Just over a week after he experienced heartbreak in California, UVA golfer Ben James has qualified to be part of the 2024 U.S. Open field held at Pinehurst.
James was assessed a one-stroke penalty in the first round of the NCAA Championships over Memorial Weekend, and it ended up costing him a chance at a playoff to take home the hardware as he missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the last green to tie Georgia Tech’s, Hiroshi Tai.
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As Virginia Cavaliers Men’s Basketball coach Tony Bennett is famous for saying after the UMBC loss, “Joy comes in the morning,” and that it did for Ben James aka “Big Ben.