Benjamin Hébert
Benjamin Hébert (born 19 February 1987) is a French professional golfer.
| Benjamin Hébert | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 February 1987 Brive, France |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Moliets-et-Maa, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 89 (10 November 2019)[1] (as of 22 October 2023) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 6 (Tied-4th all-time) |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2020 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T33: 2021 |
Early life
Hébert was born in Brive, France.[2] 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. Hébert spent some of his childhood in Tahiti, from age 14 to 18, before graduating from high school in 2005.[3]
Amateur career
Hébert 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.[4]
Professional career
Hébert 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, Hébert 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.[5]
On the European Tour in 2012, Hébert 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 returned to the Challenge Tour in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, he won his fourth Challenge Tour event in August at the Norwegian Challenge,[6] he soon followed this up with his second with of the 2014 season in September at the Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne.[7] 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 Hébert 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.[2]
Since 2015 Hébert has played on the European Tour. He was runner-up in the 2018 Belgian Knockout where he lost to Adrián Otaegui in the final.[8] He lost in a playoff for the 2019 Volvo China Open against Mikko Korhonen.[9] He also lost in a playoff for the 2019 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open against Bernd Wiesberger.[10]
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 (8)
Challenge Tour wins (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Finals (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (5) |
| 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 | −16 (69-71-66-66=272) | 1 stroke |  Joost Luiten |
French Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Oct 2014 | Richard Mille Invitational | 2 and 1 | Édouard Dubois | |
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Volvo China Open |  Mikko Korhonen |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open |  Bernd Wiesberger |
Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 2019 | Turkish Airlines Open | Tyrrell Hatton,  Kurt Kitayama, Victor Perez, Matthias Schwab, Erik van Rooyen |
Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | T41 | NT | T33 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | T18 | |
| Match Play | NT1 | |
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T65 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2008
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2008
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2008 (winners)
- European Team Championships (representing France): 2008
See also
References
- "Week 45 2019 Ending 10 Nov 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Benjamin Hébert". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio personal". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- "Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio golf". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- "Hebert in hat-trick heaven with Rolex Trophy win". PGA European Tour. 27 August 2011.
- "Hebert takes Norwegian Challenge title". Fox News. Sports Network. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
- "Hebert wins by 3 in France". Miami Herald. Sports Network. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015.
- "Otaegui the Knockout king in Belgium". PGA European Tour. 20 May 2018.
- "Korhonen claims play-off glory in China". PGA European Tour. 5 May 2019.
- Scott, Steve (14 July 2019). "Bernd Weisberger edges Benjamin Hebert in the gloaming to take Scottish Open title". The Courier. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Benjamin Hébert at the European Tour official site
- Benjamin Hébert at the Official World Golf Ranking official site