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Ben Crenshaw
Personal Information
Birth January 11, 1952 (1952-01-11) (age 56)
Austin, Texas
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Austin, Texas
College University of Texas
Career
Turned Pro 1973
Tours PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 27 (PGA Tour: 19, Other: 8)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 2
Masters Won 1984, 1995
U.S. Open T3: 1975
British Open T2: 1978, 1979
PGA Championship 2nd: 1979
Awards
Bob Jones Award 1991
Old Tom Morris Award 1997
World Golf Hall of Fame 2002

Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is an American professional golfer. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf The Old Tom Morris Award is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 's most prestigous honor The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas before turning professional in 1973. Stephen F Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest Public high schools west of the Mississippi River

In 1973, Crenshaw became the second player in Tour history to win the first event of his career; this accomplishment was achieved earlier by Marty Fleckman (1967) and later repeated by Robert Gamez (1990) and Garrett Willis (2001). Marty Fleckman (born April 23, 1944) is an American Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1989 Porter Cup Professional wins (4 PGA Tour wins (3 Garrett Michael Willis (born November 21, 1973) is an American Professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide In 1984 he won The Masters, one of golf's four major championships. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. In the mid-1980s he suffered from Graves' disease, a disease of the thyroid, but he continued to accumulate victories, finishing with 19 on the PGA Tour, including a second Masters in 1995. Graves' disease is a Thyroid disorder characterized by goiter, Exophthalmos, "orange-peel" skin and Hyperthyroidism. The thyroid is one of the largest Endocrine glands in the body

Crenshaw won several further professional events outside the PGA Tour, including individual and team titles in the World Cup of Golf in 1988. The World Cup is an annual men's Golf tournament It is contested by teams of two representing their country He spent 80 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1987 to 1989. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers. [1]

Crenshaw is widely regarded as one of the best putters in golf history. His instructor growing up, Harvey Penick, taught him a smooth, effortless stroke on the greens, which allowed him to master even the speediest of greens — including those at Augusta National Golf Club. Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor Augusta National Golf Club, located in the American city of Augusta Georgia, is one of the most storied and exclusive golf clubs in the world In winning the Masters in 1995 (a victory that came a week after Penick's death), "Gentle Ben" did not record a single three-putt during the tournament. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Since 1986, Crenshaw has been a partner with Bill Coore in Coore & Crenshaw, a golf course design firm. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for

Contents

Amateur wins (11)

Professional wins (27)

PGA Tour wins (19)

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Other wins (8)

Major Championships

Wins (2)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner Up
1984 The Masters -11 (67-72-70-68=277) 2 strokes Flag of the United States Tom Watson
1995 The Masters -14 (70-67-69-68=274) 1 stroke Flag of the United States Davis Love III

Results timeline

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP T19 LA T24 LA T22 T30 2 T8 T37 CUT
U.S. Open T36 LA T27 CUT CUT DNP T3 T8 T49 CUT T11
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T28 DNP DNP T5 T2 T2
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T63 T10 T8 DNP T16 2
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters T6 T8 T24 T2 1 T57 T16 T4 4 T3
U.S. Open T32 T11 T19 CUT CUT CUT T6 T4 T12 CUT
The Open Championship 3 T8 T15 CUT T22 T35 T21 T4 T16 T52
PGA Championship T41 CUT CUT T9 CUT T59 T11 T7 T17 T17
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters T14 T3 46 CUT T18 1 CUT 45 CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP T33 T71 CUT T65 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T31 T80 DNP CUT T77 T15 T27 DNP CUT DNP
PGA Championship T31 WD T73 T61 T9 T44 T69 CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT 47 T55 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship WD DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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Notable

See also

References

  1. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
  2. ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. Jim Apfelbaum. 2007.

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