Ben Curtis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ben Clifford Curtis | ||
Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | May 26, 1977||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Kent, Ohio, U.S. | ||
Spouse | Candace Curtis | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
College | Kent State University | ||
Turned professional | 2000 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Web.com Tour NGA Hooters Tour | ||
Professional wins | 5 | ||
Highest ranking | 24 (November 2, 2008)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 4 | ||
European Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | T35: 2009 | ||
PGA Championship | T2: 2008 | ||
U.S. Open | T14: 2010 | ||
The Open Championship | Won: 2003 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Ben Clifford Curtis (born May 26, 1977) is an American professional golfer and four-time winner on the PGA Tour, best known for winning the 2003 Open Championship.
In January 2018, Curtis told Golf Digest that he has stopped playing golf competitively, opting to teach instead.[2]
'Oh, I've definitely had enough. I'm not playing anymore,' Curtis said by phone from his home in snowy Stow, Ohio.