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Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (36) / 5/26/1977
Ht / Wt:  5'11 / 175
College: Kent State University

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Ben Curtis tied for second at the 2012 PLAYERS, easily his best finish in nine attempts, and is back again this year.
It took Curtis a while to feel comfortable at TPC Sawgrass, missing the cut in his first four tries. Since then, he's made all five of his cuts, with last year's finish his lone top 20. His form hasn't been nearly as good in 2013, still searching for his first top 15. It's hard to expect anything more than a made cut this week. May 6 - 9:27 PM
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Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis opened his title defense of the Valero Texas Open with a 2-over-par 37-37=74.

Today's effort is indicative of his recent form. His hit only nine greens in regulation and erased two birdies with four bogeys. His longest conversion of the round was a par save from 24'1" at the par-4 sixth where he got up and down from a greenside bunker. However, Curtis missed four putts inside 10 feet.
Apr 4 - 2:27 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis resurrected his PGA TOUR career when he picked off the Valero Texas Open last year.

The defending champ was playing a split schedule between the PGA TOUR and European Tour before he blitzed TPC San Antonio and took a major jump in status. This year has been unremarkable to date, failing to crack a top 10 in seven starts and missing the cut in Houston last week. We shall see if a trip to San Antonio is just what the doctor ordered.
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Apr 2 - 8:19 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis will play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

Curtis is off to a weak start this year. Absent his opening week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, he's failed to earn a top 50. He does have a fourth and a sixth at Bay Hill over the years, but missed the cut in his last appearance in 2011.
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Mar 20 - 9:32 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis opened the Northern Trust Open with a 3-under-par 35-33=68 to settle four strokes off the clubhouse lead.

Curtis closed out a T12 in his last visit to Riviera in 2011 with a 67, so he managed to extend that sound play. He hit 12 greens and suffered just two bogeys. On the positive side, he rolled in three birdies, the longest of which from 25'3" at the 14th hole, but the highlight of the round was an eagle hole-out from eight yards just off the green at the par-5 first.
Feb 14 - 8:31 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis has taken the last few weeks off after playing the three of the first four, and is ready to return to action at the Northern Trust Open.

Curtis tied for 18th at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions before missing the cut at the Sony Open and sharing 51st at the Farmers Insurance Open. Given the limited field at the HTOC, it's hard to get a good read on the state of his game. He tied for 12th in his last trip to Riviera in 2011.
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Feb 12 - 9:40 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis spun a 3-under-par 36-34=70 in the opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions after the gift of a third chance.

The third time was the charm for Curtis. After opening with a double bogey and a triple bogey on Sunday, the round was scratched and started over on Monday. He took that new life and turned in a card that featured four birdies and a lone bogey at the par-4 16th. With a terrible history on the Plantation Course before the week began, he finds himself in uncharted territory with 36 holes to go.
Jan 7 - 4:55 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis earned the fourth win of his career at the 2012 Valero Texas Open and heads to the Hyundai Tournament of Champions with history against him.

In two previous events, he's failed to do any better than 30th in the winner's only kickoff party. Without a top 10 on the resume since May, there seems to be no reason to endorse Curtis at this point. It's not surprising, finishing the 2012 season fifth in driving accuracy and 184th in distance is the exact opposite formula for success at the Plantation Course.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Jan 1 - 9:14 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis rode a hot putter to a 5-under-par 34-34=68 in the third round of the BMW Championship and enters the final round at 9-under 207.

After an opening par, Curtis converted a birdie from 50'2" on the par-4 second. He would trade a bogey at the fourth with a birdie from 4'7" on the par-3 sixth before rattling off five consecutive birdies starting on the ninth and ending on the 13th. During that run, each of his birdies were longer than six feet, with the longest a 24'7" effort on the 12th. In all, he gained over three strokes on the field at the time of his posting, needing just 26 putts to circle Crooked Stick.
Sat, Sep 8, 2012 04:42:00 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis made a move in the final round of the PGA Championship with his 5-under-par 35-32=67.

Curtis started on the back nine and was bogey-free 4-under on his first nine holes. He added two birdies to just one bogey on his final nine, and finished the week at 2-under 286. He is not in the field for the upcoming Wyndham Championship.
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Sun, Aug 12, 2012 04:33:00 PM
Ben Curtis

After an incredible run from the middle of April through the middle of May, Ben Curtis returns to action in the AT&T National.

Curtis has made himself scarce on the PGA TOUR of late, competing just once since his T2 at THE PLAYERS. It's easy to forget about him following his missed cut at the Memorial, but before that he had four starts that included a win at the Valero Texas Open and his worst tournament in that stretch was a T13 in New Orleans. He last played Congressional in 2007, where he missed the cut in this event.
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Tue, Jun 26, 2012 08:49:00 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis' storybook 2012 continued when he signed for a 4-under-par 36-32=68 in the final round of THE PLAYERS, which was good for a second place tie.

He concluded the week at 11-under 277, two strokes behind Matt Kuchar. His final round saw him circle eight birdies, square two bogeys and suffer a double bogey. It was the putter that propped him up for the week, as he led the field in Strokes Gained-Putting, putts per round (26.8) and was third with a 1.622 putting average. Curtis will finally take a week off this week after having played every week since his Valero Texas Open victory.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Sun, May 13, 2012 08:12:00 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis spun a bogey-free 35-35=70 in the third round of THE PLAYERS, continuing a hot stretch of golf that began with his win at the Valero Texas Open

Curtis' clean round saw him circle two birdies while landing 12 GIR and putting to a 1.833 average. For the week, he boasts a 1.656 putting average. He enters the final round at 7-under 209.
Sat, May 12, 2012 05:56:00 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis opened THE PLAYERS with a 4-under-par 35-33=68, finishing three strokes adrift of the clubhouse co-leaders.

Curtis is in some kind of groove. After chasing his win in San Antonio with consecutive six-figure paydays in New Orleans and Charlotte, he buried an eagle and five birdies at TPC Sawgrass today. The eagle conversion rattled home from 19'2" at the par-5 16th hole. His last two birdies found the cup from 12'4" and 21'9" at the fourth and sixth holes, respectively. He's yet to to illustrate any reason why gamers shouldn't continue to ride on his back.
Thu, May 10, 2012 07:22:00 PM
Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis hasn't looked back since winning the Valero Texas Open, as he posted a final-round 5-under-par 36-31=67 at the Wells Fargo Championship to join Lee Westwood in the clubhouse at 11-under 277.

Curtis circled six birdies, including five on his final seven holes, to a lone bogey in a round that saw him land 14 GIR. It wasn't just the irons that were hot, as the putter kept pace to the tune of a 1.571 average on the strength of 27 putts. He now heads to the TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS, where he finished T50 a year ago.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Sun, May 6, 2012 03:42:00 PM