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Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is an American retired professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. Nicknamed Gentle Ben, Crenshaw is widely regarded as one of the best putters in golf history.
| Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (17) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Nov 4, 1973 | San Antonio Texas Open | −14 (65-72-66-67=270) | 2 strokes | Orville Moody |
| 2 | Jan 25, 1976 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | −7 (75-67-70-69=281) | 2 strokes | Mike Morley |
| 3 | Feb 1, 1976 | Hawaiian Open | −18 (70-69-65-66=270) | 4 strokes | Hale Irwin, Larry Nelson |
| 4 | Sep 19, 1976 | Ohio Kings Island Open | −9 (69-69-67-66=271) | 1 stroke | Andy North |
| 5 | May 15, 1977 | Colonial National Invitation | −8 (65-70-68-69=272) | 1 stroke | John Schroeder |
| 6 | Jan 22, 1979 | Phoenix Open | −14 (67-61-71=199)* | 1 stroke | Jay Haas |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1979 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship(with George Burns) | −33 (62-66-62-65=255) | 3 strokes | Scott Bess and Dan Halldorson, Jeff Hewes and Sammy Rachels, Peter Jacobsen and D. A. Weibring |
| 8 | Sep 28, 1980 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −16 (66-67-68-71=272) | 4 strokes | Jack Renner |
| 9 | May 1, 1983 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | −7 (71-69-67-66=273) | 1 stroke | Brad Bryant, Hal Sutton |
| 10 | Apr 15, 1984 | Masters Tournament | −11 (67-72-70-68=277) | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
| 11 | Jul 27, 1986 | Buick Open | −18 (69-67-66-68=270) | 1 stroke | J. C. Snead, Doug Tewell |
| 12 | Oct 26, 1986 | Vantage Championship | −14 (65-67-64=196)* | 1 stroke | Payne Stewart |
| 13 | Mar 22, 1987 | USF&G Classic | −20 (66-68-67-67=268) | 3 strokes | Curtis Strange |
| 14 | Mar 6, 1988 | Doral-Ryder Open | −14 (70-69-69-66=274) | 1 stroke | Chip Beck, Mark McCumber |
| 15 | May 20, 1990 | Southwestern Bell Colonial (2) | −8 (69-65-72-66=272) | 3 strokes | John Mahaffey, Corey Pavin, Nick Price |
| 16 | Jul 5, 1992 | Centel Western Open | −12 (70-72-65-69=276) | 1 stroke | Greg Norman |
| 17 | Mar 21, 1993 | Nestle Invitational | −8 (71-70-69-70=280) | 2 strokes | Davis Love III, Rocco Mediate, Vijay Singh |
| 18 | Apr 3, 1994 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | −15 (69-68-68-68=273) | 3 strokes | José María Olazábal |
| 19 | Apr 9, 1995 | Masters Tournament (2) | −14 (70-67-69-68=274) | 1 stroke | Davis Love III |
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1978 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | Tom Watson | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1979 | Western Open | Larry Nelson | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1979 | PGA Championship | David Graham | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 4 | 1981 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | Bobby Clampett, John Cook, Hale Irwin, Barney Thompson | Cook won with par on third extra holeClampett, Crenshaw and Thompson eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 5 | 1981 | Texas Open | Bill Rogers | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1987 | Los Angeles Open | Chen Tze-chung | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1989 | NEC World Series of Golf | David Frost | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 8 | 1992 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | Billy Ray Brown, Raymond Floyd, Bruce Lietzke | Brown won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other European Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Aug 29, 1976 | Carroll's Irish Open | −4 (73-69-69-73=284) | 2 strokes | Brian Barnes, Billy Casper, Martin Foster |
| 2 | Apr 15, 1984 | Masters Tournament | −11 (67-72-70-68=277) | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
| 3 | Apr 9, 1995 | Masters Tournament (2) | −14 (70-67-69-68=274) | 1 stroke | Davis Love III |
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1979 | PGA Championship | David Graham | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 1984 | Masters Tournament | 2 shot deficit | −11 (67-72-70-68=277) | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
| 1995 | Masters Tournament (2) | Tied for lead | −14 (70-67-69-68=274) | 1 stroke | Davis Love III |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Masters Tournament | T19 LA | T24 LA | T22 | T30 | 2 | T8 | T37 | CUT | ||
| Open | T36 LA | T27 | CUT | CUT | T3 | T8 | T49 | CUT | T11 | |
| The Open Championship | T28 | T5 | T2 | T2 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T63 | T10 | T8 | T16 | 2 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Masters Tournament | T6 | T8 | T24 | T2 | 1 | T57 | T16 | T4 | 4 | T3 |
| Open | T32 | T11 | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T6 | T4 | T12 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | 3 | T8 | T15 | CUT | T22 | T35 | T21 | T4 | T16 | T52 |
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | CUT | T9 | CUT | T59 | T11 | T7 | T17 | T17 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Masters Tournament | T14 | T3 | 46 | CUT | T18 | 1 | CUT | 45 | CUT | CUT |
| Open | CUT | T33 | T71 | CUT | T65 | CUT | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T31 | T80 | CUT | T77 | T15 | T27 | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | T31 | WD | T73 | T61 | T9 | T44 | T69 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 47 | T55 | CUT | CUT |
| Open | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | WD |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Open | ||||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 25 |
| Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 15 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 18 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 18 |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 117 | 76 |
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| The Players Championship | T39 | T55 | T70 | CUT | T4 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| The Players Championship | 2 | T63 | CUT | T10 | T26 | T33 | T54 | T9 | T11 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T29 | CUT | T19 | CUT | T73 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |