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Colby Bent

  • NCAA ID: 2309117613
  • Status: Uncommitted
  • Class of 2025

Next Level U Statement

I am interested in playing high performance golf, while attending a 4-year D1 or D2 university program specializing in business or sports management.

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Academics

Economics, Business, Sports Management

Country
Canada
School Name
Cobequid Education Centre
School City
Truro
GPA 4
Recruitment Year
2025

Athletics

Citizenship:
Canadian
Height:
5'10
Weight:
170
References:

Brian Affleck, coach – Brian Affleck Golf Academy


Player Strengths:
  • Iron play – high GIR %
  • Coachable
  • Extremely disciplined
  • Mental and physical endurance
  • Proven ability to win championships in various adverse weather conditions
  • Proven ability to win championships under pressure
  • Strong course management skills
  • Unaffected while under pressure
  • Lag putting

Leadership:

Suburban FC U15AAA – Captain


Team History:
  1. Team Nova Scotia – Canadian Junior Boys’ Championships (2023)
  2. High School Varsity Golf Team (2023-24) (2022-23)
  3. Nova Scotia Provincial Junior Golf Development Team (2022-23)
  4. Junior Varsity Golf (2021-22)
  5. High School Varsity Soccer ( 2023-24) (2022-23)
  6. Junior Varsity Soccer (2021-22)
  7. Suburban FC u15AAA Boys Academy Soccer (2020-2022)
  8. Soccer Nova Scotia u13 team ( 2019-2020)
  9. SFC u13AA Boys Soccer (2019)
  10. Highland Academy Soccer (u10-u13)
  11. Jeux de l’Acadie Junior High School (2018)
  12. Pictou County Mariners Swim Team (2018)
  13. Pictou County Crushers Atom AA Hockey Team

 

 


Other Info:

Despite my busy schedule, I try to give back to the soccer community through volunteer soccer refereeing. I also volunteer as an assistant coach for the Special Olympics Nova Scotia soccer team, which is a mix of youth and adults. I volunteer with Colchester Multi-sport in coaching youth soccer players. Voluntarily ran and coached for the CC Riders multisport program.

Meanwhile, at the golf course, I try to share my knowledge and love for the game by running a Little Swingers program at the Truro Golf Club. This program introduces kids to the game and teaches basic etiquette, rules and swinging tips to create the fun environment that made me fall in love with the game at that age.

Programs I’m involved with at school:

  • I am a reading buddy for the special needs ( life skills) students
  • I help run the Life Skills intramurals program
  • Environmental club
  • Chess club
  • Varsity Golf
  • Varsity Soccer

 

2024 Atlantic Sports Leadership Conference attendee

Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development ( CEED) graduate

Nova Scotia Ombudsman Youth Council selected member

12.8 Beep test

32″ Vertical jump

5:16:21   Marathon


Individual Accomplishments:

Golf – Summer 2024

  • CJGA Junior Atlantic Spring Classic (May 18-20, 2024)
    Slope: 137 Rating: 72.8 Yards:6785 Par: 72
    1st – (wire-to-wire win) 73,79,79

 

 

Simulator ( winter) Golf 2024

  • Sand Bar 2023-24 Indoor Golf League, Round 19 at Wooden Sticks ( March 11th 2024)
  • Slope: 143 Rating: 74.2 Yards: 6948 Par:72    ( 3 putt max. and 6ft gimmie distance)
  • 1st- 68 (-4)    Field size : 417  ( 69 WAGR ranked players)
  • Sand Bar 2023-24 Indoor Golf League, Week 1 Playoffs at Doral ( April 1st-7th 2024)
  • Slope: 139 Rating: 73.5 Yards: 6721 Par:72    ( 3 putt max. and 6ft gimmie distance)
  • 1st – 65 (-7)   Field size : 119  ( 80 WAGR ranked players)
  • 2024 Sand Bar Cup, Round 2 at Banff Springs ( April 10th – 16th 2024)
  • Slope: 134 Rating: 72.1 Yards: 6720 Par:72    ( 4 putt max. and 6ft gimmie distance)
  • 1st – 59 (-12) ( sim course record)  Field size : 337  ( 25+ WAGR ranked players)
  • Birds Golf men’s March/April, Week 7 at Bay Hill ( April 7th-14th 2024)
  • Slope: 138 Rating: 75.3 Yards: 7145 Par:72    ( 4 putt max. and 6ft gimmie distance)
  • 1st – 65 (-7) Field size : 88  ( 11 WAGR ranked players)

