Biography of Ben Crenshaw -

Ben Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952 in Austin,
Texas) is an United States|American golfer. He
attended the University of Texas at
Austin|University of Texas and turned professional
in 1973.

Crenshaw won his first event in his rookie season
on the PGA Tour, and picked up a win more seasons
than not from then on. In 1984 he won The Masters
Tournament|The Masters, one of golf's four major
championships. In the mid 1980s he suffered from
Graves Disease, a disease of the thyroid, but he
continued to accumulate victories, finishing with
nineteen on the PGA Tour, including a second
Masters in 1995.

Crenshaw won several further professional events
outside the PGA Tour, including individual and
team titles in the World Cup of Golf in 1988.

He is now a noted golf course designer, working in
partnership with Bill Coore.

==PGA Tour wins==

*1973  San Antonio Texas Open  
*1976  AT&T Pro-Am|Bing Crosby National Pro-Am,
Hawaiian Open, Ohio Kings Island Open  
*1977  Colonial National Invitation  
*1979  Phoenix Open,  Walt Disney World National
Team Championship  
*1980  Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic  
*1983  Byron Nelson Golf Classic 
*1984  The Masters Tournament|The Masters 
*1986  Buick Open,  Vantage Championship  
*1987  USF&G Classic  
*1988  Ford Championship at Doral|Doral-Ryder Open
 
*1990  Southwestern Bell Colonial  
*1992  Western Open|Centel Western Open  
*1993  Bay Hill Invitational|Nestle Invitational  
*1994  Freeport-McMoRan Classic  
*1995  The Masters Tournament|The Masters 

Major championships are shown in bold.

==Other wins==
*1972 NCAA Division I Men's Golf
Championships|NCAA Championship (Amateur -
indiviual title (tie))
*1976 Irish Open (European Tour) 
*1981 Mexican Open
*1985 Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (with Miller
Barber)
*1988 World Cup of Golf|World Cup (individual
title and team title with Mark McCumber
*1995 PGA Grand Slam of Golf

==External link==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/131989 Profile
on the PGA TOUR official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Ben_Crenshaw/
Golf Stars Online - links to profiles and features

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