Ben Martin (golfer)
| Ben Martin | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 26, 1987 Greenwood, South Carolina |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Career | |
| College | Clemson University |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2010, 2015 |
| U.S. Open | T64: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T26: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2014, 2015 |
Ben Martin (born August 26, 1987) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
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,[1] 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.[2]
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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 19, 2014 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | −20 (68-66-62-68=264) | 2 strokes | Kevin Streelman |
Web.com Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 30, 2013 | United Leasing Championship | −11 (69-72-68-67=277) | Playoff | Joe Affrunti,  Ashley Hall, Billy Hurley III |
| 2 | Aug 4, 2013 | Mylan Classic | −17 (66-67-67-67=267) | 5 strokes | Kelly Kraft |
Other wins (1)
- 2010 Forest Oaks Classic (EGolf Professional Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 | T74 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Martin gets first PGA win in 56 starts". ESPN. Associated Press. October 19, 2014.
External links
- Ben Martin at the PGA Tour official site
- Ben Martin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site