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Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (23) / 2/24/1990
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College: University of Virginia

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Ben Kohles heads to Charlotte for his first crack at the Wells Fargo Championship.
He's cashed in seven of his 12 starts in his rookie campaign, but missed his last two. Kohles ranks 74th in ball-striking and 73th in strokes gained-putting, meaning he does a good job of spreading his skill set across the board. This is a bit of a home game for him, residing in Cary, North Carolina. May 1 - 9:43 PM
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Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles followed his opening 69 at the Valero Texas Open with a 2-under-par 35-35=70 to reach the midpoint in 5-under 139 and sit just one stroke back of the 36-hole clubhouse co-leaders.

The rookie showcased a few magic tricks on Thursday in going sub-70 despite hitting only seven greens in regulation. Today's effort qualified as an encore as he landed just nine GIR and erased three bogeys with five birdies. TPC San Antonio doesn't figure to reward inconsistency, but no one ever said that there was only one way to succeed on the PGA TOUR. Included in his set of birdies were conversions from 12'5" at the first hole and 15'5" at 8.
Apr 5 - 3:05 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles posted a 3-under-par 33-36=69 in his opening round of the Valero Texas Open, finishing two strokes off the pace of the overnight co-leaders.

Kohles hit only seven greens in regulation at TPC San Antonio today, but limited the carnage to a lone bogey at the par-3 third hole. Included among his series of par saves were conversions from 17'3" at the 18th hole and 11'7" at 9. He also holed out for eagle from 13 yards at the par-5 14th and added a pair of birdies.
Apr 4 - 8:55 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles opened the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a 3-under-par 32-37=69, finishing four strokes adrift of the overnight lead.

This was a taut round of golf by the PGA TOUR rookie, who is coming off a career-best T7 at the Tampa Bay Championship. He split 12 (of 14) fairways and hit 16 greens in regulation at Bay Hill today, giving back just one stroke as a result of sailing the fifth green with his approach; he failed to get up and down for par. He was tidy with his scoring, too. After holing an eagle putt from 17'1" at the 16th, he poured in birdies from 19'6" at 17 and 24'4" at 18. Kohles parred the other 14 holes.
Mar 21 - 7:34 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles settled for an even-par 36-35=71 in the final round of the Tampa Bay Championship to finish the week with his first PGA TOUR top 10 at 5-under 279.

Kohles was the definition of steady in the final round, making his way around the Copperhead Course with 16 pars, one birdie and one bogey. His birdie fell from nine feet on the par-4 10th, then he gave back his stroke after his drive found the hazard on the par-4 16th. We will see the rookie next week at Bay Hill.
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Mar 17 - 5:46 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles fired a 2-under-par 35-34=69 in the third round of the Tampa Bay Championship and his 5-under 208 has him a shot outside the lead entering the finale.

Kohles made plenty of noise last year on the Web.com Tour, winning his first two events. Unfortunately he hasn't enjoyed the same success on the PGA TOUR in his rookie season yet. His four birdies to just two bogeys in his third lap around the Copperhead Course make it almost a certainty that he will finish inside the top 25 for the first time, but his sights are set much higher than that. He finished Saturday's round by playing The Snake Pit in 1-under, with birdies on 16 and 17 before suffering a bogey on 18.
Mar 16 - 5:19 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles torched Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course for seven birdies en route to a 4-under 30-37=67 in his second round of the Tampa Bay Championship.

This was the kind of form that Kohles flashed when he began his professional career with consecutive victories on the Web.com Tour last summer. The 2013 PGA TOUR rookie poured in six birdies before the turn. Of the set, five dropped in from beyond 10 feet, the longest measuring 19'8" at the 10th hole, the first of three in a row to begin the round. He added one more at the par-3 eighth, getting his attempt to fall from 29'7". Kohles is currently 3-under 139 at the midpoint, four strokes adrift of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
Mar 15 - 5:08 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles played as a solo in the third round of the Puerto Rico Open, turning in a 1-under-par 36-34=70 and improving to 5-under 211.

