Ben Silverman (born November 15, 1987) is a Canadian

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who has played on the

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. In 2017 he won the

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Early and personal life

Silverman was born in

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, in Canada, to Howard and Maureen Silverman, and is Jewish. He played golf at

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. Silverman attended

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in Florida for two years, and then

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, where Silverman obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2010. He was a walk-on on the golf teams of both schools. Silverman lives in

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. He and his wife, Morgan, have one son.

Professional career

Silverman turned pro in 2010. He joined the

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in 2014. In 2015, he qualified for the

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for 2016 via the qualifying tournament, and in 2017 won the

on his way to 10th place on the end of season money list to graduate to the elite

for 2018. In his rookie season on the PGA Tour, Silverman failed to win enough money to retain his card directly, finishing 136th on the FedEx Cup standings. He immediately regained his place through the 2018 Web.com Tour Finals after tying for third at the Web.com Tour Championship, but in 2019 was only able to finish 181st in the FedEx Cup standings and returned to the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour for the 2020 season. Silverman won the

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by 11 shots in the open Men's Golf Championship at the 2013 Maccabiah Games at the

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in Israel, while the entire Team Canada won the bronze medal in the team event.

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing PGA Tour Canada): 2017 (non-playing captain)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silverman, Ben Canadian male golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfing people from Ontario Golfers from Florida Jewish golfers Jewish American sportspeople Maccabiah Games medalists in golf Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Canada Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Canada Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Johnson & Wales University alumni Florida Atlantic Owls men's golfers People from Thornhill, Ontario Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida 1987 births Living people 21st-century American Jews