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)
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5893 articles
LIV Golf
25/04/24
Jon Rahm and LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman have confirmed the breakaway tour is open to changing its format to 72 holes.
PGA Tour
25/04/24
World number two Rory McIlroy has revealed a former Masters champion 'hounded' him for years to play in the PGA Tour's pairs event.
US Open
25/04/24
Tiger Woods' teenage son Charlie Woods will attempt to qualify for his very first major championship next week in Florida.
PGA Tour
23/04/24
PGA Tour stars who rejected the advances of LIV Golf are set to find out how much their loyalty has been worth, according to a report.
The Masters
23/04/24
LIV Golf commentator Jerry Nantz has claimed Jim Nantz 'tarnished his career' with a remark about the breakaway tour during the 88th Masters Tournament.
PGA Tour
23/04/24
A number of golf fans on X were quick to make jokes about Webb Simpson after Rory McIlroy confirmed he is poised to rejoin the PGA Tour's policy board.
PGA Tour
23/04/24
Rory McIlroy has confirmed to Sky Sports News he is poised to rejoin the PGA Tour's policy board to help break the impasse with LIV Golf's backers.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
Rory McIlroy is poised to rejoin the PGA Tour's policy board subject to a vote later in the week, according to a report by the Guardian.
TGL
22/04/24
Tiger Woods took to his social media platforms on 22 April to confirm his teammates for the tech-fused golf league, TGL, he founded with Rory McIlroy.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
World number one and recent Masters champion Scottie Scheffler claimed the signature RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour in emphatic fashion.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
Former Ryder Cup winning captain Ian Woosnam has questioned the behaviour of PGA Tour pro Patrick Cantlay at the RBC Heritage.
LIV Golf
22/04/24
Jon Rahm attracted heavy criticism after the LIV man claimed the established tours could have made more of an effort to bring golf to Australia.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
PGA Tour rules official Gary Young has attempted to explain why the final round tee times of the RBC Heritage were not brought forward.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
PGA Tour pro Dylan Wu has described the decision not to move final round tee times forward at the RBC Heritage as 'a complete joke'.
PGA Tour
22/04/24
A number of PGA Tour fans on X expressed their displeasure after the RBC Heritage was forced to go into a Monday finish at Harbour Town Golf Links.
LPGA Tour
22/04/24
Nelly Korda claimed her second major championship title as she won her fifth LPGA Tour event in a row at the 2024 Chevron Championship.
PGA Tour
21/04/24
Billy Horschel says he never had any doubt he would return to the winner's circle on the PGA Tour after he claimed the Corales Puntacana Championship.
PGA Tour
21/04/24
Sahith Theegala reflected on Scottie Scheffler's dominance as the world number one shows no signs of slowing down after his Masters victory.
LIV Golf
21/04/24
European Ryder Cup legend Bernard Gallacher, 75, has called for the LIV Golf players not to be frozen out of the biennial competition.
PGA Tour
19/04/24
Scottie Scheffler played his way into contention at the halfway stage of the signature RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour at Harbour Town Golf Links.
PGA Tour
19/04/24
PGA Tour pro Brian Harman was accused by some golf fans on X for disrespecting the tournament sponsor after a tense exchange with reporters.
The Masters
19/04/24
Verne Lundquist has shared what Tiger Woods told him during an emotional exchange at his 40th and final Masters Tournament broadcast for CBS.
PGA Tour
19/04/24
Sir Nick Faldo made an extremely bold claim after watching a recent clip of rising PGA Tour star Ludvig Aberg at Harbour Town Golf Links.
PGA Tour
19/04/24
LIV Golf star Ian Poulter couldn't resist aiming a cheeky dig towards the PGA Tour after reports the circuit is struggling to attract an audience.