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Ben Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952 in Austin, Texas) is an American golfer. He attended the 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, 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.
PGA Tour wins
- 1973 San Antonio Texas Open
- 1976 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
- 1986 Buick Open, Vantage Championship
- 1987 USF&G Classic
- 1988 Doral-Ryder Open
- 1990 Southwestern Bell Colonial
- 1992 Centel Western Open
- 1993 Nestle Invitational
- 1994 Freeport-McMoRan Classic
- 1995 The Masters
Major championships are shown in bold.
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