University of Nevada Las Vegas

2024-25 (Senior):

• Notched three top-50 finishes, including a season-best tied-for-2nd outing in the individual tournament at the All-American Intercollegiate
• Posted his season-best to-par tournament scores of 5-over twice, including the Tucker Invitational (221) and John A. Burns Intercollegiate (215)
• Season-low round included even-par scorecards on six occasions
• Finished season with a 74.41 scoring average
• Played in nine tournaments, totaling 27 rounds
• After the season, he qualified to play the North American leg of 2025 PGA Tour after finishing tied for eighth at the USA West Qualifying Tournament

2023-24 (Senior): Played in 10 tournaments, totaling 30 rounds… Played as an individual at the UC San Diego Invitational, finishing tied for 14th… Shot a season-low round of 4-under 68 in the third round of the Cowboy Classic … Finished the Cowboy Classic at 3-under 213 for his season-best tournament score … Recorded par-or-better scores in five rounds … Tallied 85 birdies … Had a pair of top-15 finishes, including a season-best tied-for-12th performance at the Purdue Fall Classic.

2022-23 (Junior): Played in 11 tournaments totaling 33 rounds … Finished with a 73.97 scoring average … Lowest single-round score was a 5-under 67 at the Mountain West Championship … Also added a season-best tournament score with an 8-under 208 at the MW Championship … Had two top-15 finishes, including a season best of 12th place at the conference event … Named a GCAA All-American Scholar

2021-22 (Sophomore): Played in eight tournaments totaling 24 rounds in 2021-22 ... Career-low single round score of 6-under 66 came in the second round of the Cowboy Classic ... Lowest tournament score of 2-under 214 happened twice (Southern Highlands Collegiate and Wyoming Cowboy Classic) ... Three top 30 finishes (T24th at Jackrabbit, T26th at Wyoming, T29th at Southern Highlands) ... Finished the season with a 74.63 scoring average, 70 birdies, four eagles and eight rounds at par or better. 

2020-21 (Freshman): Played in three rounds in 2020-21 ... Lowest single round score was 1-under 71 ... Lowest tournament score was a 2-over 218 (74-71-73) ... Had one top twenty finish, 16th at Sewailo ... Finished the season with a 72.67 scoring average. 

HIGH SCHOOL:  A 2020 graduate of Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada ... Was ranked second in the state by the Junior Golf Scoreboard and was a three-time first-team all-state honoree ... He was also a two-time team state champion member (2018, 2019) and three-time team region champion member (2017-19) ... Recorded three top-four finishes in AJGA Open events and is a four-time IMG Junior World Qualifier (2016-19) ... Also was a 2019 SNJGA Junior Americas Cup and Border War Team selection ... Was ranked inside of the top 100 in the Rolex rankings ... Competed in the Southwestern Amateur as a sophomore and junior and was invited to compete in the Western Junior ... In addition to golf, he also played soccer in high school.

PERSONAL: Benjamin Wade Sawaia was born Dec. 19, 2001, in Henderson, Nevada ... The son of John and Noel Sawaia ... His father was the longtime golf coach at Coronado High School and is also a UNLV alum (played baseball) ... Majoring in Business ... Enjoys hanging out with friends and family, spending time with the team and fishing ... Lists his parents as his biggest influence ... Has a younger brother, Brett.