Brad Benjamin

Brad Benjamin (born September 21, 1986) is an American professional golfer.

Brad Benjamin
Personal information
Born (1986-09-21) September 21, 1986
Rockford, Illinois
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Memphis
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2010
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. Open72nd: 2011
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

Benjamin was born in Rockford, Illinois. He had a successful amateur career while at the University of Memphis. In his freshman year of 2006, he finished tied third in the Conference USA golf championships.[1] The following year he won his first collegiate tournament. In summer 2009, following his graduation, he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links, qualifying him for the following year's Masters Tournament.[2] He finished 3rd in the 2010 Sunnehanna Amateur, 2nd in the Northeast Amateur, and he finished T-9 in the 2010 U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay.[3] He came through qualifying for the 2011 U.S. Open, and was one of three amateurs to make the cut.[4]

Benjamin turned professional in 2011 and qualified for PGA Tour Canada in 2016.

Amateur wins

Professional wins
  • 2009 Illinois Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2010 2011
Masters Tournament CUT DNP
U.S. Open DNP 72
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut

References
  1. Conference USA - Men's golf - Championship results
  2. "Benjamin Wins 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  3. Benjamin cruises through Round of 64
  4. 2011 U.S. Open scoreboard Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine


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