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Ben Alberstadt

Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

Stories By Ben Alberstadt

News6 years ago

Morning 9: Tour in better position for Tigermania 2.0? | Economics of hiring club caddies | Wie injury update

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 24, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. Tour better positioned for Tigermania 2.0? The eminent Doug Ferguson at the AP talked...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: More on the dollars and sense of TW’s win | Don’t forget Mr. Hogan | Masters ticket scheme

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 23, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. More perspective on the financial impact of Tiger’s win ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren collected some...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Pantastic! | Henderson greatest in history of Canadian women’s golf? | Rough Sunday for DJ

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 21, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. 1. Pantastic! Not the Dustin Johnson triumph we expected, true. Nevertheless, C.T. Pan’s W was...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Lowry leads | MJ on TW | The Tour’s secret cut-making machines

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 19, 2019 Good Friday morning on this Good Friday, golf fans. 1. Lowry leads AP report…”The Irishman admittedly had started the year...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Nelly! | Ogilvy on Rules changes | Phelps on watching Tiger | Nantz: “Best event I’ve covered”

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 18, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. Meanwhile, on the LPGA Tour… …some actual golf action, to begin… AP Report on...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Always pull the flagstick?! | Ridley’s decisions | Tiger Boom 2.0? | More USGA events for Erin Hills

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 17, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. Always pull the flagstick?!?! …the Golfing Scientist couldn’t have bad data, could he?… Mike...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Masters ratings | More talk of TW’s win | Woods hailed by peers | Golden Bell speaks

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 16, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Masters ratings Paulsen at Sports Media Watch reports…”Sunday’s final round of the Masters, which...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Tiger Masters victory edition: Perspectives, context, and most importantly, why TW was chewing gum

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 15, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. 1. Tiger! Who better than two of the best beat writers in golf to turn...
19th Hole6 years ago

Tiger Woods’ Masters hopes nearly dashed by security guard

Tiger Woods’ fans worldwide had visions of the 14-time major champion’s pursuit of a 15th crown going up in smoke, Friday. More specifically, Woods nearly went...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Battle of brains & brawn? | Tiger 2 under | BK bites back | Nicklaus, Player sound off

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 12, 2019 Good Friday morning, golf fans. 1. “Brains and brawn” ESPN’s mark Schlabach on the two very different gentlemen tied for...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Par 3 Contest | Rory & Augusta | No cell phones at ANGC, ever!

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 11, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. Enjoy the Masters! 1. Par 3 Contest Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard on Matt Wallace’s Par...
19th Hole6 years ago

Tony Finau laced up the Finau1 for the Masters Par 3 Contest

Tony’s Finau’s hands-in-the-air, backpedaling, ankle-dislocating mishap after acing the 7th hole during last year’s Masters Par 3 Contest is a tired trope at this point. Still, you have...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Masters tee times | RIP Marilynn Smith | Tales of Tiger’s equipment

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 10, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. Masters tee times announced Masters round 1 and 2 tee times are out. Here...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Are Augusta’s greens really that tough? | The house ANGC couldn’t buy

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 9, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Are Augusta’s greens really that tough? The strokes gained guru, Mark Broadie, wrote a...
19th Hole6 years ago

Justin Thomas’ custom wedges feature his jacket size and Bob Vokey’s signature

If you had access to Vokey’s PGA Tour rep, Aaron Dill, and wanted to arrive at Augusta National with the freshest set of wedges in the...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: ANWA was a symbolic triumph (and symbolism matters) | A meditation on McIlroy

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 8, 2019 Good Masters Monday morning, golf fans. 1. From Monday qualifier to tournament winner Reality: Corey Conners is not an immensely...
News6 years ago

History: Jennifer Kupcho captures inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur

With a back-nine charge and the best round (by two strokes) of any of the women who competed at Augusta National proper for the third-round Augusta...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Switch to AimPoint sees Si Woo in the lead | ANWA, ANA latest | Great golf cliches

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 5, 2019 Good Friday morning, golf fans. 1. Si Woo + AimPoint = first-round lead Si Woo Kim rolled in five birdies...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: ANWA Round 1 report | Spieth: I didn’t choke at 2016 Masters | Alex Trevino

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 4, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. ANWA round 1 Kyle Porter at CBS Sports did a nice job rounding up...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Ready for the Masters already | A golf writer gets apparel scripted | The perseverance of Haley Moore

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 3, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. Cue the Masters theme already! Doug Ferguson penned a fitting articulation of what we’re...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: ANWA anticipation builds | Finau’s Masters shoe | Tiger’s Masters checklist

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 2, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Anticipation building Golf Digest’s Ryan Herrington filed a look at the ramp up to...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Kiz gets it done | McGinley on Kuchar’s nice guy “facade” | More contempt for new match play language

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) April 1, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. 1. Kiz gets it done this time Ye official AP report on Kisner’s return to...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Match Play Day 2 | Does it matter if Tiger doesn’t make the weekend? | “Dormie” is dead

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 29, 2019 Good Friday morning, golf fans. 1. Day 2 Doug Ferguson at the AP with the items of note from the...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Match Play Day 1 | Tiger on how big drivers have changed pro golf | More ANWA details

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 28, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. Match Play Day 1 Golf Digest’s Christopher Powers filed a day one recap from...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Match Play format perspectives aplenty | The best swing in golf? | McIlroy: I don’t “need” to win the Masters

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 27, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. There’s a reason match play is played only once per year on the PGA...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Match Play bracket | Nelly now No. 1 American | Bubba: cancel the Match Play!

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 25, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Match play rules reminder Well-intentioned gift that keeps on giving that they are, the...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: The champ X2 | Spieth says he’s close | Reflections on a first golf shot

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 24, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. 1. The Champ X2 BBC Report on Paul Casey’s second paintbrush trophy in a row....
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Leaping cougar! | Ryder Cup volunteer exploitation? | Pieters’ “for sale” bag

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 22, 2019 Good Friday morning, golf fans. 1. The cougar leapeth! AP report on Joel Dahmen’s first-round play at the Valspar…”The PGA...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: DJ: I’m as close as I have been pre-2017 Masters form | How much should a Tour pro pay his/her teacher?

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 21, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. DJ: I’m as close as I have been to pre-2017 Masters form A scary...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: OWGR point allocation issues | Reed on switch to Titleist irons | Els picks assistants

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 20, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. OWGR issues Overshadowed by rules-related discontents, many tour pros are less than thrilled about...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Delicate dance of player/caddie disagreement | Reed’s favorite green jacket memory | Tiger’s build to Augusta

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 19, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. On this day in 1993, 63-year-old Arnold Palmer made the cut for the last time...
News6 years ago

Rory does it | Further Rules clarification needed? | Brooks “out of sorts”

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 18, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. Rory McIlroy’s win at yesterday’s Players Championship accomplished on the most satisfying feats in sports:...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Respect the Fleetwood | Better putting from Tiger | Thank you, Alice Dye

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 15, 2019 Good Friday morning, golf fans. 1. Fleetwood on the verge Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch points out Tommy Fleetwood, who co-lead The...
News6 years ago

WRX Morning 9: Monahan: PGA Tour will always play by USGA rules | Respect Molinari | Alice Dye’s big contribution to No. 17

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 14, 2019 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. We’re not going to make our own rules PGATour.com’s Cameron Morfit…”Commissioner Jay Monahan said...
News6 years ago

Morning 9: Tiger: I have to shut it down sometimes | Who is Matt Killen? | J-Day on Disney visit

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) March 13, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. (For the concerned: 2 directly Tiger-related stories today, 2 indirectly) 1. Tiger: “I’m going to...

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Stories By Ben Alberstadt

Morning 9: Tour in better position for Tigermania 2.0? | Economics of hiring club caddies | Wie injury update

Morning 9: More on the dollars and sense of TW’s win | Don’t forget Mr. Hogan | Masters ticket scheme

Morning 9: Pantastic! | Henderson greatest in history of Canadian women’s golf? | Rough Sunday for DJ

Morning 9: Lowry leads | MJ on TW | The Tour’s secret cut-making machines

Morning 9: Nelly! | Ogilvy on Rules changes | Phelps on watching Tiger | Nantz: “Best event I’ve covered”

Morning 9: Always pull the flagstick?! | Ridley’s decisions | Tiger Boom 2.0? | More USGA events for Erin Hills

Morning 9: Masters ratings | More talk of TW’s win | Woods hailed by peers | Golden Bell speaks

Morning 9: Tiger Masters victory edition: Perspectives, context, and most importantly, why TW was chewing gum

Tiger Woods’ Masters hopes nearly dashed by security guard

Morning 9: Battle of brains & brawn? | Tiger 2 under | BK bites back | Nicklaus, Player sound off

Morning 9: Par 3 Contest | Rory & Augusta | No cell phones at ANGC, ever!

Tony Finau laced up the Finau1 for the Masters Par 3 Contest

Morning 9: Masters tee times | RIP Marilynn Smith | Tales of Tiger’s equipment

Morning 9: Are Augusta’s greens really that tough? | The house ANGC couldn’t buy

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Morning 9: ANWA anticipation builds | Finau’s Masters shoe | Tiger’s Masters checklist

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Morning 9: Match Play format perspectives aplenty | The best swing in golf? | McIlroy: I don’t “need” to win the Masters

Morning 9: Match Play bracket | Nelly now No. 1 American | Bubba: cancel the Match Play!

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