Brad Benjamin

Amateur golfer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmateur golfer
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Golfer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth21 September 1986, Rockford, USA
Age38 years
Star signVirgo
The details

Biography

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

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. 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. 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. He came through qualifying for the 2011 U.S. Open, and was one of three amateurs to make the cut.

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

Amateur wins

  • 2006 Greater Rockford Open
  • 2007 Palisades Collegiate Classic
  • 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links

Professional wins

  • 2009 Illinois Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

Tournament20102011
Masters TournamentCUTDNP
U.S. OpenDNP72
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNP

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

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