Ben Silverman
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin William Silverman
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 36)
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceJuno Beach, Florida
SpouseMorgan
Children1
Career
CollegeJohnson & Wales University
Florida Atlantic University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2022
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Benjamin William Silverman (born November 15, 1987) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour. In 2017 he won the Price Cutter Charity Championship.

Early and personal life

Silverman was born in Thornhill, Ontario, in Canada, to Howard and Maureen Silverman, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] He played golf at Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan, Ontario.[4]

Silverman attended Johnson & Wales University in Florida for two years, and then Florida Atlantic University, where Silverman obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2010. He was a walk-on on the golf teams of both schools.[1][4][5][6]

Silverman lives in Juno Beach, Florida.[1] He and his wife, Morgan, have one son.[7]

Professional career

Silverman turned pro in 2010.[1] He joined the PGA Tour Canada in 2014. In 2015, he qualified for the Web.com Tour for 2016 via the qualifying tournament, and in 2017 won the Price Cutter Charity Championship[5][8][9] on his way to 10th place on the end of season money list to graduate to the elite PGA Tour for 2018.[1][6][10][11][12][13]

In his rookie season on the PGA Tour, Silverman failed to win enough money to retain his card directly, finishing 136th on the FedEx Cup standings. He immediately regained his place through the 2018 Web.com Tour Finals after tying for third at the Web.com Tour Championship, but in 2019 was only able to finish 181st in the FedEx Cup standings and returned to the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour for the 2020 season.[1]

Silverman won the gold medal by 11 shots in the open Men's Golf Championship at the 2013 Maccabiah Games at the Caesarea Golf Club in Israel, while the entire Team Canada won the bronze medal in the team event.[14][15][16][17]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Aug 13, 2017 Price Cutter Charity Championship 70-63-63-67=263 −25 1 stroke United States Talor Gooch
2 Jan 25, 2023 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic 71-65-67-70=273 −15 Playoff United States Cody Blick

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2023 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic United States Cody Blick Won with par on first extra hole
2 2023 HomeTown Lenders Championship United States Ben Kohles Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ben Silverman – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Lungen, Paul (June 14, 2019). "Canadian golfer competes in PGA on home turf".
  3. ^ Lungen, Paul (May 22, 2019). "We are the champions: A list of the best Jewish athletes". The Canadian Jewish News.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Golf; 2009–10 Men's Golf Roster – Ben Silverman". fausports.com.
  5. ^ a b Cudmore, John (October 23, 2017). "Concord's Ben Silverman tees off on PGA Tour rookie season". Thornhill Liberal.
  6. ^ a b "FAU Alum Ben Silverman Earns PGA Tour Card". August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hard work pays off for Canada's Ben Silverman as he makes 'improbable' climb to PGA Tour; 30-year-old didn't play golf seriously until he was 16". CBC. The Canadian Press. November 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Everill, Ben (November 12, 2019). "Monday Qualifiers: Mayakoba Golf Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Thompson, Royce (August 13, 2017). "Ben Silverman earns first career victory at Price Cutter". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Canada's Silverman earns PGA Tour status with final Web.com ranking". National Post. The Canadian Press. September 23, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Feschuk, Dave (November 17, 2017). "How Ben Silverman went from shooting a 118 to a spot on the PGA Tour". The Star.
  12. ^ Lungen, Paul (June 14, 2019). "Canadian golfer competes in PGA on home turf". The Canadian Jewish News.
  13. ^ Hilson, Dave (June 8, 2019). "Silverman goes low, Snedeker goes lower at RBC Canadian Open". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  14. ^ Silverman, Ben (October 18, 2015). "The Life of a Professional Golfer". The Sweat Life. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Rubenstein, Lorne (June 19, 2017). "Ben Silverman's PGA Tour quest continues". The Globe and Mail.
  16. ^ Frank, Ben G. (August 16, 2013). "Team Canada at Maccabiah". Jewish Independent. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "The 19th Maccabiah – Daily updates: Gold & Bronze in Golf, Wheelchair Hoops World Team". Maccabi Canada. July 25, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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