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词条 Ben Crane
释义

  1. Early years and amateur career

  2. Professional career

  3. Personal

  4. Incorrect quotation about Tiger Woods

  5. Amateur wins (1)

  6. Professional wins (8)

     PGA Tour wins (5)  Asian Tour wins (1)  Web.com Tour wins (2) 

  7. Results in major championships

     Summary 

  8. See also

  9. References

  10. External links

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|6}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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| weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Westlake, Texas
| spouse = Heather Crane
| children = 3
| college = Baylor University
University of Oregon
| yearpro = 1999
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| tour = PGA Tour
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| usopen = T53: 2008
| open = T11: 2006
| pga = T9: 2004
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Benjamin McCully Crane (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career

Crane was born in Portland, Oregon. He was introduced to golf at age five by his grandfather. He grew up playing at the nearby Portland Golf Club, where Ben Hogan won the Portland Open in 1945.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

Crane graduated from Beaverton High School in 1994 and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, but did not play golf for the Bears.[1] He transferred to the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and played golf for the Ducks. He graduated in 1999 and turned professional that year.

Professional career

Crane won two events on the second tier Buy.com Tour, the first in 2000 and the second in 2001. In December 2001, Crane earned his PGA Tour card for 2002, and won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the BellSouth Classic the following year. His second win came in 2005 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Also in 2005 he finished second at the Booz Allen Classic and Bell Canadian Open, third at the 84 Lumber Classic, sixth at the B.C. Open and seventh at The 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 the Official World Golf Ranking.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

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 player Rory Sabbatini played out of turn.[2]

Crane missed the majority of the 2007 season due to back problems, and played on the PGA Tour in 2008 on a major medical extension. He finished 64th on the money list to retain his card for 2009. In January 2010, Crane carded a final-round 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by a single stroke.[3] In May he finished third at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, fourth at The Players Championship and seventh at the Byron Nelson Championship. In October, he won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, an event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour (but unofficial money) and Asian Tour.[4] 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 in 2011 at the McGladrey Classic, defeating Webb Simpson in a playoff.[5] 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 in 2014 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. He would pick up the victory in wire to wire fashion, winning by a single stroke over Troy Merritt despite three bogeys and no birdies for his final round.

Personal

Crane is married to Heather Crane; the couple has three children. Crane is a Christian.[6]

Crane currently is one of four golfers in the PGA Tour exclusive boy band, "Golf Boys" - with Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, and Hunter 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.[7]

Incorrect quotation about Tiger Woods

In early December 2009 Life & Style magazine reported that Crane had called Tiger Woods a "fake and a phony" due to Woods' recently publicized marital infidelity. Crane denied making the remarks, stating that he was not even at Q-school, where the magazine claimed he was interviewed.[8]

"My wife and I have prayed for Tiger and Elin, and we want nothing but the best for them", Crane said.[9] In January 2010 the magazine retracted its story, stating that the evidence indicated that the comments were made by someone impersonating Crane.[10]

Amateur wins (1)

this list may be incomplete
  • 1998 Pacific Coast Amateur

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 6, 2003BellSouth Classic73-72-64-63=272−164 strokesUSA}} Bob Tway
2Jul 24, 2005U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee62-65-64-69=260−204 strokesUSA}} Scott Verplank
3Jan 31, 2010Farmers Insurance Open65-71-69-70=275−131 strokeAUS}} Marc Leishman, {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Sim,
{{flagicon|USA}} Brandt Snedeker
4Oct 16, 2011McGladrey Classic65-70-67-63=265−15PlayoffUSA}} Webb Simpson
5Jun 8, 2014FedEx St. Jude Classic63-65-69-73=270−101 strokeUSA}} Troy Merritt
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12011McGladrey ClassicUSA}} Webb SimpsonWon with par on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
1Oct 31, 2010CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia^67-64-66-69=266−181 strokeENG}} Brian Davis

^Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour, but unofficial money event.

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runners-up
1Jul 23, 2000Buy.com Wichita Open67-63-66-67=263−253 strokesUSA}} Kelly Grunewald, {{flagicon|USA}} Vance Veazey
2Oct 14, 2001Gila River Classic63-66-64-68=271−23PlayoffUSA}} Jason Caron, {{flagicon|USA}} Bo Van Pelt

Results in major championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
Masters TournamentCUTCUT
U.S. OpenCUT62T53CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT11CUT
PGA ChampionshipT48T9T40CUTCUTT43
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters TournamentT25CUTT17CUT
U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipT39T37WD
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

Summary

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

See also

  • 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  • List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/023541/ben-crane/media-guide/#uber|title=PGA Tour profile|accessdate=May 10, 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Sabbatini apologizes to Crane after snapping |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2084472|work=ESPN |date=June 14, 2005|accessdate=May 31, 2009}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8490503.stm|title=Ben Crane claims Farmers Open win at Torrey Pines|date=January 31, 2010|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=February 1, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201053818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8490503.stm|archivedate=February 1, 2010|deadurl=no}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5748716|title=Ben Crane gets by with 69 for victory|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=October 31, 2010}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7112096/ben-crane-closes-seven-birdies-wins-mcgladrey-classic-playoff|title=Ben Crane rallies to win McGladrey|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=October 16, 2011}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Ben Crane, PGA Tour Pro|url=http://www.fca.org/themagazine/ben-crane-pga-golfer/#.VBKvIhUo7IV|publisher=Fellowship of Christian Athletes|accessdate=July 10, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Golf Boys - Oh Oh Oh (Official Video)|date=June 13, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM2NocuEihw&feature=aso|accessdate=June 17, 2011}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=PGA pros deny making inflammatory quotes about Tiger|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-woods-magazinequotes&prov=ap&type=lgns|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=December 10, 2009|accessdate=December 11, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214172558/http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-woods-magazinequotes&prov=ap&type=lgns|archivedate=December 14, 2009|deadurl=no}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=AhKdg0ttWc6GPa6XkLKRU7Y5nYcB?slug=ma-playingthrough011310&prov=yhoo&type=lgns|title=A new season for the Daly Show – Mistaken identity|work=Yahoo! Sports|first=Michael|last=Arkush|date=January 13, 2010}}
10. ^{{cite magazine|title=Life & Style correction|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/01/life-style-correction.html|magazine=Life & Style|date=January 13, 2010|accessdate=April 12, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118010626/http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/01/life-style-correction.html|archivedate=January 18, 2010|df=}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.bencranegolf.com/}}
  • {{PGATour player|23541}}
  • {{OWGR|6674}}
  • 4U Management: Ben Crane
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