, 2012
Career Top-10 Finishes: 7
Career Best 54-Hole Score:  206, ACC Championships, April 20-22, 2012
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65, Cavalier Classic, April 30, 2011
2010-11
Date	        Tournament	        1-2-3-4	        Par	Tot.	Pl.	UVa Pl.
9/26-28	        Fall Preview	        81-72-77	+14	230	38	2
10/2-3	        Koch Intercollegiate	73-71-74	+2	218	19	3
10/15-17	The Ridges	        72-69-69	-6	210	2	1
2/16-18	        Burns Intercollegiate	77-77-68	+6	222	46	5
3/7-8	        Palmetto Intercol.	72-69-72	+3	213	9	1
3/13-14	        Hackler Championship	72-73-76	+5	221	9	3
3/18-20	        Schenkel Invitational	73-69-75	+1	217	15	3
3/27-29	        Hootie @ Bulls Bay	81-77-77	+22	235	73	5
4/30	        Cavalier Classic	70-65	        -9	135	1	na
5/19-21	        NCAA East Regional	78-76-81	+19	235	63	5
2011-12
Date	        Tournament	        1-2-3-4	        Par	Tot.	Pl.	UVa Pl.
9/26-27	        VCU Shootout	        71-73-75	+3	219	33	5
10/14-16	Bank of Tenn. Intercol.	72-DQ-77	na	na	na	na
10/31-11/2	The Gifford	        75-77-76	+12	228	50	6
3/5-6	        The Palmetto	        74-69-69	+2	212	3	2
3/11-12	        General Hackler	        75-75-75	+12	225	30	3
3/16-18	        Schenkel Invitational	68-71-68	-5	207	7	2
3/25-27	        Hootie @ Bulls Bay	75-71-72	+2	218	12	2
4/7-8	        Koch Invitational	75-76-75	+10	226	42	5
4/20-22	        ACC Championships	67-70-69	-10	206	1	1
5/17-19	        NCAA Cent. Regional	77-70-67	+1	214	25	2
5/29-31	        NCAA Championships	78-78-72	+15	228	114	4