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Ben Crane |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (37) / 3/6/1976
Ht / Wt:  5'11 / 165
College: University of Oregon

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Ben Crane fired a 3-under-par 31-38=69 in the final round of THE PLAYERS and is the first to post 7-under 281.
Crane was hot early in his round, rattling off four consecutive birdies beginning with the second and running through the fifth hole. Easily the highlight of that run was a 61'11" bomb on the par-3 third. He then traded a birdie at nine for a bogey at 10, then repeated that feat with a birdie on 12 and a bogey at 15 before dropping a final shot of the day at the difficult par-4 18th. It was the putter that did the heavy lifting, picking up over three strokes on the field at the time he signed his card. He now heads to Texas for the HP Byron Nelson Championship. May 12 - 4:26 PM
Source: PGATOUR.com

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Ben Crane

Ben Crane posted a 3-under-par 34-35=69 in his opening round of THE PLAYERS.

Back inside the ropes after an unspecified injury reportedly forced him to withdrew early last week in Charlotte, Crane landed 14 greens in regulation at TPC Sawgrass today and buried six birdies. The only par breaker of any notable length measured just 10'1" at the fourth hole. He sank everything from inside 12 feet.
May 9 - 12:58 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane has withdrawn from this week's Wells Fargo Championship due to an injury, according to David Scott on Twitter.

Crane has tweeted all day, but it's possible that he'll offer an explanation for his decision even though TOUR's bylaws don't require it. He missed the cut in New Orleans last week, his fifth in 10 starts. He's the 10th to withdraw from the tournament this week, nine of whom, including Crane, are exempt into next week's PLAYERS.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 1 - 4:47 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane turned in a 4-under-par 33-35=68 in the final round of the Shell Houston Open, nabbing his first top 10 of 2013 at 14-under 274.

Crane's scorecard included four birdies, two bogeys and an eagle, which fell from 7'2" on the par-5 eighth. He came to the 18th playing alongside D.A. Points, who was the leader by two strokes. Crane had a birdie attempt from 56'2" to potentially join a playoff at 15-under but left it just short. It didn't matter. Points sunk a 13'5" par putt to erase all of those at 15-under anyway. He will not play in the upcoming Valero Texas Open.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mar 31 - 8:16 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane posted a bogey-free 5-under-par 33-34=67 to take control of the Shell Houston Open lead at 10-under 206.

Crane was the first to break out of a logjam of players at 9-under, with six already in the clubhouse at that number. He circle five birdies in his navigation of Redstone GC, with a 30'3" effort on the par-3 seventh the highlight. Through 54 holes, he has just two bogeys on his ledger, both coming at the par-4 18th in the first two rounds. With no top-10 finishes and four missed cuts in seven starts prior to this week, he stands a reasonable chance to break out of his season-long slump in Sunday's final round. He may even nab his fifth PGA TOUR victory.
Mar 30 - 4:45 PM
Ben Crane

At 5-under-par 69-70=139, Ben Crane sits two strokes off the 36-hole clubhouse lead at the Shell Houston Open.

If you dismiss his endless line of viral videos, Crane has been largely quiet this season, cashing in only three of seven starts with one top 60 (T11, WM Phoenix Open). He's turned it around early at Redstone, however, where he's hit all but five greens in regulation en route to seven birdies. Today's set of three included conversions of 10'8" at the 12th hole and a 25-footer at 14. He's 0-for-2 in GIR at the par-4 18th, site of his only two bogeys of the week.
Mar 29 - 2:42 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane will tee it up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational having made just two cuts in six starts this season.

His tie for 11th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open is the bright spot in an otherwise bleak 2013. Crane's history at Bay Hill includes three top-25 finishes in six starts, failing to make the cut just one time. The biggest difference in 2013 is his flat stick. He's gone from 18th in strokes gained-putting in 2012 to 95th this season.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mar 19 - 9:27 PM
Ben Crane

Last year's Waste Management Phoenix Open runner-up, Ben Crane, fired a 5-under-par 34-32=66 in the final round to finish the week at 16-under 268.

