Episode 140: Ben Curtis, 2003 British Open Champion

Ben Curtis won the 2003 Open Championship at Royal St. George's as a rookie in only his 16th start on the PGA Tour. He became the first golfer in 90 years to win a major championship in his first try. He would go on to win a total of four PGA events. Curtis also was the runnerup at the 2012 PLAYERS Championship and a member of the 2008 Ryder Cup Championship Team. Prior to his professional career, he was formerly the world's number one ranked amateur after winning three Ohio Amateur titles, earning NCAA All-American honors three times at Kent State University, and reaching the semifinals of the 1999 of the prestigious U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. He retired from professional golf in 2017.  He now leads the Ben Curtis Golf Academy, as well as the Ben Curtis Family Foundation which seeks to alleviate childhood hunger in Northeast Ohio. In today's episode, we discuss: Winning The Open Championship as a rookie Getting married and playing a PGA event on the same day The mental approach to golf Starting a foundation to help alleviate child hunger ... and so much more!!! Resources, Books, and Links  Golf Academy Website: BenCurtisGolfAcademy.com Foundation Website:   BenCurtisFoundation.org Foundation Facebook:  Facebook.com/BenCurtisFoundation/ Instagram: @BenCurtisFamilyFoundation Articles of Interest . . . Golf has a new place in Ben Curtis' life My First Open (first person article) 10 things to know about Ben Curtis' 2003 British Open win Caddie recalls Ben Curtis Open Championship Win Grandfather's Course was Curtis' School Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . . Jon Steinbrecher (MAC commissioner) - Episode 124 Phil Hellmuth (15x World Series of Poker Champion) - Episode 108 Tim Dimoff (Leading expert on security & risk) - Episode 101 Drew Dinkmeyer - ("Welly" maker founder & Fantasy Sports Champion) - Episode 085 Brittany Horschel (wife of 2014 FedEx Golf Champion) - Episode 084 Paul Tesori (caddie for PGA golfer Webb Simpson) - Episode 080 Keith Lipscomb (ESPN.com Fantasy Football Sr. Editor) - Episode 026 Larry DeSimpelare (Crossroads League commissioner) - Episode 016 Dwane Casey (2018 NBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 001   This Episode is Sponsored By Audible Today's podcast is brought to you by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Our friends at audible are offering a free download of some of our past guests including Todd Gongwer, Kevin Harrington, Lolly Daskal, Bob Burg, Amy Morin, Michael Burt, Larry Winget, Jon Gordon, and Pat Williams). Take advantage of this great deal by visiting www.AudibleTrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Rate and Review Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. Thanks again for listening and remember that "Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?"