Ben Smith
Content manager
Ben joined the GolfMagic team in September 2021, initially as a content executive.
These days, he assumes the position of content manager.
He is absolutely the man to come to for all the latest news across the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LIV Golf, the major championships and the Ryder Cup.
At times he can also be found offering ramblings on the latest talking points in the game.
Ben achieved a gold standard NCTJ diploma at News Associates and has worked in a variety of roles in the regional and national media.
In a past life he reported on his favourite football team, Reading FC (guilty), for his local paper and was also a court reporter at the Old Bailey in London.
Ben lives and breathes golf. He is a member at Royal Ascot Golf Club in Berkshire, playing off an index of 11.6. Unfortunately that figure is only expected to rise, but he hopes not.
His favourite player to watch is Xander Schauffele, but he has a soft spot for Rory McIlroy. He is adamant Tiger Woods will win one more time before he hangs it up.
WITB
Irons:
TaylorMade P790 (4-PW)
Wedges:
Titleist Vokey SM10 (52, 56, 60)
Putter:
Driver:
3-wood:
5918 articles
PGA Tour
07/02/23
Justin Rose revealed he heavily considered the idea of joining the LIV Golf League after capturing his 11th PGA Tour victory after a four-year drought.
PGA Tour
07/02/23
Justin Rose captured his 11th PGA Tour victory at Pebble Beach, ending a four-year wait for a win. This is how much every player won in California.
PGA Tour
06/02/23
Dustin Johnson and his glamorous wife Paulina Gretzky look to feature heavily in the forthcoming Netflix documentary Full Swing.
PGA Tour
06/02/23
England's Justin Rose clinched a three-stroke victory at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to end his four-year winless drought on the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour
06/02/23
Rory McIlroy is reportedly shown mocking Phil Mickelson and his LIV Golf League rival Patrick Reed in the Netflix documentary Full Swing.
DP World Tour
06/02/23
LIV Golf player Lee Westwood has revealed he has "nothing to feel uncomfortable about" as he prepares for DP World Tour hearing.
PGA Tour
06/02/23
There are "signs of life" that Tiger Woods could participate in his first official PGA Tour event since his 2021 car crash.
LIV Golf
06/02/23
LIV Golf critic Brandel Chamblee has claimed Greg Norman is the real hypocrite as he revealed the Hall of Famer who has now stopped talking to him.
PGA Tour
04/02/23
Rory McIlroy will headline the PGA Tour's first full-field elevated event at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
PGA Tour
04/02/23
PGA Tour pro Harry Higgs has described how shaken players were after a caddie collapsed and needed CPR during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
DP World Tour
04/02/23
Danish brothers Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard are both in contention heading into the final round of the Ral al Khaimah Championship.
LIV Golf
04/02/23
LIV Golf League critic and PGA Tour pro Billy Horschel has conceded it would be beneficial for breakaway tour players to compete on the DP World Tour.
The Masters
04/02/23
Dustin Johnson has become the latest LIV Golf League player to offer his thoughts on possible tension at the 2023 Masters past champions' dinner.
PGA Tour
03/02/23
The PGA Tour announced elevated events in 2023. What are they? When are they? Who is playing? What are the prize purses? This is all you need to know.
LIV Golf
03/02/23
Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith were among the big names who missed the halfway cut at the Saudi International in Jeddah.
PGA Tour
03/02/23
Phil Mickelson aimed a brutal dig at his old rival Tiger Woods after the idea was touted for a LIV Golf vs PGA Tour grudge match.
LIV Golf
03/02/23
Two-time Masters champion and former PGA Tour player Bubba Watson appears to have re-branded his LIV Golf League side ahead of the 2023 season.
PGA Tour
03/02/23
PGA Tour chief referee Gary Young says copycats have forced Pebble Beach to move hazard lines back after Jordan Spieth's 2022 cliff shot.
PGA Tour
03/02/23
Gareth Bale produced a remarkable recovery shot on his PGA Tour debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but did the former Wales captain mean it?
DP World Tour
01/02/23
DP World Tour pro Mike Lorenzo-Vera has sounded off on LIV Golf player Patrick Reed over his latest rules fiasco in Dubai.
LIV Golf
01/02/23
A source close to PGA Tour player Cameron Champ says his PIF Saudi International appearance is not as sign he's joining the LIV Golf League.
LIV Golf
01/02/23
A rumour that Cameron Smith was "blackballed" by a number of golf clubs after he joined LIV Golf is completely untrue, according to a report.
LIV Golf
01/02/23
LIV Golf League player Harold Varner III has slammed the bickering going on in the game, saying it's "going down the toilet".
LIV Golf
31/01/23
LIV Golf have reportedly poached another PGA Tour winner as the Saudi-backed breakaway tour ramps up for its second season.