The rookie made his way around Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico in just under three hours, drawing his first blood with an eagle at the par-5 fifth. He would then trip over the upcoming par 3s, squaring bogeys on the sixth, eighth and 11th holes. A bounce-back birdie on the par-4 12th would give way to a bogey on he par-5 15th, but he would finish with birdies on his last three holes to reach the clubhouse with momentum for Sunday's finale. This week marks the fourth time in six starts he's secured a paycheck, and he will try and crack the top 40 for the first time this week.
Mar 9 - 9:08 AM
Ben Kohles

PGA TOUR rookie Ben Kohles submitted a 4-under-par 31-35=66 for his opening round of The Honda Classic, two strokes adrift of the clubhouse lead.

In need of a spark, Kohles found one at PGA National. Starting on the back side, after a his first of four birdies going out at 12, he holed a par save from 14'8" at 14. He then circled birdies from 29'4" at the 15th hole and 17'2" at 16. (He'd par the third and final leg of The Bear Trap.) His last birdie going out measured 11'10" at 18. Kohles got to bogey-free 5-under on the day after a fifth (and final) birdie at 2, but he gave the stroke back when he failed to get up and down for par at the par-3 seventh.
Feb 28 - 6:34 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles has been added to the published field of this week's Honda Classic.

Kohles was the ninth alternate when the field was released on Friday afternoon. He eked into the field as the final of four alternates to replace the four withdrawals today. D.H. Lee would have been given the spot, but he withdrew. Kohles showed considerable promise midseason on the 2012 Web.com Tour but has yet to deliver on it this year. He has zero top 40s among two cashes in four starts. The rookie will be making his first appearance at PGA National.
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Feb 25 - 5:28 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles took the Web.com Tour by storm in the summer of 2012, and hopes to do the same at the Sony Open to begin his rookie year on the PGA TOUR.

The University of Virginia product won each of his first two events as a professional in 2012, eventually attracting a sponsors invite to the Wyndham Championship where he would tie for 70th. It seems that he is more accurate than long, but didn't have enough rounds to officially rank in the Web.com Tour stats. It will be hard for him to duplicate the immediate success he experienced in 2012.
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Jan 9 - 9:23 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles has been added to the published field of this week's Wyndham Championship.

Kohles was given one of the last two sponsor exemptions into the field. After winning his first two starts in consecutive weeks on the Web.com Tour, he finally cooled to a solo 60th at last week's Price Cutter. The former All-American at the University of Virginia will be making his PGA TOUR debut at Sedgefield Country Club.
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Mon, Aug 13, 2012 10:48:00 AM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles claimed his second Web.com Tour victory in as many weeks when he signed for a 9-under-par 30-32=62 in the final round of the Cox Classic Presented by Lexus of Omaha.

His 24-under 65-66-67-62=260 included 26 birdies to just two bogeys, and he finished the week ranked in the top 10 in driving accuracy, GIR and putting. Just two professinoal tournaments into his career, he has virtually assured himself a PGA TOUR card via the Web.com Tour, as his $261,000 rank him second on that money list where the top 25 gain cards.
Sun, Aug 5, 2012 06:20:00 PM
Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles captured the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational on the Web.com Tour in a playoff over Luke Guthrie to win in his first event as a professional.

The Invitational frequently features many of the previous season's top collegiate golfers and boasts past champions such as Daniel Summerhays and Harris English, both of whom champions as amateurs. Kohles, who played collegiately at the University of Virginia, turned professional just in time for this event. He fired a 1-under-par 70 in the final round and finished regulation in 12-under 272. Guthrie turned pro a few weeks earlier and parlayed all three of his PGA TOUR starts into top 25s (including one top 10) and $284,672 before setting foot on the Web.com Tour for the first time. Kohles' win earned him $144,000 and the 13th spot on the Web.com Tour money list where the top 25 at season's end will earn PGA TOUR cards.
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 07:23:00 PM