Ben Martin
Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 36 (August 26, 1987)
Birthplace: Greenwood, South Carolina
Residence: Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Family:
Wife, Kelly; Ann, Frances, Benjamin
Education:
Clemson University 2009, Financial Management
Special Interests:
Clemson athletics, Xbox
Turned Professional:
2010
City plays from:
Greenville, SC, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2015 (1) Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2013 (2) United Leasing Championship Presented by PTI, Mylan Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2016 John Deere Classic (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#48 : 2015 Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,116,000 : 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
The RSM Classic - Held a share of the lead entering the final round of The RSM Classic before finishing T21. The Honda Classic - Finished T5 at The Honda Classic, his 10th career top-five on TOUR and first since a runner-up at the 2022 Corales Puntacana Championship.
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 233 | 700 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 129 | 103 | $9,525,860 | |||
| 2023 | 29 | 89 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 113 | $1,222,219 | |||||
| 2022 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 162 | $491,882 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 177 | $411,673 | |||||
| 2020 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 162 | $270,879 | ||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 20 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 150 | $532,936 | |||||
| 2017 | 27 | 79 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 123 | $850,319 | |||||
| 2016 | 28 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 70 | $1,205,730 | ||||
| 2015 | 27 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 35 | $2,717,305 | ||||
| 2014 | 26 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 76 | $1,482,836 | ||||
| 2011 | 25 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 153 | $340,080 | |||||
| 2010 | 2 (A) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | T54 | ||||||||
| 2018 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2017 | T30 | ||||||||
| 2016 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2015 | T4 | CUT | CUT | T64 | T74 | T17 | T57 | ||
| 2014 | CUT | T26 | |||||||
| 2010 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2009 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2017 | CUT | |||
| 2016 | T31 | CUT | T66 | |
| 2015 | 68 | T25 | T68 | |
| 2014 | T46 | CUT | ||
Personal
- Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves. Favorite entertainer is Dave Chappelle. Favorite food is steak.
- Superstitions include only marking his ball with quarters dated before 1987.
- Both of his parents attended Clemson, but his dad graduated from Alabama.