Ben Carr Looks to Make Masters Memories

STATESBORO – It felt like a dream for the longest time.

He let the thought creep in when he birdied two straight holes to go 3UP in his semifinal match against Derek Hitchner at the U.S. Amateur. Georgia Southern fifth-year senior Ben Carr tried to swat it away like a Statesboro gnat because the last thing you want to do is get ahead of yourself in that situation.

“As soon as I went a couple up, I think it just creeps into your mind, you just can’t stop thinking about it, and you’re trying so hard to focus on the golf and finishing the match,” he says.

It really started to sink in about a week later, but even then, it is not official until the invitation comes. When December rolled around, he…