Benjamin Hebert
| Benjamin Hebert | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
19 February 1987 Brive, France |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 France |
| Residence | Moliets-et-Maa, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Benjamin Hebert (born 19 February 1987) is a French professional golfer.
Early life
Hebert was born in Brive, France.[1] His parents are Jean-Luc, a former pentathlete, and Françoise, a former swimmer, both of whom now work as teachers. He also has one sister, Audrey. Hebert spent some of his childhood in Tahiti, from age 14 to 18, before graduating from high school in 2005.[2]
Amateur career
Hebert enjoyed a successful amateur career. He spent three years on the French national team, the highlight being representing his country at the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy. He won a number of individual tournaments, the most notable being the European Amateur in 2007, which gained him entry to the following year's Open Championship. He also represented Europe in the St Andrews Trophy.[3]
Professional career
Hebert turned professional in 2009. He enjoyed immediate success on the Challenge Tour, recording a third-place finish in the Piemonte Open after receiving a special invite. He recorded his first professional victory on the third-level Alps Tour later in the summer, before earning a card for the European Tour at qualifying school at the end of the year. However, he struggled to settle at this level, making twelve cuts but not recording a single top-twenty finish, and he failed to retain his card. In July 2011, Hebert won his first tournament on the Challenge Tour at the Credit Suisse Challenge. He followed up with a second win a week later at the English Challenge. He won his third tournament of the year, the Rolex Trophy, in August to earn a promotion to the European Tour.[4]
On the European Tour in 2012, Hebert finished in the top-10 once, T-6 at the Lyoness Open and finished 195th on the Race to Dubai, losing his tour card. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, he won his fourth Challenge Tour event in August at the Norwegian Challenge,[5] he soon followed this up with his second with of the 2014 season in September at the Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne.[6] In the final event of the 2014 season at the Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final, he secured his third Challenge Tour win of the season and 6th career win on the tour. In doing so Hebert finished second in the Challenge Tour Rankings behind Andrew Johnston, which earned him European Tour card for 2015 and became the first player to have three Challenge Tour wins in two separate seasons.[7]
Amateur wins
- 2006 Grand Prix de Niort
- 2007 European Amateur, La Coupe Mouchy (joint), Grand Prix de Bordeaux-Lac, Grand Prix Palmola, Grand Prix de Saint Cyprien
Professional wins (7)
Challenge Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Jul 2011 | Credit Suisse Challenge | −12 (67-67-67-71=272) | 4 strokes |  Jamie Moul |
| 2 | 24 Jul 2011 | English Challenge | −12 (71-66-69-70=276) | 2 strokes | Victor Riu |
| 3 | 27 Aug 2011 | Rolex Trophy | −19 (66-65-71-67=269) | 1 stroke |  Jorge Campillo, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 4 | 10 Aug 2014 | Norwegian Challenge | −15 (65-67-69-72=273) | 2 strokes |  Florian Fritsch |
| 5 | 7 Sep 2014 | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | −15 (66-66-67-66=265) | 3 strokes |  Andrew McArthur |
| 6 | 8 Nov 2014 | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | −12 (70-69-68-69=276) | 5 strokes | Jérôme Lando Casanova |
Alps Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Aug 2009 | Omnium of Belgium - Challenge Flory van Donck | −16 (69-71-66-66=272) | 1 stroke |  Joost Luiten |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2008
- St Andrews Trophy (representing continental Europe): 2008 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2008 (winners)
- European Team Championships (representing France): 2008
See also
- 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2011 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2014 Challenge Tour graduates
- List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
References
- ↑ European Tour - Benjamin Hebert - Biography
- ↑ Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio personal
- ↑ Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio golf
- ↑ Hebert in hat-trick heaven with Rolex Trophy win
- ↑ "Hebert takes Norwegian Challenge title". Fox News. 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hebert wins by 3 in France". Miami Herald. 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benjamin Hebert wins third Challenge Tour title of the season in Dubai as the top-ranked 15 rise up to The European Tour". The Daily Mail (London). 9 November 2014.
External links
- Official website (French)
- Benjamin Hebert at the European Tour official site
- Benjamin Hebert at the Official World Golf Ranking official site