{{short description|French professional golfer (born 1987)}} {{For|the Canadian curler|Ben Hebert}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Benjamin Hébert | image = Benjamin Hebert.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brive]], France | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1987|2|19|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{Height|m=1.84|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = [[El Tarter]], Andorra | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2009 | tour = [[European Tour]] | extour = [[Challenge Tour]] | prowins = 8 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | chalwins = 6 ([[List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins|Tied-5th all-time]]) | otherwins = 2 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = T33: 2021 | pga = CUT: 2020 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Benjamin Hébert''' (born 19 February 1987) is a French [[professional golfer]].
==Early life== In 1987, Hébert was born in [[Brive]], [[France]].<ref name=ET>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/benjamin-hebert-35509/ |publisher=European Tour |title=Benjamin Hébert |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.benjaminhebert.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=17 |title=Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio personal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724070034/http://www.benjaminhebert.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=17 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.benjaminhebert.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=16 |title=Benjamin Hebert official website - Bio golf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724070029/http://www.benjaminhebert.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=16 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Professional career== In 2009, Hébert turned professional. He enjoyed immediate success on the [[Challenge Tour]], recording a third-place finish in the [[Piemonte Open (golf)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/hebert-in-hat-trick-heaven-with-rolex-trophy-win/ |title=Hebert in hat-trick heaven with Rolex Trophy win |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=27 August 2011}}</ref>
In 2012, while on the [[European Tour]], 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]],<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2014 |title=Hebert takes Norwegian Challenge title |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hebert-takes-norwegian-challenge-title/ |newspaper=[[Fox News]] |agency=Sports Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226013605/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/08/10/hebert-takes-norwegian-challenge-title/ |archive-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> he soon followed this up with his second with of the 2014 season in September at the [[Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne]].<ref>{{cite web |date=7 September 2014 |title=Hebert wins by 3 in France |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/golf/article1990498.html |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |agency=Sports Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109233853/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/golf/article1990498.html |archivedate=9 January 2015}}</ref> 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 (golfer)|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.<ref name=ET/>
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.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2018 |title=Otaegui the Knockout king in Belgium |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/otaegui-the-knockout-king-in-belgium/ |publisher=PGA European Tour}}</ref> He lost in a playoff for the 2019 [[Volvo China Open]] against [[Mikko Korhonen]].<ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2019 |title=Korhonen claims play-off glory in China |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/korhonen-claims-play-off-glory-in-china/ |publisher=PGA European Tour}}</ref> He also lost in a playoff for the 2019 [[Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open]] against [[Bernd Wiesberger]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/golf/935505/bernd-weisberger-edges-benjamin-hebert-in-the-gloaming-to-take-scottish-open-title/ |first=Steve |last=Scott |newspaper=The Courier |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019 |title=Bernd Weisberger edges Benjamin Hebert in the gloaming to take Scottish Open title}}</ref>
==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)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:#f2ecce;" | Grand Finals (1) |- | Other Challenge Tour (5) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|17 Jul [[2011 Challenge Tour|2011]] |[[Credit Suisse Challenge]] |−12 (67-67-67-71=272) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Moul]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|24 Jul 2011 |[[English Challenge]] |−12 (71-66-69-70=276) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Victor Riu]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|27 Aug 2011 |[[Rolex Trophy]] |−19 (66-65-71-67=269) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jorge Campillo (golfer)|Jorge Campillo]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Fleetwood]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|10 Aug [[2014 Challenge Tour|2014]] |[[Norwegian Challenge]] |−15 (65-67-69-72=273) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Florian Fritsch]] |- |align=center|5 |align=right|7 Sep 2014 |[[Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne]] |−15 (66-66-67-66=265) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew McArthur]] |-style="background:#f2ecce;" |align=center|6 |align=right|8 Nov 2014 |[[Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final]] |−12 (70-69-68-69=276) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Lando-Casanova]] |}
'''Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |- style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |[[2024 Challenge Tour|2024]] |[[Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joel Moscatel]] |Lost to par on first extra hole |}
===Alps Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|9 Aug [[2009 Alps Tour|2009]] |Omnium of Belgium |−16 (69-71-66-66=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Joost Luiten]] |}
===French Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|18 Oct 2014 |Richard Mille Invitational |colspan=2 align=center|2 and 1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Édouard Dubois]] |}
==Playoff record== '''European Tour playoff record (0–3)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |- style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |[[2019 European Tour|2019]] |[[Volvo China Open]] |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Korhonen]] |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |- style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |2019 |[[Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open]] |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Bernd Wiesberger]] |Lost to par on third extra hole |- style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |2019 |[[Turkish Airlines Open]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tyrrell Hatton]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kurt Kitayama]],<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Victor Perez (golfer)|Victor Perez]], {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Matthias Schwab]],<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Erik van Rooyen]] |Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole<br>Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole<br>Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole |}
==Results in major championships== ''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2019!!2020!!2021 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |T41 |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |T33 |} <!-- {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} --> {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied<br> NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2019!!2020 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T18 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |NT<sup>1</sup> |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]] |T65 |NT<sup>1</sup> |} <sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<br> {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} NT = No tournament<br> "T" = Tied
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[European Amateur Team Championship]] (representing France): [[2008 European Amateur Team Championship|2008]] *[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing France): [[2008 Eisenhower Trophy|2008]] *[[St Andrews Trophy]] (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008 *[[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]] *[[2024 Challenge Tour graduates]] *[[List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins]] *[[List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110809060724/http://www.benjaminhebert.fr:80/}} {{in lang|fr}} *{{EuroTour player|35509}} *{{OWGR|12213}}
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