PGA Tour: Ben Crane Wins the McGladrey Classic in a Thriller

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Published: October 16, 2011

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In a year where Ben Crane has had more success on YouTube than on the golf course, this win comes as a cherry on top of what is sure to be an eventful week for Ben, whose wife is scheduled to have a c-section tomorrow evening. 

Coming from out of the woodwork in the final round with a 63, Crane was able to force a playoff with tournament favorite—and possible player of the year—Webb Simpson.

Crane was all business on the first hole of sudden death as he split the fairway with his tee shot then followed up with an approach that he branded "The best I've got," in a TV interview. Frustratingly, he hurried his five-footer and allowed Webb to get up-and-down from the bunker to force a second playoff hole. 

Both Crane's and Simpson's approach found the green and just as it looked as if Simpson would two-putt to force a third playoff hole, he lipped the putt out—to gasps and groans from the crowd—and the tournament was Crane's. 

He was asked after the win if he thought he had a chance to win the tournament after the turn when he still trailed the leader by six strokes.

"I wasn't even looking at the leaderboard because I didn't feel like I had an opportunity to look at the leaderboard," Crane said in a TV interview. "I was just riding a hot putter, making those big putts at 10 and 11, then again at 14 and 15.

"I looked up on the 16th green and was like, 'Wow, I'm two back.' I ran one in there, then the adrenaline went through me when I birdied 17."

The McGladrey Classic is Crane's fourth win as a professional and only his fourth top 10 of the season.

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