Ben Mangum Hometown: Montgomery, AL High School: The Montgomery Academy Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Birthdate: 03/21/1992 Experience: 2010-12

GENERAL: Earned a spot on the team at Cal during tryouts in the fall of 2010 as one of the few players to ever make the Cal roster as a true walk on ... has been a solid addition to the squad ... has played national-level amateur golf, including the 2010 U.S. Amateur ... very hard worker ... has made a real commitment to the game of golf.

2011-12 (AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not play.

2010-11 (AS A FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... did not play.

AMATEUR:
2011 - Tied for seventh at a U.S. Amateur qualifying event (71-75 - 146) but fell short of qualifying for the U.S. Amateur after qualifying the previous year ... tied for 26th at Alabama State Amateur Championship (71-69-74-74 - 288) ... tied for 37th at both Spirit of America Classic (71-75-77-73 - 296) and Oglethorpe Invitational (73-75-72 - 220) ... tied for 68th at Canadian Amateur (74-71-78-78 - 301).
2010 - Qualified for U.S. Amateur by finishing second (69-73 - 142) at a local qualifier at the Wynlakes Golf Club in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala. ... tied for 17th at a U.S. Open local qualifying event ... tied for 20th at Montgomery Collegiate Invitational ... shot 74 at a qualifier for Alabama State Amateur Championship ... advanced to Round of 32 in Alabama State match play.
2009 - Tied for fifth at Brad Willis Memorial ... sixth at Westlake Classic.
2008 - Tied for 13th at Ballantrae Classic.
2007 - Competed at Montgomery Collegiate Invitational for first time.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team won the 3A state title in Alabama as a sophomore in 2008 and then again as a senior in '10 ... a three-time All-State selection who won the individual state title as a sophomore in 2008 ... tied for second at 3A Alabama High School South Substate as a senior in 2010 with a round of 69 and tied for fifth at the state's high school championship the same season with back-to-back 74's for a 36-hole total of 148 ... ninth at 2009 3A Alabama State Championship ... seventh at Blue-Gray High School Championship in both 2009 and '10 ... a three-sport athlete who also played quarterback and linebacker on his prep football team that reached the state playoffs, and threw the javelin on his school's track and field squad ... graduated with his school's record for the longest javelin throw (145.6) and finished 11th in the event at 2010 Alabama State Championship Meet ... high school academic honors included the French Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Math Honor Society, as well as his school's high honor roll and being named an AP Scholar ... worked with The First Tee organization all four years as a prep ... a member of Athletes In Action, a Christian athlete group.

OTHER: Full name is James Benjamin Mangum ... considering majoring in business as he pursues admission into Cal's Haas School of Business ... parents are Philip and Kathie Mangum ... has three older siblings - brothers, Philip and William, and sister, Kathryn ... born April 21, 1992, in Montgomery, Ala.

GETTING TO KNOW BEN:
I would describe myself as a person as ... easy-going
The reason I love golf is ... that it all falls on you
My greatest athletic moment is ... walking on to the Cal golf team
Since coming to Cal, I have learned ... that Alabama and California are a lot different
The best thing about Cal is ... the weather
What sets Cal apart from other collegiate golf programs is ... the courses we play
I would like to be remembered at Cal for ... being a good leader and setting an example
My advice to youngsters is ... practice hard
The Cal team will be fun to follow this year because ... we have a shot at a national championship
My favorite golf memory is ... reclaiming the state title my senior year of high school with all my teammates

LAST UPDATED: June 5, 2012