Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1990-02-24) February 24, 1990
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Virginia
Turned professional 2012
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 2

Ben Kohles (born February 24, 1990) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.

Kohles was born in Dallas, Texas. He played college golf at the University of Virginia where he won five events and was a three-time All-American and twice was ACC Player of the Year.[1]

Kohles turned professional in July 2012 and won the first professional event he entered, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational on the Web.com Tour. He won in a playoff over Luke Guthrie, with a birdie at the first extra hole to take victory.[2] He was invited to the tournament because of his collegiate All-American status. He became the first player to win on his Web.com Tour debut since 2007 and the thirteenth overall that have achieved the feat; he is also the first without prior professional tournament experience.[3] Kohles then won the following week at the Cox Classic, shooting a final round 62 to take the title by three shots. He became the first player in the history of the tour to win both of the first two tournaments he played. The win moved him to second on the Web.com Tour money list, which guaranteed that he would finish in the top 25 on the tour and receive a PGA Tour card for 2013.[4]

Kohles made his PGA Tour debut at the 2012 Wyndham Championship.[5] Kohles was unable to maintain his Tour privileges and was playing on the third-tier PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2016.

Amateur wins (1)

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jul 29, 2012 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational 66-69-67-70=272 −12 Playoff1 United States Luke Guthrie
2 Aug 5, 2012 Cox Classic 65-66-67-62=260 −24 3 strokes South Africa Dawie van der Walt

1 Won with birdie on first playoff hole

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers – Ben Kohles profile". Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ben Kohles wins pro debut". ESPN. Associated Press. July 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Chemycz, Joe (July 29, 2012). "Kohles wins NCHI in first professional start". Web.com Tour.
  4. ↑ Chemycz, Joe (August 5, 2012). "Kohles wins second event in second pro start". Web.com Tour.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Todd (August 17, 2012). "Morning Drive". Golf Channel.

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