Ben Martin (golfer)

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Ben Martin
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Walter Martin
Born (1987-08-26) August 26, 1987 (age 37)
Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Career
College Clemson University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 48 (May 24, 2015) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2010, 2015
PGA Championship CUT: 2014, 2015
U.S. Open T64: 2015
The Open Championship T26: 2014

Benjamin Walter Martin (born August 26, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Professional career

As an amateur, Martin played in three major championships and was the runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Amateur. Having turned professional in 2010, he won in his second professional event, [2] and finished runner-up at qualifying school for the PGA Tour at the end of the year.

In 2011 on the PGA Tour, Martin made the cut in 12 of 25 events and failed to earn enough money to retain his card for 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2012 and 2013, picking up his first tour win at the 2013 United Leasing Championship. He finished second on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. On October 19, 2014, Martin played the last four holes in 4-under-par, including a 46-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole to earn his first career PGA Tour win at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by two strokes over Kevin Streelman. [3]

In 2014, Martin's second full season the PGA Tour, he finished 76th in the final FedEx Cup standings. He had three top-10 finishes on the season, including a solo third at the Puerto Rico Open and a tie for third at the RBC Heritage and the Quicken Loans National.

Martin's 2015 campaign got off to a quick start with a victory in his second event of the season at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, his first of his career. He then added top-10s at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship and the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 19, 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open −20 (68-66-62-68=264)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Streelman

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 30, 2013 United Leasing Championship −11 (69-72-68-67=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Joe Affrunti, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall,
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hurley III
2Aug 4, 2013 Mylan Classic −17 (66-67-67-67=267)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kraft

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2013 United Leasing Championship Flag of the United States.svg Joe Affrunti, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall,
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hurley III 		Won with par on first extra hole

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 24, 2010 Forest Oaks Classic−20 (65-69-67-67=268)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Brett Munson

Results in major championships

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT64
The Open Championship T26T74
PGA Championship CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship T4CUTT30CUTCT54T31
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015
Championship
Match Play T17
Invitational T57
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 21 2015 Ending 24 May 2015" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ben Martin wins eGolf Tour Forest Oaks Classic 2010 at Forest Oaks Country Club". July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Martin gets first PGA win in 56 starts". ESPN. Associated Press. October 19, 2014.


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