Jackson Benge Season 2025-26

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2025)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)
• Nebraska Class A All-State (2022, 2023)
• Nebraska Class A Team Championship (2023, 2024)
• Nebraska Class A-1 District Individual Champion (2022, 2023)
• U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier (2022)
• Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion (2022)
• Nebraska Men's Match Play Runner-up (2025)
• NGA Junior All-Star (2022, 2023)

Freshman (2024-25)
Jackson Benge put together a solid freshman season, competing in 15 rounds while posting a 75.73 stroke average in 2024-25.

In his collegiate debut, he tied for fourth in a 109-player field at the Minnesota Golf Classic (Sept. 7-8). His effort included a final-round 70 (-2) on the Pioneer Creek Golf Course in Maple Plain, Minn. He finished with an even-par 216 after shooting back-to-back rounds of 73 (+1) on the opening day of the tournament.

He competed as an individual in Nebraska’s “B” lineup at the Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24). He opened with back-to-back rounds of 75, before a final-round 79 to close at 229 (+16) in a tie for 57th on a challenging par-71, 7,003-yard layout at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln.

Benge traveled with the Huskers as an individual to the Qubein Cup in Greensboro, N.C. (Oct. 14-15). He tied for 65th with a 233 (+23). He managed rounds of 77, 76 and 80 on a par-70, 7,130-yard layout at Sedgefield CC.

He added a 226 (+10) to tie for 67th as an individual outside NU’s lineup at the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate in Puerto Rico (Feb. 9-11). His performance included a second-round 73 (+1) on the 7,122-yard layout of the Flamboyan Course at Palmas Del Mar Country Club in Humacao.

Benge capped the regular season by tying for 50th with a 232 (+19) as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Robert Kepler Invitational (April 18-19). He recorded rounds of 77, 80 and 75 on the par-71, 7,455-yard layout of the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

During the summer of 2025, Benge was the runner-up at the Nebraska Match Play Championship.

Before Nebraska
The two-time all-state selection (2022, 2023) led Omaha Westside to back-to-back Class A state team championships in 2023 and 2024, after helping the Warriors to a runner-up finish at the state tournament in 2022. He also helped Westside to three consecutive Class A-1 district titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Benge captured back-to-back individual A-1 district championships before adding a runner-up finish to teammate Trevor Gutschewski in 2024. Benge also helped power the Warriors to Metro Conference titles in 2023 and 2024, and a top-10 finish at nationals in 2023.

He closed his career with a school-record 70.9 stroke average and a pair of top-five individual state tournament finishes.

The 2022 Nebraska Junior Match Play champion, Benge tied for third with a 218 (+2), including a second-round 66 (-6) at the 2024 Nebraska Junior Amateur at Awarii Dunes Golf Club in Axtell (June 10-12). He also tied for fourth with a 214 (-2) at the 2023 Nebraska Junior Amateur at Lochland Country Club in Hastings (July 10-12). He added a trip to the 2023 Junior Match Play quarterfinals at the Wayne Country Club.

Benge was also selected to the Nebraska Golf Association Junior All-Star Team in both 2022 and 2023. He qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur with a 64 (-8).

He was a four-year honor roll member at Omaha Westside.

Personal
The son of Shawn and Amy (Roux) Benge, Jackson has a younger sister, Addison. Jackson’s mother was a four-year women’s golf letter winner who helped Nebraska earn its first-ever team appearance at the NCAA Championship in 2000. She was also a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection from 1998 to 2001.

Benge is a cousin to Husker baseball All-American (2003-05) and Major League Gold Glove winner and World Series champion Alex Gordon, along with being the nephew of Husker men’s gym All-American Ted Harris (1994-97).

A business administration major, Benge earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2025. He was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

He chose the Huskers over Iowa, Kansas, Clemson, Minnesota, Grand Canyon, Creighton, Kansas State and Michigan State.

“I chose Nebraska because it has always been home to me,” Benge said. “I have been a Husker since Day 1, and I wanted to keep my talents with my home school. Being a legacy is awesome, and I can’t wait to create my own legacy. I felt like Nebraska was the place where I could get better and get my game ready for the next level with all of the resources they have to offer. I also have a great relationship with both Coach Cornell and Coach Minzel, and I feel like they are going to get the program back to where it once was.”

Career Statistics

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average
2024-25	15	1,136	75.73
2025-26
Totals	15	1,136	75.73

Nebraska Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - T4th (Minnesota Golf Classic, 2024)
Low 54-hole score - 216 (Minnesota Golf Classic, 2024)
Low Round - 70 (Minnesota Golf Classic, 3rd, 2024)
Career Rounds Under Par - 1