Ben Cook

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2020

Personal

• Not many people know he used to play soccer.
• Favorite golf course he has played is Bay Hill Club, site of the PGA TOUR's Arnold Palmer Invitational. Favorite teams to follow are those from Michigan State.
• "The Sandlot" is his favorite movie, and "The Office" is his favorite TV show.
• Would like to trade places for a day with Justin Thomas to experience what it is like to play on TOUR. His father, Phil Mickelson and Arnold Palmer would round out his dream foursome.
• If not a professional golfer, he would be a college golf coach.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Appeared in nine PGA TOUR Latinoamérica tournaments, making two cuts. Finished the season 144th in the Totalplay Cup standings.

2021 Season

Finished the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season 14th on the final Points List after appearing in four tournaments, making the cut in all of them and recording three top-10s. Also made two PGA TOUR starts.

• Bupa Championship presented by Volvo: Held a three-shot, 36-hole lead at PGA Riviera Maya in late-July and was only one stroke behind third-round leader Andrew Alligood. Weekend rounds in Mexico of 76-73 left him T4 with Alligood.
• The Club at Weston Hills Open: Had a solid weekend in June at The Club at Weston Hills, with rounds of 66-67 over his final 36 holes to T7 with Nicolo Galletti and Andy Spencer.

2020 Season

• Mexico Open: Opened 66-67 in Mazatlan and was a stroke off the lead held by Alvaro Ortiz. Stayed in the hunt on the weekend at Estrella del Mar, firing rounds of 71-68 to T4 with Rodrigo Lee. It was not only his best finish in his 10th career start, it was his first top-10.
• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-Mission Inn: Earned conditional PGA TOUR Latinoamerica status with his T18 finish at Mission Inn Resort and Club’s El Campeon Course in early January.

2019 Season

Qualified for the PGA Championship, his first major championship appearance. Missed the cut.

2018 Season

Earned PGA TOUR Latinoamérica conditional status with a T16 finish at the U.S. Q-School, where he was tied for the lead entering the final round.

Amateur Highlights

• Named a 2017 and 2015 Division II All-American at Ferris State University. During his final season as a senior, compiled eight top-10s, including a victory at the Kyle Ryman Invitational. Named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2014-15.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2020