Ben Griffin
30-Year-Old Golfer
2026 Stats
Rank
36
Winnings
$2,564,660
Winnings/Entry
$150,862
Entries
17
Rounds
58
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Griffin was one of the biggest breakout stars in 2025. He won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event alongside Andrew Novak and then won the Charles Schwab Challenge for his first individual PGA Tour title. He closed out the year with win No. 3 at the World Wide Technology Championship in the fall. Griffin also took Scottie Scheffler to the brink at The Memorial Tournament and the Procore Championship. He ended the campaign with 17 top-20 finishes and was top 5 in both SG: Total and adjusted scoring average. Griffin played 30 total events in 2025, a pretty sizable difference from a lot of the other top players in earnings. That will likely dip in 2026 as he transitions from a middle of the road player who needs to play every event he can, to a guy who can set his schedule and make sure he is at his best for the biggest events. Griffin doesn't seem like a player at age 29 who will fall off given the makeup of his game. There is not a single weakness throughout the bag and he's played well enough on some tought golf courses to think that one day he could be a major champion. Read Past Outlooks
Late surge to T3 in CSC defense
Griffin fired a five-under 65 in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to finish tied with Alex Smalley and Mac Meissner for third.
ANALYSIS
Griffin won the CSC last year, but he had his work cut out for him in the final round as he started the day at six-under. He wasted no time surging up the leaderboard, carding five birdies on the front nine on a day where most of the field struggled to score low. Griffin slowed down with a bogey on the par-5 11th but was just one stroke back of the lead after he made birdie on the 17th. Needing to sink a 50-foot putt for birdie on 18, Griffin's attempt did everything but go in as it lipped out, and he fell one stroke short of defending his title in a playoff against Eric Cole and eventual winner Russell Henley. It was a commendable defense from Griffin, who ended the tournament ranked seventh in both birdies and SG: Around-the-Green, ninth in scrambling and top-20 in both SG: Putting and SG: Off-the-Tee, though he connected on just 26 of 56 fairways, which was T71 out of the 74 players who made the cut. It was his third top-10 finish and second top-5 of the season. Griffin will tee off at the Memorial Tournament next week, where he finished solo second in 2025 after missing the cut in each of his two prior outings.
Griffin won the CSC last year, but he had his work cut out for him in the final round as he started the day at six-under. He wasted no time surging up the leaderboard, carding five birdies on the front nine on a day where most of the field struggled to score low. Griffin slowed down with a bogey on the par-5 11th but was just one stroke back of the lead after he made birdie on the 17th. Needing to sink a 50-foot putt for birdie on 18, Griffin's attempt did everything but go in as it lipped out, and he fell one stroke short of defending his title in a playoff against Eric Cole and eventual winner Russell Henley. It was a commendable defense from Griffin, who ended the tournament ranked seventh in both birdies and SG: Around-the-Green, ninth in scrambling and top-20 in both SG: Putting and SG: Off-the-Tee, though he connected on just 26 of 56 fairways, which was T71 out of the 74 players who made the cut. It was his third top-10 finish and second top-5 of the season. Griffin will tee off at the Memorial Tournament next week, where he finished solo second in 2025 after missing the cut in each of his two prior outings.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Griffin was one of the best rookies in 2023, and although he failed to raise his game much in 2024, his season was far from a disappointment. Griffin's earnings number in each of his first two seasons was just under $3.5 million, but he got there by taking a different route each year. His rookie season was a bread sandwich season in that he played well early and late, but there really wasn't much to show in the middle. This is often a bit concerning as it means that the golfer is generally playing better against weaker fields. He corrected this a bit in year two, however, when he posted a runner-up smack dab in the middle of the season at the RBC Canadian Open. Griffin appears to be on the right track, but this could be a slow train to better things, meaning that he might never be a good salary cap option unless he has a setback one of these years.
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Limits mistakes for T14 at PGA
Griffin recorded a two-under cumulative score at the PGA Championship to finish in a four-way share of 14th.
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T63 at Truist Championship
Griffin posted a one-under 70 in the final round of the Truist Championship to finish tied for 63rd with Sepp Straka.
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Solo third at Cadillac Championship
Griffin carded a four-under 68 in the final round of the Cadillac Championship to finish solo third and seven strokes back of winner Cameron Young.
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No. 1 in SG: ARG at RBC Heritage
Griffin closed with a two-under 69 on Sunday at the RBC Heritage to finish seven-under and tied for 33rd.
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Ends with whimper at Augusta
Griffin carded a six-over 77 during the final round of The Masters to finish tied for 33rd.
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