Ben Kern

PGA General Manager at Hickory Hills Golf Club...Appearing in his third PGA Championship…Runner-up finish in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship earned him a position on the Corebridge Financial Team…Has played in seven PGA Professional Championships... Has played in two PGA Championships (2023 at Oak Hill, 2018 at Bellerive)...Finished T-42 as the Low PGA of America Golf Professional in 2018...Considers playing the final round in 2018 alongside Zach Johnson as one of the best moments in his golfing career...Winner, 2025 Southern Ohio PGA Match Play Championship; 2024, ‘23 Southern Ohio PGA Tour Championship; 2023 Southern Ohio PGA Professional Championship; 2022 Southern Texas PGA Traditions Championship, completed the Southern Texas PGA career grand slam with the win; 2021 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship; 2021 Northern Texas PGA Memorial Championship; 2021 Southern Texas PGA Player of the Year; 2017 Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship; 2018 Texas State Open...Became just the second PGA Golf Professional to win the Texas State Open, joining Carl Baker in 1987 (the Texas State Open, which began in 1960, includes past champions Lee Trevino, Jack Burke Jr., Ben Crenshaw, Jeff Maggert, and Blaine McCallister)... Member of the victorious U.S. PGA Cup Team in 2019... Three-time winner of the PGA Four-Ball Stableford Team Championship (2026, ‘24, ‘22) and four-time winner of the PGA Senior-Junior Team Championship (2026, ‘24, ‘22, ‘21) with partner Bob Sowards...Played college golf at Kansas State.