Ben Kohles

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

Ben Kohles
Personal information
Born (1990-02-24) February 24, 1990
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Virginia
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2017
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 29, 2012 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational 66-69-67-70=272 −12 Playoff Luke Guthrie
2 Aug 5, 2012 Cox Classic 65-66-67-62=260 −24 3 strokes Dawie van der Walt

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Luke Guthrie Won with birdie on first extra 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. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012.
  4. Chemycz, Joe (August 5, 2012). "Kohles wins second event in second pro start". Web.com Tour. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  5. Lewis, Todd (August 17, 2012). "Morning Drive". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012.
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