Chansky’s Notebook: Local Legend Ben Griffin Rebounds
Posted Jul 13, 2022
What a fairy-tale golf year for Ben Griffin. The former All-ACC and All-American at UNC seemed destined for the pro tour. Fast forward three years, and Griffin was sitting behind a desk as a loan officer, having quit golf after missing five straight cuts on the PGA Latino-America tour. It seemed impossible for the one-time local legend and star at UNC.
(Chapelboro.com)
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