The win was just as gratifying for Griffin, a 28-year-old Chapel Hill, N.C., who entered the Zurich with 12 top-10 placings, including runner-up finishes at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open and the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship.

The clubs Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak used to win the 2025 Zurich Classic Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K ( UST Mamiya Linq White PC TX ), 9 degrees Irons (3): Mizuno JPX923 Tour; (4-PW): Mizuno Pro S3 Wedges: Mizuno Pro T-1 (52, 56 degrees); TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 (60 degrees)

Andrew Novak couldn’t get it in San Diego. He couldn’t get it in San Antonio. He couldn’t even get it last week in a playoff with Justin Thomas in Hilton Head. No, the hottest golfer you didn’t know kept coming up so close and so short.