Ben Crane

Benjamin McCully Crane (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

[2] Crane graduated from Beaverton High School in 1994 and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, but did not play golf for the Bears.

In February 2006, just before he turned thirty, he was the highest-ranked American golfer under that age in the Official World Golf Ranking.

On at least two occasions his extremely slow progress through a course has become a media issue, including one in which a fellow tour player Rory Sabbatini played out of turn.

In January 2010, Crane carded a final-round 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by a single stroke.

He picked up his fourth win on the PGA Tour in 2011 at the McGladrey Classic, defeating Webb Simpson in a playoff.

[6] Crane shot a final round 63 to make the playoff, having at one stage been eight strokes back of the leader.

[10] In January 2010 the magazine retracted its story, stating that the evidence indicated that the comments were made by someone impersonating Crane.

Crane in 2014