| Benjamín Alvarado | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 September 1985 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Chile |
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas Canadian Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 6 |
Benjamín Alvarado (born 2 September 1985) is a Chilean professional golfer.
Alvarado was born in Santiago, Chile. He played college golf at Arizona State University, earning All-American honors in 2006 and 2007.[1] He turned professional in 2007.
Alvarado has played on the Challenge Tour in 2008 and 2009; the Tour de las Américas, winning twice in 2011 and finishing second on the Order of Merit; the Canadian Tour, finishing third on the Order of Merit in 2011; PGA Tour Latinoamérica, finishing 23rd on the 2012 Order of Merit; and the Web.com Tour, winning the 2013 Brasil Classic to earn his tour card.[2] Alvarado is the first Chilean winner on the Web.com Tour and was a last-minute sponsor exemption for the Brazil event. He finished 11th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. Alvarado is the first Chilean to earn a PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only one cut in six events, finished 240th on the FedEx Cup points list and lost his PGA Tour card.
Personal life[edit]
Alvarado married model and presenter Lucila Vit in 2012. They divorced in 2016.[3]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2001 South American Championship
- 2002 Junior Orange Bowl
Professional wins (7)[edit]
Web.com Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Apr 2013 | Brasil Classic | −19 (67-63-66-69=265) | 1 stroke |  Dawie van der Walt
|
Tour de las Américas wins (2)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Mar 2011 | Abierto de Chile | −22 (66-67-66-67=266) | 8 strokes |  Mauricio Molina, Sebastián Saavedra
|
| 2 | 29 May 2011 | Toyota Peru Open | −15 (69-70-65-69=273) | 2 strokes | Julián Etulain
|
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Oct 2019 | Abierto Hacienda Chicureo | −7 (71-71-67=209) | Playoff | Mark Tullo
|
Other wins (3)[edit]
- 2003 Abierto de Chile (as an amateur)
- 2007 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile)
- 2008 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile)
Team appearances[edit]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile): 2002, 2004, 2006
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Arizona State Men's Golf All-Americans". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Chemycz, Joe (7 April 2013). "Alvarado wins Brasil Classic by one stroke". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Lucila Vit se separó de su marido golfista" [Lucila Vit Divorces Her Golfer Husband]. AR13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Benjamín Alvarado at the PGA Tour official site
- Benjamín Alvarado at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica official site at the Wayback Machine (archived July 31, 2014)
- Benjamín Alvarado at the European Tour official site
- Benjamín Alvarado at the Official World Golf Ranking official site