Warren Bennett (born 20 August 1971) is an English professional golfer.
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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 1999 | Scottish PGA Championship | −6 (70-69-74-69=282) | Playoff |  Rolf Muntz
|
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Scottish PGA Championship | Rolf Muntz
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | TNT Dutch Open |  Bernhard Langer
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 1995 | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | −12 (68-71-70-67=276) | Playoff |  Francisco Valera
|
| 2 | 21 Sep 1997 | Eulen Open Galea | −17 (67-72-65-67=271) | 9 strokes |  Nicolas Joakimides,  Stephen Leaney, Antoine Lebouc, Tomás Jesús Muñoz, Per Nyman, Juan Quirós
|
| 3 | 31 May 1998 | Challenge de France | −16 (69-70-65-68=272) | Playoff |  Scott Watson
|
| 4 | 12 Jul 1998 | BTC Slovenian Open | −22 (65-66-69-70=270) | 3 strokes | Mikael Lundberg, Marc Pendariès
|
| 5 | 19 Jul 1998 | Open des Volcans | −11 (69-65-70-73=277) | 3 strokes | Robert-Jan Derksen, Grégory Havret (a), Euan Little
|
| 6 | 2 Aug 1998 | Challenge Tour Championship | −12 (67-70-71-68=276) | 2 strokes | John Bickerton
|
| 7 | 16 Aug 1998 | Moscow Country Club Russian Open | −18 (68-71-67-64=270) | 7 strokes | Max Anglert,  Ricardo González
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | Francisco Valera
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Challenge de France | Scott Watson
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1998 | AXA Grand Final | Jorge Berendt
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Sep 2012 | Mentmore (Rosebery) | −4 (68) | 1 stroke | Martin Sell, Rob Watkins
|
| 2 | 23 Apr 2013 | Essendon | −7 (70-67=137) | 1 stroke | Chris Hanson
|
| 3 | 14 May 2013 | The Warwickshire - Kings | −11 (66-67=133) | 4 strokes |  Mark Laskey
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T72LA | T40 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T50 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T77 |
Note: Bennett only played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1993
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Warren Bennett – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Warren Bennett – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Bennett takes on caddie role after injury". The Scotsman. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
External links
- Warren Bennett at the European Tour official site
- Warren Bennett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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