Benjamin Griffin (born May 6, 1996) is an American

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who plays on the

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Amateur career

Griffin attended East Chapel Hill High School in

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, where he won two

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(NCHSAA) 4A individual state championships. He then played college golf at the

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from 2014 to 2018, winning three tournaments and being named a two-time honorable mention All-America.

Professional career

Griffin turned professional in 2018 after graduating from North Carolina and began playing on the

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. He won the Staal Foundation Open in July. In 2019, he played on the PGA Tour Canada and

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with limited success. In 2020, he played on the

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and LocaliQ Series (due to the

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). He stepped away from golf for most of 2021 and worked as a loan officer for a mortgage group in North Carolina. He returned to golf and earned his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2022 via Q-school. In 2022, Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour and finished runner-up in three events:

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, LECOM Suncoast Classic, and

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. He finished 8th on the regular season points list to earn his

card for 2023. He has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour: the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship and 2024

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. He earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2025

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with partner Andrew Novak. Griffin then followed that up less than one month later, winning the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 25, 2025.

Personal

Griffin's great-grandfather, Ben Shields, was a

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pitcher for the

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, and

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in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffin suffers from symptomatic

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, which is why he often wears

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Amateur wins

*2013 Rolex Tournament of Champions *2014 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, Bridgestone Collegiate *2017 Tar Heel Intercollegiate Source:

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Source:

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Source:

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing

): 2018 Source:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Ben American male golfers PGA Tour golfers North Carolina Tar Heels men's golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from North Carolina Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Chapel Hill, North Carolina Sportspeople from St. Simons, Georgia 1996 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen