Ryan Benzel

Birth Date: March 25, 1979

Birthplace: Spokane, Wash.

Age: 30 Ht.: 6' 1" Wt.: 195

Home: Bothell, Wash.

College: University of Idaho

Turned Professional: 2001

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Battle Creek Golf Course in Marysville, Wash.. . .Tied for fourth in the 2009 PGA Professional National Championship; and T-2, finishing with an eagle on the 72nd hole. . .Tied for fourth in the 2008 National Championship. . .Earned berth on the 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team. . .Member of the 2007 U.S. PGA Cup Team, and scored crucial half-point in singles at Oconee Course at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., to boost the USA to victory over Great Britain & Ireland. . .One of two PGA Professionals to make the 36-hole cut in the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club, finishing 71st. . .Winner, 2004 Washington State PGA Match Play Championship...Winner, 2008 Washington Callaway Invitational, 2005 Washington State PGA Match Play Championship...Winner, 2006 Washington State PGA Match Play Championship. . .Tied for second, 2005 Pacific Northwest PGA Washington Open...T 3rd, 2006 Pacific Northwest PGA Washington Open...Runner-up in 2006, '07 Pacific Northwest PGA Section Championship.