Warren Bennett

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Warren Bennett
Personal information
Born (1971-08-20) 20 August 1971 (age 52)
Ashford, Surrey, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Spouse
Angela
​
(m. 2000)​
Children1
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking 87 (6 January 2002) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour7 (Tied-2nd all-time)
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T40: 1995
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner 		1998

Warren Bennett (born 20 August 1971) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

Bennett was born in Ashford, Surrey and is the son of footballer Peter Bennett. In 1994, he won the Australian Amateur and was the leading amateur at The Open Championship. He turned professional later that year.

Bennett failed to win a European Tour card at Qualifying School in either 1994 or 1995, and missed much of 1996 with a twisted vertebrae. [2]

In 1998, he headed the second tier Challenge Tour rankings having won five tournaments during the season, increasing his career tally at that level to seven. From 1999 to 2004 he played on the European Tour, winning his only European Tour title at the 1999 Scottish PGA Championship, but he continued to be troubled by injuries. In 2005, he played only a few events, most of them on the Challenge Tour. Bennett's best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit was 29th in 2001. [3]

Having suffered a hand injury in a car accident, Bennett resigned from the European Tour at the start of 2009. He has since become a caddie initially for Bernd Wiesberger, and later for Trish Johnson on the Ladies European Tour. [4]

In 2017 he was appointed club professional at Chestfield Golf Club in Kent and left at the end of 2023.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
130 Aug 1999 Scottish PGA Championship −6 (70-69-74-69=282)Playoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Scottish PGA Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2001 TNT Dutch Open Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
120 Aug 1995 Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open −12 (68-71-70-67=276)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Valera
221 Sep 1997 Eulen Open Galea −17 (67-72-65-67=271)9 strokes Flag of France.svg Nicolas Joakimides, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney,
Flag of France.svg Antoine Lebouc, Flag of Spain.svg Tomas Jesús Muñoz,
Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman, Flag of Spain.svg Juan Quirós
331 May 1998 Challenge de France −16 (69-70-65-68=272)Playoff Flag of England.svg Scott Watson
412 Jul 1998 BTC Slovenian Open −22 (65-66-69-70=270)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lundberg, Flag of France.svg Marc Pendariès
519 Jul 1998 Open des Volcans −11 (69-65-70-73=277)3 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert-Jan Derksen, Flag of France.svg Grégory Havret (a),
Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Little
62 Aug 1998 Challenge Tour Championship −12 (67-70-71-68=276)2 strokes Flag of England.svg John Bickerton
716 Aug 1998 Moscow Country Club Russian Open −18 (68-71-67-64=270)7 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Max Anglert, Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Valera
2 1998 Challenge de France Flag of England.svg Scott Watson Won with par on second extra hole
3 1998 AXA Grand Final Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
124 Sep 2012Mentmore (Rosebery)−4 (68)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Martin Sell, Flag of England.svg Rob Watkins
223 Apr 2013Essendon−7 (70-67=137)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Hanson
314 May 2013The Warwickshire - Kings−11 (66-67=133)4 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Laskey

Results in major championships

Tournament199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship T72LAT40CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Open Championship T50
Tournament201020112012
The Open Championship T77

Note: Bennett only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Warren Bennett – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Warren Bennett – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bennett takes on caddie role after injury". The Scotsman . 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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