BEN CURTIS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Curtis keeps building on a solid record

(Eds: With AP Photos.) AP Photo TXEG114, TXEG115, TXEG118 By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer His first win came with a silver claret jug. His latest win came with a pair of cowboy boots. Based on his reaction, it was hard to tell which meant more to Ben Curtis. Curtis wasn't sure what to feel after winning the British Open in 2003 as a 26-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour, a guy...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 24, 2012

Curtis ends drought of five-plus years

Ben Curtis won on the Texas Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title since 2006, holding off Matt Every and John Huh in a tense back-nine finish for a two-stroke victory. Curtis birdied the par-5 18th for an even-par 72 and 9-under total. It was a redeeming and emotional win for the 2003 British Open winner who had only limited tour status after a long slump. After the round...
Via Fox Sports  |  April 22, 2012

Kent State native Curtis wins Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Ben Curtis won on the Texas Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title since 2006, holding off Matt Every and John Huh in a tense back-nine finish for a two-stroke victory. Curtis birdied the par-5 18th for an even-par 72 and 9-under total. It was a redeeming and emotional win for the 2003 British Open winner who had only limited tour status after a long slump...
Via Fox Sports Ohio  |  April 22, 2012

Curtis holds 3-shot lead at Texas Open

Ben Curtis remained in position for his first PGA Tour victory since 2006 despite his first stumbles at the Texas Open, shooting a 1-over 73 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round. Curtis, who climbed atop the leaderboard with two bogey-free rounds, had a 9-under 207 total on TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course. Matt Every was second after a 73 in a bid for...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 21, 2012

Curtis beats storms for Texas Open lead

Ben Curtis can't pick his schedule like the old days. The former British Open champion, whose status has sunk near the lowest on the PGA Tour, now waits for the phone to ring to find out whether tournaments can squeeze him in. But heading into the weekend, at least, he's back in control. Wrapping up his second round at the Texas Open just before a two-hour storm delay left...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 18, 2012

Curtis takes to European Tour to find form (AP)

Former British Open champion Ben Curtis is just happy to be playing in the weekend in Dubai after poor form last season cost him his U.S. PGA Tour card. The American missed the cut in more than half the U.S. PGA events he played in 2011 and he hasn't had a win since 2006. With two years left on his 10-year European Tour exemption after winning the 2003 British Open, Curtis has...
Via Yahoo! Sports  |  February 10, 2012

Study: Putting Better With Ben Curtis’s Putter

By Tom JacobsSpecial to ARMCHAIR GOLFThis article originally appeared at Miller-McCune and is used with permission.GOLFERS: WANT TO PUTT LIKE a champion? It’ll help if you use a champion’s putter. That’s the key finding of a study published in the online journal PLoS One, which finds the “positive contagion” of a piece of sports equipment can substantially improve a player’s...
Via Arm Chair Golf Blog  |  November 10, 2011
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