{{short description|American professional golfer}} {{for|the ship|MV Ben Bates}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Ben Bates | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|12}} | birth_place = Quincy, Florida, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1961|6|12}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Troy State University | yearpro = 1984 | tour = | extour = PGA Tour<br>Nationwide Tour<br>Champions Tour | prowins = 2 | nwidewins = 2 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = CUT: 2001 | open = DNP | pga = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Ben Bates''' (born June 12, 1961) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.
== Amateur career == Bates was a member of the NCAA Division II championship team at Troy State University and won five collegiate tournaments.
== Professional career == Bates has primarily played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour. He was a member of the tour from 1990 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2009. Bates is the tour's all-time leader in cuts (226) and starts (410). He played in his 1,000th round on tour in 2007. Bates won two events on tour including the 1997 Wichita Open where he defeated Carl Paulson, Jeff Brehaut and Chris Smith in a four-man playoff. He also won The Reese's Cup Classic in a playoff in 2004.
Bates was also a member of PGA Tour from 1998 to 2001. He made his first PGA Tour appearance since 2001 at the 2010 Transitions Championship.
== Personal life == Bates now resides in Pensacola, Florida.
==Professional wins (2)== ===Nationwide Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jul 27, 1997 |Nike Wichita Open |−19 (67-72-64-66=269) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Brehaut, {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson,<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Smith |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Jul 4, 2004 |Reese's Cup Classic |−6 (70-69-66-73=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Gow |}
'''Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |1997 |Nike Wichita Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Brehaut, {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson,<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Smith |Won with birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |2004 |Reese's Cup Classic |{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Gow |Won with par on eighth extra hole |}
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Tournament !2001 |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |} ''Note: Bates only played in the U.S. Open.''<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut
==See also== *1997 Nike Tour graduates *1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
==External links== *{{PGATour player|01063|Ben Bates}}
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