Seve Benson (born 4 November 1986) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and was named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union's Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships. He went on to make the cut at each of those countries professional championships while still an amateur, finishing tied 58th in the Qatar Masters, and tied for 10th in the Russian Open.
Professional career In 2007, Benson turned professional. He attempted to win a place on the European Tour. He reached final stage of the qualifying school, but missed the 72 hole cut. However, by getting through to the final stage, he had already done enough to enable him to play on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2008.
Benson claimed his first professional win in May 2008 at the opening event of the PGA EuroPro Tour season. Later the same month he won for the first time on the Challenge Tour, at the Piemonte Open, where he set a new course record in the 3rd round. He also won the Ypsilon Golf Challenge in August, where he triumphed in a playoff, and finished 6th on the end of season money list, to graduate to the European Tour for 2009.
He was the last golfer to retain his card at the end of the 2009 season, finishing 120th on the Race to Dubai. After suffering injury in 2010, he played 2011 on a medical exemption, but was unable to retain his card and returned to the Challenge Tour.
Amateur wins 2006 Russian Amateur Open Championship, Tailhade Cup (Argentina) 2007 Qatar Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 May 2008Piemonte Open−19 (67-70-62-70=269)3 strokes Raphaël De Sousa224 Aug 2008Ypsilon Golf Challenge−16 (67-66-65-70=268)Playoff Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Branden Grace31 Apr 2012Barclays Kenya Open−10 (66-71-71-66=274)Playoff Lasse Jensen
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12008Ypsilon Golf Challenge Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Branden GraceWon with birdie on third extra holeGrace eliminated by birdie on second hole22012Barclays Kenya Open Lasse JensenWon with birdie on first extra hole
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up12 May 2008Wensum Valley International Open−2 (73-69-72=214)Playoff Jamie Harris, Michael Hempstock, Lorne Kelly
See also 2008 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 Challenge Tour graduates
References
External links
Seve Benson – profile on his management firm's official site