Caleb VanArragon · KORN FERRY PLAYER
The record · 2017–2026

Success leaves clues.

Fifty-two Minnesota championships across eleven players in ten seasons. Every line below is a matter of public record, checked against the MGA's own tournament history — not a testimonial, not a claim you are asked to take on trust.

13

MGA Player of the Year

Junior girls, junior boys, women's and men's honors.

8

Individual high school state titles

7

Junior PGA Championships

6

State Opens

5

State Amateurs

13

Other MGA & Twin Cities titles

Match play, four-ball, mixed team and the Twin Cities events.

The honor roll

Season by season.

  1. 20265
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s State Amateur
    • Kathryn VanArragonMGA Women’s Amateur Match Play
    • Kathryn VanArragonMGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Emma Welch
    • Muzzy DonohueMen’s State Open
  2. 20257
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonMGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Emma Welch
    • Emma DaviesWomen’s State Amateur
    • Sam UdovichJunior boys Player of the Year
    • Sam UdovichHigh school state championship (AAA)
    • Ava HannemanState Junior Girls’ Championship
    • Ava HannemanHigh school state championship (AAA)
  3. 20246
    • Amelia MortonJunior girls Player of the Year
    • Amelia MortonState Junior Girls’ Championship
    • Jordana Windhorst-KnudsenGirls’ Junior PGA Championship
    • Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen‘Sota Series Tournament of Champions
    • Jordana Windhorst-KnudsenHigh school state championship (AA)
    • Caleb VanArragonTwin Cities Open
  4. 202312
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonJunior girls Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s State Amateur
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s State Open
    • Kathryn VanArragonGirls’ Junior PGA Championship
    • Caleb VanArragonMen’s Player of the Year
    • Caleb VanArragonMen’s State Amateur
    • Caleb VanArragonMen’s State Open (a)
    • Caleb & Kathryn VanArragonMGA Mixed Amateur Team
    • Brock WinterMGA Players’ Championship
    • Sam UdovichBoys’ Junior PGA Championship
    • Emma DaviesMGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Katie Foley
  5. 20226
    • Kathryn VanArragonJunior girls Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonGirls’ Junior PGA Championship
    • Kathryn VanArragonHigh school state championship (AAA)
    • Caleb VanArragonMen’s Player of the Year
    • Betsy KellyWomen’s State Open
    • Sam UdovichHigh school state championship (AA)
  6. 20215
    • Sam BakerJunior boys Player of the Year
    • Sam BakerHigh school state championship (AA)
    • Kathryn VanArragonGirls’ Junior PGA Championship
    • Caleb VanArragonTwin Cities Championship
    • Betsy KellyWomen’s State Open
  7. 20204
    • Kathryn VanArragonJunior girls Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s State Open
    • Kathryn VanArragonTwin Cities Junior Championship
    • Sam BakerBoys’ Junior PGA Championship
  8. 20193
    • Kathryn VanArragonJunior girls Player of the Year
    • Kathryn VanArragonWomen’s State Amateur
    • Brock WinterHigh school state championship (AAA)
  9. 20183
    • Caleb VanArragonJunior boys Player of the Year
    • Caleb VanArragonState Junior Boys’ Championship
    • Kathryn VanArragonHigh school state championship (AAA)
  10. 20171
    • Caleb VanArragonBoys’ Junior PGA Championship

Verified line by line against mngolf.org, the official MGA, MNPGA, MSHSL and Twin Cities record. Players are named because these are published results; anyone who would rather not appear here can say so and Luke will remove them.

Who you are working with

Dr. Luke A. Benoit

Director of Instruction at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, and founder of RYP Golf. Twenty years replacing guesswork with movement science, with tour players, Division I athletes and state champions.

Teaching

  • #1 in Minnesota — Golf Digest, 6x
  • Best in State — Golf Digest, 2012–2024
  • Best Young Teacher — Golf Digest, 2012–2022
  • Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2017

Coaching

  • NCAA Coach of the Year, Midwest Region — 2011–2013
  • MIAC Coach of the Year — 2012, 2013
  • Gustavus Adolphus Hall of Fame, 2019
  • First Decade Award, Gustavus Adolphus, 2014

Education & certification

  • PhD, Kinesiology — University of Minnesota, 2021
  • M.Ed, Kinesiology — University of Minnesota, 2009
  • B.A. Economics — Gustavus Adolphus, 2004
  • PGA Certified Professional of Instruction
  • TPI Level 2 Certified Golf Fitness Professional

Playing

  • PGA National Championship qualifier — 2012, 2014, 2020
  • 18+ professional wins, including the 2009 Bhutan Open
  • DIII National Runner-Up, 2004
  • Three-time All-American · Academic All-American
  • Career low 60