Sam Bennett could’ve been teeing it up against the likes of Jon Rahm, Max Homa and Tiger Woods this week at Riviera Country Club.
Instead, The Texas A&M senior watched Saturday’s television coverage from Lihue, Hawaii.
As the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, Bennett was extended a sponsor exemption into the Genesis Invitational. But Bennett, who decided to return to Aggieland for a fifth year because he wanted to graduate and he loved his team so much, passed on the invite.
Like returning to school over turning pro, it was an easy decision.
And it paid off, as Bennett captured his fifth career college victory Friday at the John Burns Intercollegiate.