Ben Mason | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | 2 March 1977
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1999 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Ben Mason (born 2 March 1977) is an English professional golfer.
In 1998, he reached the semifinals of The Amateur Championship. [1]
In 1999, Mason turned professional. He joined the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2001 and from 2003 to 2005 he played full-time on the European Tour where his best finish was second in the 2003 Aa St Omer Open. However, he never finished within the top 120 money earners who maintain their tour rights automatically; his best Order of Merit finish was 134th in 2005.
In 2006, Mason returned to playing the Challenge Tour full-time where he recorded his first professional win in 2007 at the Open Mahou de Madrid.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 27 May 2007 | Open Mahou de Madrid | −8 (70-66-69=205)* | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
*Note: The 2007 Open Mahou de Madrid was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2006 | Estoril Challenge | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole |