Ben Schmidt

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Ben Schmidt
Personal information
Born (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 23)
Tankersley, South Yorkshire, England
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tours European Tour
LIV Golf
Former tours Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins1

Ben Schmidt (born 30 July 2002) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and as a reserve on LIV Golf. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Schmidt grew up in Tankersley, South Yorkshire, and started taking golf seriously at the age of 12. [2] He had a stellar amateur career. [3]

In 2019, he won both the Carris Trophy and the Brabazon Trophy, the English boys' and men's open amateur stroke play championship, respectively, in the same calendar year, only the fourth after Patrick Hine (1949), Sandy Lyle (1975) and Peter Baker (1985). At 16, he became the youngest-ever winner of the latter event, logging rounds of 69-64-69-69 to win by five strokes ahead of Harry Hall in second. [4] [5]

In 2020, Schmidt won the New South Wales Amateur Championship in Australia. [6]

He won the 2019 Men's Home Internationals with England, and represented Great Britain & Ireland at the 2019 Jacques Léglise Trophy and in the 2021 Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in Florida. [7]

Professional career

Schmidt turned professional in 2021 and joined the Challenge Tour. In 2022, he played on the Alps Tour, where he secured his first professional victory at the Castelconturbia Alps Open in Italy. [8]

Schmidt played on the Challenge Tour in 2023 and 2024, with a best finish of tied 4th at both the Kaskáda Golf Challenge and Hainan Open in 2024, before earning a European Tour card for 2025 at Q-School. [2]

In his rookie European Tour season, Schmidt finished 3rd at the Danish Golf Championship and ended the season 69th in the rankings to comfortably keep his card. [1]

In 2026, he was named as a replacement for an injured Lee Westwood on the Majesticks team in the LIV Golf League. [9]

Amateur wins

Source: [7]

Professional wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
12 Oct 2022 Castelconturbia Alps Open−15 (70-64-67=201)1 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vince van Veen

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources: [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile Ben Schmidt". European Tour. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 Westby, Nick (22 November 2024). "Ben Schmidt ready to take first steps on DP World Tour". The Yorkshire Port. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Beddows, David. "Ben Schmidt impresses at Bahrain Golf Championship". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Schmidt, 16, sets age record in winning Brabazon Trophy". Amateur Golf. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Westerdale, Bob (3 June 2019). "History is made by Rotherham golfer, 16". The Star. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Powter, Anthony (28 January 2020). "Kim, Schmidt take home NSW Amateur honours". Golf Grinder. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Ben Schmidt". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Gussoni, Andrea (3 October 2022). "Ben Schmidt won Castelconturbia Alps Open". Tennis World. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Smith, Ben (2 February 2026). "LIV Golf announce replacement for injured Lee Westwood". Golf Magic. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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