Ben Griffin Reveals Unfortunate News Before Final Round of Memorial Tournament
Ben Griffin is currently in second place at 7-under par overall after the third round of the Memorial Tournament. He lost his lead to Scottie Scheffler, who played a historic bogey-free round for the first time in his career at Muirfield Village.
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After Moving Day, Griffin revealed a concerning detail about his life when talking to the media. He has a signature style of wearing sunglasses when playing golf on a sunny day, and the reason behind it is quite unfortunate.
"I see floaters. I have really bad vision." He said. "So, about a year ago is when I started seeing floaters, went to an eye doctor, realized my retina was starting to kind of try to detach itself. I had retinal holes.
"So I had to go get basically laser surgery to fill in those holes. I had eight retinal holes in both eyes. So I was at risk of losing vision maybe within five or six months had I not gotten the treatment."
Ben Griffin walks to the 10th tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament.© Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
Griffin's surgery didn't fix the problem, but only stalled it from spreading. Living with the risk of losing vision at just 28 years is very tough.
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"I still see the floaters. It was just like I had to get the surgery just to maintain my level." Griffin continued. "And because of that, when I wear sunglasses, it's a little bit darker out. So I don't necessarily see the floaters as well. If it's really bright out and I'm not wearing sunglasses, I look into the clouds or whatever and I see black stuff everywhere."
The 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge winner will aim for a second consecutive victory, dueling with Scheffler, who holds a one-shot advantage and is also looking to join Tiger Woods as a back-to-back Memorial champion.
Related: Scottie Scheffler Records Historic Achievement at Memorial Tournament
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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