Tour News
Crane wins FedEx St. Jude after marathon day
It’s been a long time, but Ben Crane is back in the winner’s circle after winning the FedEx St. Jude. Crane shot a final-round 73 to finish 10-under par, one shot clear of the field.
“I had every thought going through my head,” Crane said after his win. “I had the thought of hey, let’s try to build this lead. Hey, let’s just try to hang on to this lead. You have every thought. But it’s like at the end of the day, all you can do is just buckle down on this shot and do your best and then that’s it.”
Crane’s fifth career Tour win was a true test of endurance. He had not won an event since 2011 at the McGladrey Classic, and weather delays that plagued the tournament the last three days forced him into the marathon session Sunday, finishing 12 holes in the morning with a third-round 69. Then Crane had to turn around and begin the final round.
Finishing was not without a bit of nerves, however, as Crane made no birdies in his final round and two-putted for bogey on the last hole. Troy Merritt finished second with a final-round 71 that moved him to 9-under. Webb Simpson shot a final-round 65 to finish tied for third with Matt Every and Carl Pettersson. Phil Mickelson finished T11th at 6-under after a final-round 72.
Merritt’s runner-up finish marks his best performance on the PGA Tour after experiencing straight missed cuts. With his second place finish, Merritt will make a big move in the FedExCup standings. He is currently ranked 194th and is projected to move up to 111th.
Despite Crane’s victory, he will not earn a berth into the U.S. Open. He came into the week ranked 276th in the Official World Golf Rankings, and the win will move him to about 100th. He needed to be in the top 60 in the OWGR to earn a spot into the U.S. Open field.
Crane, however, is going to enjoy this win and this moment in his career.
“This win is different for me,” Crane said. “I want to treat it differently and I really want to enjoy it. I don’t want to act like there’s five more behind it. I want to celebrate it with my friends and my wife and my kids.”
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore was on site in Galloway, New Jersey, ahead of the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern to snap some WITB photos and more.
Check out links to all the photos below!
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Mimi Rhodes – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Aline Krauter – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Olivia Cowan – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Leah John – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Melanie Green – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Nastasia Nadaud – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Maria Torres – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Ana Belac – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Carolina Melgrati – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Sofia Garcia – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
Pullout Albums
Popular Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
The famed Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, is the scene this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge, where Ludvig Aberg enters the week as the tournament favorite.
Tour Photographer Greg Moore and our traveling equipment insider, Alistair Cameron, are both on site this week in the Lone Star State. Thus far, we’ve been treated to an in-hand look at TaylorMade’s new ZT Max putter, as well as a bounty of WITBs.
Check out links to all our photos below.

General Albums
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #1
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #2
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #3
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #1
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #2
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #3
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #4
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #5
WITB Albums
- Preston Stout – OSU Men’s golf – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Marcelo Rozo – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Charley Hoffman – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Ben Kohles – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Davis Chatfield – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Albert Hansson – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Jackson Koivun – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cam Davis – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Keith Mitchell – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Kensei Hirata – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Eric Cole – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Zecheng “Marty” Dou – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Robert MacIntyre – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Matt Kuchar – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Joe Highsmith – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Pullout Albums
- New Bettinardi covers – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- New Project X Titan Yellow shafts – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Matt Kuchar’s HitsGolf training clubs – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Erik Van Rooyen’s Callaway Apex TD Ti Fusion 3 iron(updated with additional photos) – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Robert MacIntyre’s putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- JJ Spaun’s newest L.A.B. Golf putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Odyssey Damascus Milled Jailbird Mini broomstick – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Chris Kirk’s putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rico Hoey’s Custom Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Jailbird broomstick putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge

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Mike
Jun 9, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Congrats to him and all but that was impossible to watch. He is the SLOWEST GOLFER on the planet… Forget Kevin Na, this guy is way worse. How was he not given a penalty?
Damon Darnell
Jun 9, 2014 at 9:22 am
Great win for Crane I walked with him during the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio and he was a very cool guy talk with me alot and personalized the ball he signed for me saying thanks Damon and drew a cross and put a scripture and signed it one of my favorite signed golf balls
paul
Jun 8, 2014 at 10:08 pm
He seems like a cool guy. Congrats on winning, keep it up, I hope you stay on tour for a while. Nice to see some personality out there.