tour facts: ben d. crenshaw
His 19 PGA Tour victories include the following: 1973 San Antonio-Texas Open; 1976 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, l976 Hawaiian Open, l976 Ohio Kings Island Open; 1977 Colonial National Invitational; 1979 Phoenix Open, l979 Walt Disney World Team Championship (with George Burns); 1980 Anheuser-Busch Classic; 1983 Byron Nelson Classic; 1984 Masters Tournament; 1986 Buick Open, 1986 Vantage Championship (predecessor to the Tour Championship); 1987 USF&G Classic; 1988 Doral Ryder Open; 1990 Southwestern Bell Colonial; 1992 Centel Western Open; l993 Nestle Bay Hill Invitational; l994 Freeport McMoRan Classic; and l995 Masters.
Other achievements include the following: 1971, 1972 and 1973 NCAA Champion (was co-champion with Tom Kite in 1972); 1972 World Cup Amateur Team; 1973 Western Amateur Match and Medal Play Champion; Winner 1976 Irish Open; Winner 1980 Texas State Open; 1981, 1983, 1987 and l995 Ryder Cup Teams; 1983 Mexican Open; 1983 USA Team vs. Japan; 1985 PGA Senior Event, Jeremy Ranch Shoot-Out teamed with Miller Barber; 1987 and 1988 World Cup (1988 U.S. Team and Individual Champion); Captain, 1988 Kirin Cup Team (U.S. First Place); Captain, l995 U.S. Dunhill Cup Team; Winner, l995 Mastercard Grand Slam of Golf; 1999 U.S, Ryder Cup Captain.
Career Earnings: $7,153,226 PGA Tour: $1,009,087 Champions Tour. Awards: 1971, 1972, 1973 Collegiate All-American; 1971, 1972, 1973 Fred Haskins Award (Outstanding Collegiate Golfer); 1980 Texas Golf Hall of Fame; 1984 University of Texas Hall of Honor; 1985 Golden Tee Award (Metropolitan Golf Writers); 1989 William Richardson Award (Golf Writers of America); 1991 Ambassador of Golf Award (California Golf Writers); 1991 Bob Jones Award (United States Golf Association); l995 Texas Sports Hall of Fame; l997 Old Tom Morris Award (Golf Course Superintendents Association); 1997 Distinguished Alumni Award (University of Texas); 1999 Francis Quimet Award (Massachusetts Golf Association); 2001 Payne Stewart Award (PGA Tour); 2001 Harvey Penick Award (Caritas of Austin); 2002 World Golf Hall of Fame.
Golf Related Business Interests: President, COORE & CRENSHAW, INC. (Golf Course Architects); President, Crenshaw Golf (Golf Course Management and Development).
Other achievements include the following: 1971, 1972 and 1973 NCAA Champion (was co-champion with Tom Kite in 1972); 1972 World Cup Amateur Team; 1973 Western Amateur Match and Medal Play Champion; Winner 1976 Irish Open; Winner 1980 Texas State Open; 1981, 1983, 1987 and l995 Ryder Cup Teams; 1983 Mexican Open; 1983 USA Team vs. Japan; 1985 PGA Senior Event, Jeremy Ranch Shoot-Out teamed with Miller Barber; 1987 and 1988 World Cup (1988 U.S. Team and Individual Champion); Captain, 1988 Kirin Cup Team (U.S. First Place); Captain, l995 U.S. Dunhill Cup Team; Winner, l995 Mastercard Grand Slam of Golf; 1999 U.S, Ryder Cup Captain.
Career Earnings: $7,153,226 PGA Tour: $1,009,087 Champions Tour. Awards: 1971, 1972, 1973 Collegiate All-American; 1971, 1972, 1973 Fred Haskins Award (Outstanding Collegiate Golfer); 1980 Texas Golf Hall of Fame; 1984 University of Texas Hall of Honor; 1985 Golden Tee Award (Metropolitan Golf Writers); 1989 William Richardson Award (Golf Writers of America); 1991 Ambassador of Golf Award (California Golf Writers); 1991 Bob Jones Award (United States Golf Association); l995 Texas Sports Hall of Fame; l997 Old Tom Morris Award (Golf Course Superintendents Association); 1997 Distinguished Alumni Award (University of Texas); 1999 Francis Quimet Award (Massachusetts Golf Association); 2001 Payne Stewart Award (PGA Tour); 2001 Harvey Penick Award (Caritas of Austin); 2002 World Golf Hall of Fame.
Golf Related Business Interests: President, COORE & CRENSHAW, INC. (Golf Course Architects); President, Crenshaw Golf (Golf Course Management and Development).
crenshaw fact sheet
Age: 62
Height: 5'9" Weight: 157 College: University of Texas Wife: Julie Children: Katherine (25), Claire (22), Anna Riley (16) Years on PGA Tour: 30; Years on The Champions Tour; 12 Tour Victories: 19 Hobbies: Golf Course Architecture, Golf History, Bird Watching, Fishing Endorsements: Insperity Time Warner Cable Cleveland/Srixon Scott Sayers Manager for Ben Crenshaw 1800 Nueces Street Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: 800.388.7068 Phone: 512.478.3483 Fax: 512.473.2447 sayers @bencrenshaw.com |