| Ben Griffin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Benjamin Griffin |
| Born | (1996-05-06) May 6, 1996 (age 28) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | St. Simons, Georgia, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | North Carolina |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada PGA Tour Latinoamérica LocaliQ Series |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 66 (August 25, 2024) (as of November 24, 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2023 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
Benjamin Griffin (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Griffin played college golf at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2014 to 2018, winning three tournaments.
Professional career
Griffin turned professional in 2018 after graduating from North Carolina and began playing on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the Staal Foundation Open in July. In 2019, he played on the PGA Tour Canada and Korn Ferry Tour with limited success. In 2020, he played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica and LocaliQ Series (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). He stepped away from golf for most of 2021 and worked as a loan officer for a mortgage group in North Carolina. He returned to golf and earned his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2022 via Q-school.
In 2022, Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour and finished runner-up in three events: Astara Golf Championship, LECOM Suncoast Classic, and BMW Charity Pro-Am. He finished 8th on the regular season points list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2023. He has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour: the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship and 2024 RBC Canadian Open.
Personal
Griffin's great-grandfather, Ben Shields, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies in the 1920s and 1930s.
Amateur wins
- 2013 Rolex Tournament of Champions
- 2014 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, Bridgestone Collegiate
- 2017 Tar Heel Intercollegiate
Source:
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 15, 2018 | Staal Foundation Open | −22 (68-68-66-64=266) | 1 stroke |  Riley Wheeldon
|
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Sanderson Farms Championship |  Ludvig Åberg,  Luke List, Henrik Norlander, Scott Stallings
|
List won with birdie on first extra hole |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | Robby Shelton
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | WD |
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
Source:
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T35 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied for place
Source:
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | T31 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
- Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2018
Source:
See also
References
- ^ "Ben Griffin – Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- "Week 34 2024 Ending 25 Aug 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- "Ben Griffin – Bio". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin Griffin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Griffin – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- Pelletier, Justin (May 27, 2022). "After time away from golf, Ben Griffin finding his game in time for Rex Hospital Open". The News & Observer.
- Griffin, Ben (May 9, 2023). "'I got a job as a mortgage loan officer': Ben Griffin's journey from a member-guest to the PGA Tour". Golf Digest.
- Prise, Kevin (March 10, 2023). "Ben Griffin's sliding doors now wide open for Players weekend". PGA Tour.
- Prise, Kevin (November 22, 2022). "10 stories to remember: 2022 Korn Ferry Tour". PGA Tour.
- "Luke List makes 45-foot birdie to win 5-way playoff at Sanderson Farms". ESPN. Associated Press. October 8, 2023.
- "Robert MacIntyre wins RBC Canadian Open for 1st PGA Tour title". ESPN. June 2, 2024.
External links
- Ben Griffin at the PGA Tour official site
- Ben Griffin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site