Ben Kohles

Ben Kohles

34-Year-Old Golfer
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A pair of victories in April at the Astara Chile Classic and the HomeTown Lenders Championship guided Kohles to the No. 1 spot on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List by season's end, while he also notched four top-10s across his final five outings from the Magnit Championship to the KFT Championship. Earning a start in the FedExCup Fall's RSM Classic in November, Kohles gained 4.4 strokes with his irons en route to a T5 finish at Sea Island Golf Club, raking in just over $300K during his only appearance at the PGA Tour level throughout the 2022-23 campaign. He ranked eighth or better among his KFT peers in each of driving accuracy, GIR percentage and scrambling this past season, but a lack of power off the tee could be a primary weakness for this 170-pound, 33-year-old in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
T6 in GIR in Japan
October 30, 2024
Kohles closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday at the ZOZO Championship to finish two-under and tied for 56th.
ANALYSIS
Kohles racked up five birdies while gaining over an entire stroke with the flat stick during Sunday's final round, in which he also hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation. Kohles finished the event ranked T6 among the field in GIR percentage, though he converted only eight of 16 scrambling opportunities. He falls one spot to No. 90 in the FedExCup Fall standings ahead of next week's World Wide Technology Championship.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2013
Kohles hasn't made a start on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the 2017 U.S. Open, but he's regained status thanks to 17 top-25s and two runner-up performances throughout the 2020-21 super season on the Korn Ferry Tour. He closed the KFT campaign with back-to-back top-20s at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship and the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. From a season-long perspective, Kohles ranked second in GIR percentage and 10th in driving accuracy on the KFT.
Talk about feeling confident about your game: Kohles made headlines around the golfing world in July when he won right out of the gate in his Web.com Tour debut at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in a playoff, and then backed it up the very next week at the Cox Classic when he closed Sunday with a 62. In just 10 starts he amassed more than $300,000 in earnings and cemented his place in Web.com Tour history. Watch out for him being a John Huh-type, winning in his first year on tour, possibly in an opposite-field event to a World Golf Championship or The Open Championship. He's a bit of a risk as a rookie but should pay off in salary cap leagues. In draft leagues, he's worth a fifth-round pick.
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Solid finish in U.S Open
June 18, 2024
Kohles registered a 12-over 71 to finish in a tie for the 56th spot in the U.S. Open.
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Finishes T58 in Charlotte
May 13, 2024
Kohles shot a nine-over 78 in the Wells Fargo Championship to finish tied for 58th spot.
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Falters late to finish runner-up
May 5, 2024
Kohles closed with a final round five-under 65 at THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson, finishing one shot behind champion Taylor Pendrith.
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Cements T78 finish in San Antonio
April 8, 2024
Kohles shot a six-over 73 in the final round to finish tied for 78th spot in the Valero Texas Open.
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Falters in final round
March 11, 2024
Kohles fell into a share of sixth place after shooting a one-over 73 in the final round of the Puerto Rico Open.
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