Name: 20th anniversary of Ben Curtis’ win at The Open Championship in 2003
Uploaded: 2023-07-21T15:36:26.975Z
Duration: 107 s
Description: Ben Curtis and his family reflect on his win at The Open Championship at Royal St. George’s in 2003 and talk about the support from his community back home in Ostrander, Ohio.

Ben Curtis and his family reflect on his win at The Open Championship at Royal St. George’s in 2003 and talk about the support from his community back home in Ostrander, Ohio.

20th anniversary of Ben Curtis’ win at The Open Championship in 2003

In the second round of the 2016 John Deere Classic, Ben Curtis hits his 119-yard approach shot on the par-4 14th hole to 7 feet, then rolls in the putt for birdie.

Ben Curtis hits it close at John Deere

In the opening round of the 2015 Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, Ben Curtis hits his 208-yard approach shot on the par-4 10th hole to 5 feet then sinks the putt for birdie.

Ben Curtis' approach sets up birdie on No. 10 at the Memorial

In the second round of the 2015 AT&T Byron Nelson, Ben Curtis drops in his birdie putt from 14 feet on the par-4 9th hole.

Ben Curtis makes 14-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at AT&T Byron Nelson

In the second round of the 2015 AT&T Byron Nelson, Ben Curtis hits his 136-yard approach shot on the par-4 10th hole to 8 feet then sinks the putt for birdie.

Ben Curtis birdies No. 10 at AT&T Byron Nelson

In the opening round of the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Ben Curtis drops in a 37-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Ben Curtis holes lengthy putt for birdie at Arnold Palmer

In the opening round of the 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship, Ben Curtis sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Ben Curtis makes lengthy birdie putt at Sanderson Farms

Following an third-round 71, Ben Curtis reflects on his play in the 2014 Shell Houston Open with Dennis Paulson from PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM.

Ben Curtis interview after Round 3 of Shell

In the third round of the 2014 Shell Houston Open, Ben Curtis rolls in a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 11th hole. 

Ben Curtis makes birdie on No. 11 at Shell

In the third round of the 2014 Shell Houston Open, Ben Curtis hits his 164-yard approach shot to within 3 feet on the par-4 3rd hole then makes the putt for birdie.

Ben Curtis’ approach to 3 feet yields birdie at Shell

In the second round of the 2014 Shell Houston Open, Ben Curtis makes a 38-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 2nd hole.

Ben Curtis confidently sinks a 38-foot putt for birdie at Shell

In the third round of the 2014 Valero Texas Open, Ben Curtis hits second shot from 69 feet for birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Ben Curtis holes beautiful chip for birdie at Valero

In the third round of the 2014 Valero Texas Open, Ben Curtis chips in from 28-feet for birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Ben Curtis chips in for birdie on No. 3 at Valero

In the second round of the 2014 Valero Texas Open, Ben Curtis sinks a 62-foot birdie putt on the par-4 12th hole.

Ben Curtis drains a 62-foot birdie putt at Valero

In the second round of the 2013 OHL Classic at Mayakoba, Ben Curtis hits his tee shot to 2 feet on the 153 yard, par-3 15th hole and makes the putt for birdie.

Curtis birdies No. 15 in Round 2 of OHL Classic

In the opening round of the The McGladrey Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, George McNeil held a 1-shot lead when play was suspended due to darkness.

McNeil leads McGladrey Classic: Round 1 Recap 

In the opening round of the The McGladrey Classic, Ben Curtis holes a 142-yard approach shot for eagle on the par-4 8th hole.

Curtis holes approach shot at McGladrey: Shot of the Day

In the opening round of the The McGladrey Classic 2013, Ben Curtis holes a 142-yard approach shot for eagle on the par-4 8th hole.

Curtis eagles No. 8 in Round 1 of The McGladrey Classic

In the second round of The Greenbrier Classic 2013, Ben Curtis hits his 124-yard approach shot on the par-5 12th hole to 19 feet then two-putts for par.

Curtis pars No. 12 in Round 2 of The Greenbrier Classic

In the opening round of The Greenbrier Classic 2013, Ben Curtis holes a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 13th hole.

Curtis birdies No. 13 in Round 1 of The Greenbrier Classic

In the opening round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2013, Ben Curtis holes a 33-foot birdie putt on the par-3 3rd hole.

Curtis birdies No. 3 in Round 1 of THE PLAYERS

At the 2012 Valero Texas Open Ben Curtis found out that one hole can change the course of a season as we learn in this week’s FedExCup player advantage.

FedExCup Player Advantage: April 7, 2013

Their five combined Valero Texas Open titles aren’t all that Ben Curtis, Brendan Steele and Justin Leonard have in common as we learn in this week’s FedExCup Face-Off.

FedExCup Face-Off: April 5, 2013

Prior to the 2013 Valero Texas Open, Ben Curtis talks about some of the recent changes made to the golf course.

