Benjamin Hébert (born 19 February 1987) is a French

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Early life

Hébert was born in

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. 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

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, from age 14 to 18, before graduating from high school in 2005.

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

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. He won a number of individual tournaments, the most notable being the

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in 2007, which gained him entry to the following year's

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. He also represented Europe in the

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Professional career

Hébert turned professional in 2009. He enjoyed immediate success on the

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, recording a third-place finish in the

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after receiving a special invite. He recorded his first professional victory on the third-level

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later in the summer, before earning a card for the

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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

at the Credit Suisse Challenge. He followed up with a second win a week later at the

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. He won his third tournament of the year, the

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, in August to earn a promotion to the

. On the European Tour in 2012, Hébert finished in the top-10 once, T-6 at the

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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, he soon followed this up with his second with of the 2014 season in September at the

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. In the final event of the 2014 season at the

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, 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. Since 2015 Hébert has played on the

. He was runner-up in the 2018

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where he lost to

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in the final. He lost in a playoff for the 2019

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against

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. He also lost in a playoff for the 2019

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against

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Amateur wins

*2006 Grand Prix de Niort *2007

, La Coupe Mouchy (joint), Grand Prix de Bordeaux-Lac, Grand Prix Palmola, Grand Prix de Saint Cyprien

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (6)

Alps Tour wins (1)

French Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–3)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing France):

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(representing France):

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2008 *

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(representing Europe): 2008 (winners) *European Team Championships (representing France): 2008

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebert, Benjamin French male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Corrèze People from Brive-la-Gaillarde People from Tahiti 1987 births Living people 21st-century French people