This was a big week for the veteran, having missed the cut in his first two starts of the year. The highlight of his day came when his approach from 157 yards on the par-4 11th came to rest at the bottom of the cup for an eagle. He will sit out the upcoming AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Feb 3 - 4:33 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane has been added to the field of this week's Humana Challenge.

The PGA TOUR media's page on Twitter posted the news after the field was published on Friday afternoon, but we always wait until it's official. Crane will be making his 2013 debut this week; he's scheduled to go off the first tee on PGA West's Nicklaus Private Course at 10:10 a.m. PT on Thursday. He's 8-for-8 at the event with three top 15s, including a T8 last year. While he hasn't competed anywhere since finishing T14 at the CIMB Classic in the fall, he's stayed busy. His latest video was released last week; you can see it here.
Source: PGA TOUR Media on Twitter
Jan 14 - 8:38 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane started off 2012 with top 10s in three of his first four events, but could only find one more the rest of the way.

It marked the second year in-a-row that Crane made 16 of 23 cuts with four top 10s. His eight top 25s were one less than in 2011. At 19th in strokes gained-putting and 50th in driving accuracy, expect him to be a factor when the ball-striking clicks or the overall premium is on holing putts. Either way, it’s hard to see him having a season in 2013 all that different from what he put together the last two.
Wed, Dec 12, 2012 08:59:00 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane reached the midpoint of the CIMB Classic in 8-under-par 68-66=134, one stroke adrift of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.

The 2010 champion of this tournament needeed a sponsor exemption to crack the field of 48 this week. He's capitalized, converting six birdies in each round to erase four bogeys. Just two weeks ago, he withdrew early from the Frys.com Open to rest a sketchy back for his title defense at The McGladrey Classic, where he rode a third-round 62 to a share of 27th place.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 02:10:00 AM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane made the cut on the number, but that didn't stop him from going out and tying the Seaside Course record in the third round of The McGladrey Classic with an 8-under-par 31-31=62.

Starting on the back nine, Crane jumped out to 4-under just six holes into his round. After four pars, he added birdies on the second and third holes, followed by another back-to-back effort on the sixth and seventh holes. His eight birdies ranged from 3'11" inches on both the sixth and seventh holes to a 31'1" bomb on the 12th. He enters the final round at 9-under 201, and with a chance to earn a top 10 in his title defense.
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 04:47:00 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane posted a bogey-free, 2-under-par 34-34=68 in his opening round of The McGladrey Classic, finishing three strokes adrift of the clubhouse co-leaders.

Crane opted out of a start at last week's Frys.com Open to rest his back in preparation of this week's title defense. "I have a little inflammation around my disk," he said in his presser earlier this week. "I had an MRI. There’s nothing really wrong. I just had it aggravated a few weeks ago." He split 12 (of 14) fairways at Seaside today, but landed just 11 greens and converted only two birdies, the longer of which measuring 7'4" at the par-4 fifth hole. So, while he'll attempt to dial in his irons on Friday, he'll start his round with confidence in his scrambling after today's 7-for-7 performance.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 01:04:00 PM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane was removed from the published field of this week's Frys.com Open due to a recurring back injury.

Crane was scheduled to go off the first tee at 7:50 a.m. PT. He last competed in the BMW Championship, but he also participated in Wednesday's Pro-Am. This leaves his ability to defend at next week's McGladrey Classic in doubt.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 11:07:00 AM
Ben Crane

Ben Crane posted a 5-under-par 34-33=67 in his opening round of the BMW Championship.

Given the fact that he hit only eight greens in regulation, this was about as low as he could have gone, and it included a whiffed par save from just inside five feet at the par-4 14th hole. Elsewhere, just about everything he touched disappeared. Four of his birdies measured greater than 10 feet, including conversions from 19'3", 24'8" and 15'5" at the second, 11th and 17th holes, respectively. He also converted a par save from 11'6" at 5 and poured in an eagle from 24'2" at the par-5 15th. Overall, he took a field-low 21 putts and signed his card ranked second in Strokes Gained-Putting with a clip north of 4.700. He was the last of 15 to reach the clubhouse inside the top 10 on the leaderboard, and was one of six to shoot 67.
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 06:23:00 PM