Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin

30-Year-Old Golfer
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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
Cards three eagles at John Deere
July 6, 2026
Griffin finished T21 at the John Deere Classic with a 13-under cumulative score.
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Griffin's best round of the tournament was a six-under 65 on Friday, but his two-under 69 in the opening round was marred by a quadruple bogey on the par-4 14th, when his second shot sailed the green and out of bounds. Still, Griffin came away with his ninth top-25 finish of the season, with his three eagles tied for most in the field. He also ranked in 11th in driving distance and in the top-30 in SG: Around and Putting, though he was middle-of-the-pack in driving accuracy, SG: Off-the-Tee and SG: Approach. Griffin's next appearance will be in two weeks at The Open, where he's missed the cut in each of his three previous 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.
Griffin had a very strong rookie season this past year, but he seemed to hit a wall when things picked up in March. That's not that unusual for rookies however as they generally play better in the fall that they do in the spring or summer. Griffin did post a top-15 at the Arnold Palmer, which was an elevated event, so he is capable of competing against the best, but he'll have to do more of that going forward if he's to take it to the next level. Griffin makes for an interesting salary cap selection this season as he has just one season under his belt, but considering how he played, we could see a jump this year.
A two-time All-American Scholar at UNC with a BA in economics, Griffin spent time working as a mortgage loan officer in 2021 before earning status on the Korn Ferry Tour, which he parlayed into official earnings of $262,549 through 22 events played during the 2022 season. Griffin tallied three second-place finishes en route to his eighth-place ranking in the KFT Regular Season Eligibility Points List, and he also ranked eighth in putting average. Griffin made an additional $357,700 with a fourth-place effort at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship in early August where he played his final 36 holes in 12-under-par, though he missed five consecutive cuts to close out the KFT campaign.
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T10 at the Travelers Championship
June 28, 2026
Griffin recorded a 16-under cumulative score at the Travelers Championship to finish tied with Robert MacIntyre for 10th.
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MC at Memorial Tournament
June 5, 2026
Griffin missed the cut by two strokes at the Memorial Tournament after posting a 74-77 scorecard.
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Late surge to T3 in CSC defense
May 31, 2026
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.
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Limits mistakes for T14 at PGA
May 17, 2026
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
May 12, 2026
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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