Warren Bennett | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Ashford, Surrey, England | 20 August 1971||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13.7 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||
Spouse |
Angela (m. 2000) | ||
Children | 1 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1994 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour | ||
Professional wins | 11 | ||
Highest ranking | 87 (6 January 2002)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 1 | ||
Challenge Tour | 7 (Tied-2nd all-time) | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T40: 1995 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Warren Bennett (born 20 August 1971) is an English professional golfer.
Career
[edit]Bennett was born in Ashford, Surrey and is the son of 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 and left at the end of 2023.
Amateur wins
[edit]Professional wins (11)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 30 Aug 1999 | Scottish PGA Championship | −6 (70-69-74-69=282) | Playoff | ![]() |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Scottish PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2001 | TNT Dutch Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (7)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 20 Aug 1995 | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | −12 (68-71-70-67=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 21 Sep 1997 | Eulen Open Galea | −17 (67-72-65-67=271) | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | 31 May 1998 | Challenge de France | −16 (69-70-65-68=272) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | 12 Jul 1998 | BTC Slovenian Open | −22 (65-66-69-70=270) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 19 Jul 1998 | Open des Volcans | −11 (69-65-70-73=277) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 | 2 Aug 1998 | Challenge Tour Championship | −12 (67-70-71-68=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 16 Aug 1998 | Moscow Country Club Russian Open | −18 (68-71-67-64=270) | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1995 | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | ![]() |
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2 | 1998 | Challenge de France | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
3 | 1998 | AXA Grand Final | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (3)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 24 Sep 2012 | Mentmore (Rosebery) | −4 (68) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 23 Apr 2013 | Essendon | −7 (70-67=137) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 14 May 2013 | The Warwickshire - Kings | −11 (66-67=133) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Open Championship | T72LA | T40 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Open Championship | T50 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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The Open Championship | T77 |
Note: Bennett only played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1993
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Warren Bennett – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Warren Bennett – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Bennett takes on caddie role after injury". The Scotsman. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
External links
[edit]- Warren Bennett at the European Tour official site
- Warren Bennett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site