Ben Martin (golfer)
| Ben Martin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Benjamin Walter Martin |
| Born | August 26, 1987 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Clemson University |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour eGolf Professional Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 48 (May 24, 2015)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| 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.
Professional career
[edit]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)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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
|
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | United Leasing Championship | Joe Affrunti, Ashley Hall, Billy Hurley III
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 24, 2010 | Forest Oaks Classic | −20 (65-69-67-67=268) | Playoff | Brett Munson
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T64 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T26 | T74 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T4 | CUT | T30 | CUT | C | T54 | T31 |
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
[edit]| Tournament | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | T17 |
| Invitational | T57 |
| Champions |
"T" = Tied
See also
[edit]- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
References
[edit]- ^ "Week 21 2015 Ending 24 May 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Ben Martin at the PGA Tour official site
- Ben Martin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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