Chansky’s Notebook: Ben Griffin Cashes In!

Posted Aug 8, 2022
Ben Griffin, the million-to-one shot, won almost a half-mill at the Wyndham. The Chapel Hill golfer, who has gone from selling mortgages to making birdies on the pro tour, had the most thrilling weekend of his young career in the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield in Greensboro. The former East Chapel Hill and Tar Heel star just about quit golf. (Chapelboro.com)

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