Ben Crenshaw
| Full Name : | Ben Daniel Crenshaw |
| Public : | Ben Crenshaw |
| Nickname : | |
| Country : | United States (USA)  |
| DOB : | January 11, 1952 (Age 58) |
| Place : | Austin, Texas |
| Height : | 5' 9" |
| Weight : | 157 lbs. |
| Sport : | Golf |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Hall of Fame |
| The Majors | ||
| Masters | 2 | Won 1984, 1995 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | T3 : 1975 |
| British Open | 0 | T2 : 1978, 1979 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 2nd : 1979 |
| PGA Tour | 19 |
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| Other |
8 |
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| Champions Tour |
1 | |
| Professional Wins | 28 | |
| Turned Pro |
: 1973 |
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| Current Tours |
: PGA Tour | |
| : Champions Tour |
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College : University of Texas
Achievements :
2002 World Golf Hall of Fame
2001 Payne Stewart Award
1997 Old Tom Morris Award
1991 Bob Jones Award
(Stats as of April 12, 2009)
Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and on the Champions Tour. He was born on January 11, 1952 in Austin, Texas.
Crenshaw turned professional in 1973. By winning the 1973 Texas Open, he became the 2nd player in PGA Tour history to win in his very first event as a member of the PGA Tour. In the mid-1980s, Crenshaw suffered from Graves' disease, yet he continued amassing victories, including two Masters in 1984 and in 1995.
Crenshaw is recognized as one of the best putters on the PGA Tour. His longtime instructor, Harvey Penick, taught him his smooth and graceful stroke which allowed him to dominate even in the speediest of greens.
In 2002, Crenshaw, together with his friend and instructor Penick, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
