Ben Evans (golfer)

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Ben Evans
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Evans
Born (1986-12-13) 13 December 1986 (age 36)
Maidstone, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence East Sussex, England
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) Clutch Pro Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins1

Benjamin Evans (born 13 December 1986) is an English professional golfer who has played on the European Tour.

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Education

Evans was educated at Claremont Preparatory School, St Leonards-on-Sea and then at Millfield School, Somerset (2000–04).

Professional career

Evans finished second at The Foshan Open in 2014. [1] This result helped him to a 17th-place finish in the Order of Merit for the 2014 Challenge Tour that gave him conditional status on the European Tour.

In 2015, Evans finished 110th on the European Tour and thus retained full status for the 2016 season. He initially was placed 111th and looked to have missed full status, but later gained full status for 2016 after Brooks Koepka relinquished his European Tour membership for 2016 and was removed from the rankings. [2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
111 Oct 2013 Sardegna Is Molas Open−17 (65-66-68=199)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Jason Palmer

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Palmer claims Foshan Open title". WFVX. 26 October 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Lavner, Ryan (27 October 2015). "Koepka gives up Euro Tour membership; Evans gets card". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.