 

Golf – Summer 2023

Championships

  • CJGA Carson Exports Humber College PGM Atlantic Championship at Eagles Glenn (May 20-22, 2023)
    Slope: 130 Rating: 71.0 Yards: 6370 Par: 72
    1st – (wire-to-wire win) – 78,42,83 (2nd day shortened due to inclement weather)
  • CJGA Carson Exports Atlantic Open at River Oaks (June 17-18, 2023)
    Slope: 124 Rating: 69.4 Yards:5900 Par: 70
    1st – (wire-to-wire win) 76, 77
  • Golf Nova Scotia Jaguar Land Rover Provincial Championship (July3-5, 2023)
    Slope: 125 Rating: 68.4 Yards:6100 Par: 70
    Overall Boys’ Champion – wire-to-wire win 69,72, 72 (213)
    *Winner of Juvenile Division (u17) Championship as well as Junior Division (u19) Championship*
  • Junior Invitational – Le Portage Golf Club
    Slope: 133 Rating: 70.9 Yards:6400 Par: 72
    Overall Boys’ Champion – 77 (won in a playoff)
  • Pepsi junior invitational – Antigonish Golf and Country Club (July 2023)
    Slope: 131 Rating: 70.3 Yards:6200 Par: 72 Overall Boys’ Champion –  74 (won in a playoff)
  • Dairy Queen Junior Invitational- Truro Golf and Country Club (August 1, 2023)
    Slope: 122 Rating: 68.4 Yards:5800 Par: 71
    Overall Boys’ Champion – 68 (personal best tournament low)
  • Truro Golf Club Junior Boys’ Club Championship Overall Winner – 74, 76 (Successfully defended title in wire-to-wire win)
  • School Sport Nova Scotia (high school) Provincial Championship Slope: 133  Rating: 73.6 Yards:6973  Par:72   Overall Boys’ Champion – 71

 

Golf – Significant finishes 2023

  • Apple Blossom Men’s Invitational (May 2023) Slope: 124, Rating: 68.2, Yds: 6000, Par: 70 Placed 22nd of 144 competitors (76, 76)
  • Golf Canada NextGen Atlantic Championship (July 2023) Slope: 119, Rating: 72.2, Yds: 6600, Par:72 – Placed T20 (71, 82, 79)
  • Canadian Junior Boys’ Championship (Aug 2023) Slope: 131, Rating: 71.5, Yds: 6500, Par: 72 – MC (87, 84)
  • CJGA Carson Exports Atlantic Classic at Penn Hills (Aug 2023) Slope: 129, Rating: 71.8, Yds: 6609, Par: 72 –  2nd (82, 73)

 

  • ( 2023) Finished 14th on CJGA national standings;  highest ranked player in eastern Canada 
  • 2023 Golf NS Talent ID Order of Merit Winner
  • 2023 Junior Male Athlete of the Year for Golf Nova Scotia ( awarded by Sport Nova Scotia and Sport Canada)
  • Cleve’s Source for Sports Impact Awards Male Athlete of the year (2023)

 

Golf – prior to 2023

  • 2022 Golf Nova Scotia Jaguar Land Rover Provincial Championship – 2nd Place Juvenile Division
  • Junior Boys’ Club Champion (Mountain Golf and Country Club – 2021)
  • Future Links, driven by Acura, 2018 Junior Skills Challenge National Event – 3rd Place finish, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario

Soccer – High School Rookie of the Year (Grade 10/2022-23)

Swimming – Rookie of the Year (2018)

Academics :

(École Acadienne de Truro) (Grade 9/ 2021-22) Honours (85% avg. or higher)

(Cobequid Educational Centre). (Grade 10/2022-23) – Honours (85% avg. or higher). Academic & Athletic achievement award

(Cobequid Educational Centre).(Grade 11 / 2023-24) Current avg. – 95.25% ( 7 classes)

 


Team Accomplishments:
  • Varsity Golf – High School Provincial Championship (2022-23) – (Led team to victory with low score in Rookie year – first championship in 12 years)
  • Golf – Junior High School Golf Regional Championship (2021-22) – 1st Championship in school history
  • Varsity Soccer – High School Regional Championship (2022-23) — Awarded Rookie of the Year
  • Soccer – Junior High Regional Championship (2021-22)

Club Distances:

 

Carry distance in yds.

