Ben Crenshaw | |||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | Ben Daniel Crenshaw | ||||||||||
Nickname | Gentle Ben | ||||||||||
Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | January 11, 1952||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11.2 st) | ||||||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||
Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
Spouse | Julie (m. 1985−present) Polly (m. 1976−1985) | ||||||||||
Children | Claire Susan, Anna Riley, Katherine Vail | ||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||
College | University of Texas | ||||||||||
Turned professional | 1973 | ||||||||||
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour | ||||||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 30 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (May 22, 1988)[1] | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
PGA Tour | 19 | ||||||||||
European Tour | 3 | ||||||||||
Other | 9 (regular) 1 (senior) | ||||||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||
Masters Tournament | Won: 1984, 1995 | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1979 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | T3: 1975 | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | T2: 1978, 1979 | ||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is a retired American professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. He is nicknamed Gentle Ben.[2]