Career: Already stands 13th in CU men’s golf history with a 73.02 career stroke average… has played par, or better, golf 24 times in 61 career rounds… Five career top-10 finishes…
2025-26: CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll with High Honors… Had 4 top-20 finishes, including 2 top-10s while playing all 10 events… Compiled a 72.59 scoring average, which stands as the fifth-best ever by a Campbell sophomore… Ranked No. 595 in the nation… Played par, or better, golf 13 times in 29 rounds… Posted best collegiate performance – a runner-up finish – at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (70-64-79—203, -7), where he shot a collegiate low 6-under 64 in the second round… Finished 4th at the Furman Intercollegiate (70-69-73—212, -1)… 11th place showing (71-73-71—215) at Cutter Creek Intercollegiate… Finished T27 (73-72-73—218) at CAA Championship…
2024-25: CAA Rookie of the Year… CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll with Distinction… Compiled the highest national ranking among all CAA freshmen (No. 568) – by more than 150 places over the next first-year player from a league school... Posted 8th-lowest stroke average ever by a CU freshman (73.403)… Earned three top five finishes in his first collegiate season, including a T4 (72-74-72—218) at the CAA Championship… Also finished 4th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate and the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate to help CU win team title... Competed in all 11 events for Campbell and recorded a 72.5 adjusted stroke average, 73.4 overall scoring average... Played par, or better, golf 11 times in 32 rounds…
Prep/Personal: Posted five top-10 finishes, including 3 victories in his first 11 WAGR events… Won the Srixon Winter Open in Spain in March 2024 (74-75-72-68)… Won Srixon Tour 5 in Norway (70-71-77) in August 2023… Claimed the title at the Ostlandtour Minitour (68-77-71)… Finished third in the Srixon Tour 2 event (69-71-68) in May 2024… Son of Trond Killingstad and Helen Dessingthon… Born Aug. 4, 2005… Double major in economics and finance…
Benjamin Killingstad Career Stats
| Season |
Events |
Rds. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low Round |
Top Finish |
| 2024-25 (Fr.) |
11 |
32 |
2349 |
73.403 |
68 (Georgetown) |
4 (3X) |
| 2025-26 (So.) |
10 |
29 |
2105 |
72.59 |
64 (Palmetto) |
2 (Palmetto) |
| Career |
21 |
61 |
4454 |
73.016 |
64 (’25-26) |
2 (’25-26) |
Benjamin Killingstad Career Results
2024-25
Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate 71-70-75--216 (T27)
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational 76-80-77--233 (T54)
Georgetown Intercollegiate (par 71) 68-72-76--216 (4)
Furman Intercollegiate (par 71) 72-72-78--222 (T58)
Battle at Briar’s Creek 75-71-75--221 (T42)
Daytona Beach Intercollegiate 70-76-81--227 (T21)
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Inter. (par 70) 73-77--150 (T25)
Schenkel Invitational 73-73-73--219 (T31)
Cutter Creek Intercollegiate 69-70-71--210 (T4)
Tar Heel Intercollegiate (par 70) 75-72-70--217 (T36)
CAA Championship 72-74-72--218 (T4)
2025-26
Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate 83-72-72—227 (T73)
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational 71-77-79--227 (T79)
Bash in the Boro 73-73-74--220 (T34)
Furman Intercollegiate (par 71) 70-69-73--212 (4)
FAU Invitational 75-74--149 (T57)
Sam Ryder Intercollegiate 72-70-77--219 (T17)
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Inter. (par 70) 70-64-69--203 (2)
Cutter Creek Intercollegiate 71-73-71--215 (11)
Tar Heel Intercollegiate (par 70) 72-71-72--215 (T43)
CAA Championship 73-72-73--218 (T24)