58°- 100
54°- 115
50°- 130
Pw – 140
9i – 150
8i – 160
7i – 175
6i – 195
5i – 210
4i- 225
Driving iron (2i)- 245
3 Wood- 275
Driver- 300


Tournament Low Scores:
LePortage Junior Inv. - 66 (-6) - July 2024; 68 - DQ Junior Invitational, Truro Golf Club (Aug 2023); 69 Nova Scotia Provincial Championship, Ken Wo Golf Club (July 2023)
Stats:

Low tournament scores 2023:

 

  • Nova Scotia Provincial Junior Boys Championship – 69, 72, 72 (213) wire-to-wire win (both u17 and u19 divisional championships) – July 2023
  • DQ Junior Invitational, Truro Golf Club – 68 (-3) Overall Boys Champion – Aug 2023
  • WAGR ranked (https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/colby-bent-39563)
  • Handicap –  +2.2 (as of Aug 5, 2024)
Year Events Rounds Avg. Low

Rd.

rds. under par Best 54 Top 25 Top 10 Best Finish
2023 16 28 73.8 68(-3) 4 213 14 14 1st(9x)
Months Events Rounds Avg. Low

Rd.

Par or better Best 36
June/July 2024 8 15 72.1 66(-6) 5 140
Month Events Rounds Avg. Low

Rd.

Rds. Under Par Best 36
August 2024 4 10 73.6 69 (-3) (x2) 4 147 (x2)

Date Tournament Name Golf Course Score Results Field Yardage
Sept 25 / 2024 High School Golf Regional Finals Abercrombie 72 (punched greens) T1 (no playoff) 60 5993
Aug 26-29 / 2024 CJGA Mizuno National Championship Carlisle North/South 84,74,72,69 T14 60 6873
Aug 19,20 / 2024 PEI Junior Provincial Championship Green Gables 69,78 1 39 6580
Aug 13-16 / 2024 Canadian Junior Boy's Championship Innisfail GC 80,74 MC 156 6585
Aug 6,7 / 2024 Truro Junior Club Truro GC 78,69 2 19 6110
July 29,30 / 2024 Notah Begay III Canadian National Championship Kanawaki 70,70 T6 91 6406
July 22,23 / 2024 MJT East Coast Junior Championship Mountain Woods 74,73 ( 35-50 km/h winds both days) T2 42 6195
July 8 / 2024 LePortage Junior Invitational LePortage 66 (-6) 1 21 6462
July 5-7 / 2024 Nova Scotia Mens Am Amherst GC 78,80,73 ( heavy rain and wind on days one and two) T35 144 6415
June 22,23 / 2024 MJT adidas Golf Series Amherst Golf Club 82,72 ( heavy rain 2nd day) 2 15 6415
June 1,2 / 2024 NB3 Nova Scotia Provincial Final Glen Arbour 82,72 ( rain, hail, and 75km/h winds both days) 2 10 6623
May 25,26/ 2024 Apple Blossom Men's Invitational KenWo 78,73 T42 156 6010
May 18-20/ 2024 CJGA Junior Atlantic Spring Classic at Eagles Glenn Eagles Glenn 73,79.79 ( 90km/h winds each day; heavy rain on day 2) 1 12 6785
Oct 4 / 2023 School Sport Nova Scotia Provincial Championship Links at Penn Hills 71 1 45 6973
Aug 1st / 2023 Dairy Queen Junior Invitational Truro G&CC 68 1 42 5851
July 13 / 2023 Pepsi junior invitational Antigonish G&CC 74 1 50 6162
July 3-5 / 2023 Golf Nova Scotia Jaguar Land Rover Provincial Championship KenWo 69,72,72 1 92 6045
Sept 15,16 / 2023 Truro Golf Club Junior Boys’ Club Championship Truro G&CC 74,76 1 10 6110