Brad Benjamin | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Rockford, Illinois | September 21, 1986
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | University of Memphis |
Turned professional | 2011 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada |
Professional wins | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2010 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | 72nd: 2011 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Brad Benjamin (born September 21, 1986) is an American professional golfer.
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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] He came through qualifying for the 2011 U.S. Open, and was one of three amateurs to make the cut. [4]
Benjamin turned professional in 2011 and qualified for PGA Tour Canada in 2016.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | 72 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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