Ben Crane

Ben Crane was introduced to the sport of golf at the age of five and developed into a solid amateur player at Beaverton High School. In 1994 he pursued his education at Baylor University, then transferred to the University of Oregon to play golf for the Ducks. In 1998 he captured the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship and turned pro the following year.In 2000, he won the BUY.COM Wichita Open and then followed that up with another win at the 2001 Gila River Classic.In 2002, he earned his PGA Tour Card and went on to capture his first win on tour in 2003 at the BellSouth Classic. Two years later he won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, finished second at the Booz Allen Classic and Bell Canadian Open, third at the 84 Lumber Classic, and sixth at the B.C. Open, which earned him a cool $2.4 million in earnings. He topped that in 2010 when he earned $2.8 million and captured the Farmers Insurance Open.Thus far in his career, he has won eight professional tournaments, with five of those wins coming on the PGA Tour.