Last year, Ben Griffin earned a spot in the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday after a runner-up finish at the RBC Canadian Open. Now he’s headed back to Jack’s Place following his first career individual win on the PGA TOUR.

After back-to-back seasons finishing in the top 70 of the FedExCup, Griffin recorded eight top-10 finishes, nearly breaking through with two runner-up showings. Now, midway through 2025, he is a two-time TOUR winner, with his latest victory coming at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

“Yeah, it's crazy how fast things can change in this game,” Griffin said during his champion press conference. “Even going back to when I didn't have any status on any sort of tours, getting onto the Korn Ferry Tour, I mean, it's a bunch of stepping stones that kind of gets you to the next part of your career. Now I'm at the point where I feel like I'm starting to show that I am an elite golfer. I can compete against the best. It hasn't really sunk in quite yet here what necessarily I have accomplished at least the last few weeks, but I know that I'm extremely proud and extremely happy with the way my hard work has kind of paid off.”

Griffin, who began his professional career on PGA TOUR Canada in 2019, has tallied six top 10s so far in 2025. Prior to his win at Colonial Country Club, he finished tied for eighth at the PGA Championship.

In Colombia, Davis Lamb had to wait out the weather before making a statement of his own.

Heavy rain and inclement weather delayed the first round of the Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship — the final event of the Latin America Swing — by 30 hours and 35 minutes. Lamb finally teed off on Saturday. With the tournament shortened to 36 holes, any misstep could have cost him. But Lamb remained steady.

He posted a 15-under total, sparked by an 11-under 61 in the first round and 36 bogey-free holes. The win vaulted Lamb from No. 24 to No. 2 in the Fortinet Cup standings and secured him conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2026 season.

“To get to second is, it's a huge jump,” Lamb said after his victory. “I knew going into this week that a win and some help would get me up there. You never obviously know if it's going to pan out the way that it does. I'm very happy to be standing here. … I only played for one full day, 36 holes in one day, and just had to sit around today and watch it all unfold completely out of my control. … It's a unique situation but I'm thrilled to be standing here now.”

With the top 60 players in the Fortinet Cup earning status for the North America Swing, an influx of PGA TOUR University graduates is on the way. Finishers Nos. 11-25 in the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking secured PGA TOUR Americas membership for the remainder of the 2025 season and are eligible to make their professional debuts at the Explore NB Open, July 3-6.

Michigan’s Hunter Thomson made history this past weekend at the NCAA Championship by becoming the first Canadian to graduate from PGA TOUR University. He finished No. 24 in the ranking.

“Throughout the whole year it was in the back of my head,” Thomson said after the stroke play portion of the NCAA National Championships. “I knew I just had to play good golf, and the rest would take care of itself. … It means a lot, being the first Canadian to do that. … Hopefully I can pave the way to help make Canadian golf even better.”

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Thomson surged into the top 25 after a victory at the Urbana Regional. He concluded his collegiate career as a two-time All-Big Ten first-team selection (2024-25) and is expected to make his professional debut in New Brunswick in July.