Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin, out of USA — Southeast, rates 85 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Short-Game Wizard, with short game the clear peak of the profile at A.

• Power sits at B+ for Griffin, modestly above average across the 2025–26 pool: 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy B — a touch below tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 55 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play B+ — on the stronger side of average in the 2025–26 pool; 37 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at A for Griffin, top-tier across the 2025–26 pool: only 4 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A, Griffin's putting rating is elite (95th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 5 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ sits at A for Griffin, among the very best in the pool across the 2025–26 pool: only one other player in the pool rates higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At A-, Griffin's nerve rating is comfortably above tour-average (83rd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 16 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency A — elite in the 2025–26 pool; only 7 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• At A-, Griffin's engine rating is comfortably above tour-average (73rd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 26 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Short-Game Wizard. A short-game wizard — the wedge game is the standout attribute, the safety net that turns a missed green into a saved par instead of a bogey, especially on the toughest set-ups.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the 2025–26 pool matches this card more closely than Robert MacIntyre, Maverick McNealy and Harry Hall, in that order of similarity.

• Robert MacIntyre,
• Maverick McNealy,
• Harry Hall

This profile's course fit lines up best with The Open Championship (Major), Masters Tournament (Major) and U.S. Open (Major) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• The Open Championship — Major
• Masters Tournament — Major
• U.S. Open — Major

At $8M (A tier), Ben Griffin leaves $37M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 30 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (accuracy, power and iron play) include Scottie Scheffler ($10M), Rory McIlroy ($10M) and Collin Morikawa ($8M).

• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Collin Morikawa ($8M)

Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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