Ben Griffin (golfer)

Ben Griffin
Griffin at the 2025 Ryder Cup
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Griffin
NicknameBenny Booms[1]
Born (1996-05-06) May 6, 1996[2]
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.[2]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
Weight185 lb (84 kg)[2]
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSt. Simons, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Career
CollegeNorth Carolina
Turned professional2018[2]
Current tourPGA Tour
Former toursPGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
LocaliQ Series
Professional wins4
Highest ranking8 (December 21, 2025)[3]
(as of March 15, 2026)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT8: 2025
U.S. OpenT10: 2025
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2023, 2024, 2025

Benjamin Griffin (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.[2]

Amateur career

Griffin attended East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he won two NCHSAA 4A individual state championships.[4] He then played college golf at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2014 to 2018, winning three tournaments and being named a two-time honorable mention All-America.[5][6]

Professional career

Griffin turned professional in 2018 after graduating from North Carolina and began playing on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the Staal Foundation Open in July.[7] In 2019, he played on the PGA Tour Canada and Korn Ferry Tour with limited success.[7] In 2020, he played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica and LocaliQ Series (due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[7] He stepped away from golf for most of 2021 and worked as a loan officer for a mortgage group in North Carolina.[2][8] He returned to golf and earned his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2022 via Q-school.[9][10]

In 2022, Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour and finished runner-up in three events: Astara Golf Championship, LECOM Suncoast Classic, and BMW Charity Pro-Am.[7] He finished 8th on the regular season points list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2023.[11] He has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour: the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship[12] and 2024 RBC Canadian Open.[13]

He earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Andrew Novak.[14] Griffin then followed that up less than one month later, winning the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 25, 2025.[15]

On August 27, 2025, he was named to the USA team for the 2025 Ryder Cup by team captain, Keegan Bradley.

Sunday November 9,2025 - Griffin started the day 2 shots behind the 54-hole leader, Garrick Higgo, and shot a 9 under 63 to win the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico by 2 shots for his 3rd PGA victory. The 259 stroke total also broke the tournament record by 2 strokes. [16]

Personal life

Griffin's great-grandfather, Ben Shields, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]

Griffin suffers from symptomatic eye floaters, which is why he often wears sunglasses.[17][18]

On December 6, 2025, Griffin married Dana Myeroff in Palm Beach, Florida. They met during a night out in Florida. After two years of dating, he proposed in Sea Island, Georgia.[19]

Amateur wins

  • 2013 Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2014 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, Bridgestone Collegiate
  • 2017 Tar Heel Intercollegiate

Source:[6]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 27, 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Andrew Novak) 		−28 (62-66-61-71=260) 1 stroke Nicolai Højgaard and Rasmus Højgaard
2 May 25, 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge −12 (66-63-68-71=268) 1 stroke Matti Schmid
3 Nov 9, 2025 World Wide Technology Championship −29 (65-65-66-63=259) 2 strokes Chad Ramey, Sami Välimäki

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship Ludvig Åberg, Luke List,
Henrik Norlander, Scott Stallings 		List won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jul 15, 2018 Staal Foundation Open −22 (68-68-66-64=266) 1 stroke Riley Wheeldon

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am Robby Shelton Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2023 2024 2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT WD T8
U.S. Open T10
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Source:[7]

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026
The Players Championship T35 CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Source:[7]

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2023
Match Play T31

"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Professional

Source:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Schupak, Adam (September 25, 2025). "Ben Griffin and the birth of the nickname 'Benny Booms'". Golfweek. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ben Griffin – Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Week 51 2025 Ending 21 Dec 2025" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Men's Golf State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ben Griffin – Bio". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Benjamin Griffin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Ben Griffin – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Pelletier, Justin (May 27, 2022). "After time away from golf, Ben Griffin finding his game in time for Rex Hospital Open". The News & Observer.
  9. ^ Griffin, Ben (May 9, 2023). "'I got a job as a mortgage loan officer': Ben Griffin's journey from a member-guest to the PGA Tour". Golf Digest.
  10. ^ Prise, Kevin (March 10, 2023). "Ben Griffin's sliding doors now wide open for Players weekend". PGA Tour.
  11. ^ Prise, Kevin (November 22, 2022). "10 stories to remember: 2022 Korn Ferry Tour". PGA Tour.
  12. ^ "Luke List makes 45-foot birdie to win 5-way playoff at Sanderson Farms". ESPN. Associated Press. October 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Robert MacIntyre wins RBC Canadian Open for 1st PGA Tour title". ESPN. June 2, 2024.
  14. ^ Martel, Brett (April 27, 2025). "Andrew Novak finally finishes atop the leaderboard along with Ben Griffin at the Zurich Classic". Associated Press News. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  15. ^ Dixon, Schuyler (May 25, 2025). "Ben Griffin hangs on at Colonial through tough final round, beats Matti Schmid by 1". Associated Press News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "Ben Griffin wins in Mexico for 3rd PGA Tour title of the year". Associated Press News. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  17. ^ Powers, Christopher (June 1, 2025). "Ben Griffin's explanation for why he wears sunglasses sounds kind of scary". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Schrock, Josh (June 1, 2025). "Ben Griffin's explanation for wearing sunglasses is scarier than expected". Golf Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  19. ^ Robinette, Ashlyn (December 9, 2025). "Pro Golfer Ben Griffin Marries Dana Myeroff in 'Refined Tropical Luxury'-Themed Palm Beach Wedding". People. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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