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Ben Crane
Crane in 2013
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin McCully Crane
Born(1976-03-06)March 6, 1976(age 48)
Portland, Oregon,U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityUnited States
ResidenceNashville, Tennessee
SpouseHeather Crane
Children3
Career
CollegeBaylor University
University of Oregon
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highestranking30 (November 27, 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
Asian Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT17: 2012
PGA ChampionshipT9:2004
U.S. OpenT53: 2008
The Open ChampionshipT11: 2006

Benjamin McCully Crane(born March 6, 1976) is an Americanprofessional golferwho plays on thePGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career

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Crane was born inPortland, Oregon.He was introduced to golf at age five by his grandfather. He grew up playing at the nearbyPortland Golf Club,whereBen Hoganwon thePortland Openin 1945.[2]Crane graduated fromBeaverton High Schoolin 1994 and attendedBaylor UniversityinWaco, Texas,but did not play golf for theBears.[2]He transferred to theUniversity of OregoninEugene, Oregonand played golf for theDucks.He graduated in 1999 and turned professional that year.

Professional career

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Crane in 2014

Crane won two events on the second tierBuy Tour,the first in2000and the second in2001.In December 2001, Crane earned his PGA Tour card for2002,and won for the first time on the PGA Tour at theBellSouth Classicthe following year. His second win came in2005at theU.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.Also in 2005 he finished second at theBooz Allen ClassicandBell Canadian Open,third at the84 Lumber Classic,sixth at theB.C. Openand seventh atThe Tour Championship,which placed him 19th in the season earnings with over $2.4 million. In February 2006, just before he turned thirty, he was the highest-ranked American golfer under that age in theOfficial World Golf Ranking.[citation needed]

Crane has said that he does not like to know with whom he will be paired, saying, "I looked up to a lot of these guys who I'm now playing with. So, I didn't want to have to go to sleep thinking about it." He is also considered one of the slowest players on the tour. On at least two occasions his extremely slow progress through a course has become a media issue, including one in which a fellow tour playerRory Sabbatiniplayed out of turn.[3]

Crane missed the majority of the2007season due to back problems, and played on the PGA Tour in2008on a major medical extension. He finished 64th on the money list to retain his card for 2009. In January2010,Crane carded a final-round 70 to win theFarmers Insurance Openat Torrey Pines by a single stroke.[4]In May he finished third at theCrowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial,fourth atThe Players Championshipand seventh at theByron Nelson Championship.In October, he won theCIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia,an event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour (but unofficial money) andAsian Tour.[5]With 12 top-25s in 24 events, he ended 23rd on the money list with over $2.8 million.

He picked up his fourth win on the PGA Tour in2011at theMcGladrey Classic,defeatingWebb Simpsonin a playoff.[6]Crane shot a final round 63 to make the playoff, having at one stage been eight strokes back of the leader. The round included eight birdies and one bogey in ten holes from the 8th to the 17th. Crane picked up his fifth victory on the PGA Tour in2014at theFedEx St. Jude Classic.He would pick up the victory in wire to wire fashion, winning by a single stroke overTroy Merrittdespite three bogeys and no birdies for his final round.

Personal life

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Crane is married to Heather Crane; the couple has four children. Crane is aChristian.[7]Crane currently is one of four golfers in the PGA Tour exclusiveboy band,"Golf Boys" - withRickie Fowler,Bubba Watson,andHunter Mahan.The Golf Boys currently have a popular YouTube video for the song "Oh Oh Oh." Farmers Insurance will donate $1,000 for every 100,000 views of the video. The charitable proceeds will support both Farmers and Ben Crane charitable initiatives.[8]

In early December 2009Life & Stylemagazine reported that Crane had calledTiger Woodsa "fake and a phony" due to Woods' recently publicizedmarital infidelity.Crane denied making the remarks, stating that he was not even at Q-school, where the magazine claimed he was interviewed.[9]"My wife and I have prayed for Tiger andElin,and we want nothing but the best for them ", Crane said.[10]In January 2010 the magazine retracted its story, stating that the evidence indicated that the comments were made by someone impersonating Crane.[11]

Amateur wins

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this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (8)

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PGA Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 6,2003 BellSouth Classic 73-72-64-63=272 −16 4 strokes United StatesBob Tway
2 Jul 24,2005 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee 62-65-64-69=260 −20 4 strokes United StatesScott Verplank
3 Jan 31,2010 Farmers Insurance Open 65-71-69-70=275 −13 1 stroke AustraliaMarc Leishman,AustraliaMichael Sim,
United StatesBrandt Snedeker
4 Oct 16,2011 McGladrey Classic 65-70-67-63=265 −15 Playoff United StatesWebb Simpson
5 Jun 8,2014 FedEx St. Jude Classic 63-65-69-73=270 −10 1 stroke United StatesTroy Merritt

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 McGladrey Classic United StatesWebb Simpson Won with par on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Oct 31,2010 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia1 67-64-66-69=266 −18 1 stroke EnglandBrian Davis

1Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour,but unofficial money event.

Buy Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jul 23,2000 Buy Wichita Open 67-63-66-67=263 −25 3 strokes United StatesKelly Grunewald,United StatesVance Veazey
2 Oct 14,2001 Buy Gila River Classic 63-66-64-68=261 −23 Playoff United StatesJason Caron,United StatesBo Van Pelt

Buy Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2001 Buy Gila River Classic United StatesJason Caron,United StatesBo Van Pelt Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Caron eliminated by par on second hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT 62 T53 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T11 CUT
PGA Championship T48 T9 T40 CUT CUT T43
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament T24 CUT T17 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship T39 T37 WD
Top 10
Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 6
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 4 27 11
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
The Players Championship CUT T66 T36 T6 T5 T4 T45 CUT T8 CUT CUT T79
Top 10
Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Match Play R32 R32 R16 R16 R64
Championship T37 WD T37 T51
Invitational T42 T58 16 T58 WD WD
Champions T30 T46
Top 10
Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 48 2005 Ending 27 Nov 2005"(pdf).OWGR.RetrievedOctober 5,2019.
  2. ^ab"Ben Crane – Profile".PGA Tour.RetrievedFebruary 18,2020.
  3. ^"Sabbatini apologizes to Crane after snapping".ESPN.June 14, 2005.RetrievedMay 31,2009.
  4. ^"Ben Crane claims Farmers Open win at Torrey Pines".BBC Sport.January 31, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 1,2010.
  5. ^"Ben Crane gets by with 69 for victory".ESPN.Associated Press. October 31, 2010.
  6. ^"Ben Crane rallies to win McGladrey".ESPN.Associated Press. October 16, 2011.
  7. ^"Ben Crane, PGA Tour Pro".Fellowship of Christian Athletes.RetrievedJuly 10,2015.
  8. ^"Golf Boys - Oh Oh Oh (Official Video)".YouTube.June 13, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2021.RetrievedJune 17,2011.
  9. ^"PGA pros deny making inflammatory quotes about Tiger".Yahoo! Sports.December 10, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on December 14, 2009.RetrievedDecember 11,2009.
  10. ^Arkush, Michael (January 13, 2010)."A new season for the Daly Show – Mistaken identity".Yahoo! Sports.
  11. ^"Life & Style correction".Life & Style.January 13, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon January 18, 2010.RetrievedApril 12,2010.
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