Curtis comments before Valero Texas Open

In the second round of the 2013 Shell Houston Open, Ben Curtis holes a 22-foot birdie putt on the par-4 11th hole.

Curtis birdies No. 11 in Round 2 of Shell Houston Open

In the final round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Ben Curtis sinks a 46-foot putt on the par-4 3rd hole for a birdie.

Curtis birdies No. 3 in Round 4 of Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Ben Curtis sinks a 31-foot birdie putt on the par-4 8th hole.

Curtis birdies No. 8 in Round 3 of Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Ben Curtis holes a 22-foot chip shot on the par-3 7th hole for a birdie two.

Curtis birdies No. 7 in Round 3 of Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Ben Curtis makes a 22-foot putt from just off the green on the par-4 5th hole for a birdie.

Curtis birdies No. 5 in Round 3 of Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Ben Curtis hits his 127-yard approach shot on the par-4 3rd hole to eight feet then makes the putt for birdie.

Curtis birdies No. 3 in Round 2 of Hyundai

In the opening round of the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Ben Curtis holes a 58-foot birdie chip shot on the par-4 7th hole.

Curtis birdies No. 7 in Round 1 of Hyundai

During a first round weather delay Ben Curtis talks about his play in the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions with Jerry Foltz from Golf Channel.

Curtis interview during Round 1 of Hyundai

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Harry Hall's drive on the 409-yard, par-4 13th travels 329 yards, landing in the left rough and leaving 85 yards to the hole. His 84-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 5 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 5-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Harry Hall hits 84-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Burns' drive on the 324-yard, par-4 17th travels 316 yards into the left rough, 68 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 91-foot 6-inch shot from the rough lands on the right green, 22 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 22-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Burns sinks 23-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Gary Woodland's drive on the 577-yard, par-5 third hole traveled 315 yards into the right dirt outline, leaving 276 yards to the hole. His 220-yard shot from there ended in the right rough, leaving 67 yards. Woodland's 72-yard approach from the primary rough landed on the left green, finishing 13 feet 6 inches from the hole. He made a 13-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Gary Woodland pours in 14-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Kurt Kitayama's 303-yard drive on the 324-yard par-4 17th lands in the left fairway, his 81-foot 2-inch shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 9 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Harris English's 108-yard drive on the 115-yard par-3 15th hole landed on the right green, finishing 27 feet from the hole, and he made a 27-foot putt for birdie.

Harris English sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Mac Meissner's drive on the 324-yard, par-4 17th hole traveled 316 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 16 feet from the hole, he missed a 17-foot 4-inch putt and finished 14 inches from the hole, then made a 14-inch putt for birdie.

Mac Meissner's 316-yard drive sets up 16-foot birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Stevens' drive on the 496-yard par-4 4th hole travels 312 yards into the left fairway, his 176-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left green 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 24-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Stevens sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Stephan Jaeger's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 8th hole travels 294 yards into the left fairway, his 289-yard approach from the fairway lands in the left rough 88 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes a 14-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger drains 14-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, John Parry’s 276-yard drive on the 491-yard, par-4 18th landed in the right fairway, his 222-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green 25 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 25-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

John Parry sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Andrew Putnam's 109-yard drive on the 115-yard par-3 15th hole landed on the right green, finishing 25 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made a 25-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Andrew Putnam sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Nicolai Højgaard’s 139-yard drive on the 142-yard par-3 2nd hole landed on the right green, finishing 7 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Nicolai Højgaard hits 139-yard drive to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 2 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Thorbjørn Olesen's drive on the 445-yard, par-4 10th traveled 311 yards and landed in the left rough, leaving 138 yards to the hole. His 139-yard approach from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 3 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Thorbjørn Olesen hits 139-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Vince Whaley's 214-yard drive on the 213-yard, par-3 7th landed on the left green, finishing 9 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 9-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Vince Whaley sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Beau Hossler's 282-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 8th landed in the right fairway, leaving 310 yards to the hole. His 247-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left rough, leaving 71 yards to the hole. Hossler's 74-yard approach shot from the primary rough landed on the right green, finishing 15 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 15-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Beau Hossler sinks 16-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 435-yard, par-4 5th went 299 yards into the right fairway, his 140-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 2 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala hits 140-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Eric Cole’s drive on the 324-yard par-4 17th travels 309 yards, landing in the left fairway and finishing 37 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 41-foot 10-inch shot from the fairway ends up on the right green, finishing 4 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 4-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole rolls in 5-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Matt Kuchar's 226-yard drive on the 324-yard, par-4 17th lands in the right fairway, leaving 101 yards to the hole, his 99-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 7 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 7-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Kuchar hits 99-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Stevens's 294-yard drive on the 577-yard, par-5 3rd hole landed in the right rough, his 273-yard shot from the rough ended up 84 feet 10 inches from the hole in the right rough, his 74-foot 3-inch chip from the rough landed on the green 11 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.