BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell Business graduate Ben Polland is headed to the PGA Championship. Polland punched his ticket last week by finishing as runner-up in the 48th PGA Professional National Championship at the Wissahickon Course at The Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Polland, who is a pro at Deepdale Golf Club in Manhasset, New York, finished at 2-under, one stroke behind Matt Dobyns, who birdied the 18th hole to finish at 3-under-par 279 to collect his second National Championship in four years.
In just his first PGA Professional National Championship, Polland earned one of 20 qualifying places for the 97th PGA Championship, Aug. 13-16, at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. At 24 years, 11 months, Polland was the third-youngest contestant in the 311-player field. His 3-under 67 round at Wissahickon matched the low round of the Championship.
A graduate of Campbell University's PGA Golf Management Program, Polland played a vital role as his Campbell squad won the 2012 PGA Jones Cup, the annual 36-hole Championship featuring PGA Golf Management University programs from around the country. Polland also represented Campbell's varsity golf team during the spring 2011 semester. He also earned his BBA/MBA from Campbell Business in 2013.
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