Warren Bennett

Warren Bennett (born 20 August 1971) is an English professional golfer.

For musician, see Warren Bennett (musician).
Warren Bennett
Personal information
Full nameWarren Bennett
Born (1971-08-20) 20 August 1971
Ashford, Surrey, England, UK
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg; 13.7 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceAylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
SpouseAngela (m. 2000-present)
Children1
Career
Turned professional1994
Retired2009
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking87 (6 January 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour7 (2nd all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT40: 1995
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		1998

Bennett was born in Ashford, Surrey and is the son of former footballer Peter Bennett. In 1994, he won the Australian Amateur and was the leading amateur at The Open Championship. He turned professional later that year.

Bennett failed to win a European Tour card at Qualifying School in either 1994 or 1995, and missed much of 1996 with a twisted vertebrae.[2]

In 1998, he headed the second tier Challenge Tour rankings having won five tournaments during the season, increasing his career tally at that level to seven. From 1999 to 2004 he played on the European Tour, winning his only European Tour title at the 1999 Scottish PGA Championship, but he continued to be troubled by injuries. In 2005, he played only a few events, most of them on the Challenge Tour. Bennett's best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit was 29th in 2001.[3]

Having suffered a hand injury in a car accident, Bennett resigned from the European Tour at the start of 2009. He has since become a caddie initially for Bernd Wiesberger, and later for Trish Johnson on the Ladies European Tour.[4]

In 2017 he was appointed club professional at Chestfield Golf Club in Kent.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 30 Aug 1999 Scottish PGA Championship −6 (70-69-74-69=282) Playoff Rolf Muntz

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Scottish PGA Championship Rolf Muntz Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2001 TNT Dutch Open Bernhard Langer Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 20 Aug 1995 Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open −12 (68-71-70-67=276) Playoff Francis Valera
2 21 Sep 1997 Eulen Open Galea −17 (67-72-65-67=271) 9 strokes Nicolas Joakimides, Stephen Leaney,
Antoine Lebouc, Tomas Jesús Muñoz,
Per Nyman, Juan Quirós
3 31 May 1998 Challenge de France −16 (69-70-65-68=272) Playoff Scott Watson
4 12 Jul 1998 BTC Slovenian Open −22 (65-66-69-70=270) 3 strokes Mikael Lundberg, Marc Pendaries
5 19 Jul 1998 Open des Volcans −11 (69-65-70-73=277) 3 strokes Robert-Jan Derksen, Grégory Havret,
Euan Little
6 2 Aug 1998 Challenge Tour Championship −12 (67-70-71-68=276) 2 strokes John Bickerton
7 16 Aug 1998 Moscow Country Club Russian Open −18 (68-71-67-64=270) 7 strokes Max Anglert, Ricardo González

Results in major championships
Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship T72LA T40 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Open Championship T50
Tournament 2010 2011 2012
The Open Championship T77

Note: Bennett only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Warren Bennett – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "Warren Bennett – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "Bennett takes on caddie role after injury". The Scotsman. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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