Benn Barham

Benn Barham (born 6 February 1976) is an English professional golfer on the European Tour.

Benn Barham
Personal information
Full nameBenn Barham
Born (1976-02-06) 6 February 1976
Ashford, Kent, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality England
ResidenceTenterden, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional1996
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2002, 2007

Barham was born in Ashford, Kent. He has won two tournaments on the second tier Challenge Tour, the 2001 NCC Open and the 2005 Open Mahou de Madrid. Since graduating from the Challenge Tour at the end of 2005, he has managed to retain his European Tour card each season by finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit, and through the end of 2009, had a best tournament finish on the tour of second place at the 2009 Austrian Golf Open. Despite that result he lost his card at the end of 2009, and spent 2010 playing on both the European and Challenge Tours. In October 2010 Barham had his right kidney removed after a cancerous tumour was diagnosed;[1] he returned to competitive golf at the Kenya Open in April 2011.[2]

In recent seasons Barham has begun an initiative in which he donates £1 for every birdie he makes to Demelza House, a children's hospice in Kent.[3]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 3 Jun 2001 NCC Open –11 (71-67-63-72=273) 2 strokes Paul Dwyer
2 3 Jul 2005 Open Mahou de Madrid –21 (63-67-66-67=263) 4 strokes Fredrik Widmark

Team appearances
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2013 (tie)

See also

References
  1. Kent golfer Benn Barham feels "lucky" after cancer op
  2. Benn Barham happy with tour comeback after cancer op
  3. "Benn Barham". European Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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