Benjamin Follett-Smith
| Benjamin Follett-Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 9 March 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Zimbabwe | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Mississippi State University | ||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||
| Current tours | European Tour Challenge Tour Sunshine Tour | ||
| Former tours | Asian Tour Big Easy Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Sunshine Tour | 2 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Benjamin Follett-Smith (born 9 March 1994) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour. He represented Zimbabwe in the 2018 World Cup of Golf and has won the Cape Town Open twice.
Early life and amateur career
[edit | edit source]Follett-Smith was born in Harare and educated at St. John's College. He was ranked as Zimbabwe's number one amateur golfer and won the 2012 All-Africa Junior Championship, and represented Zimbabwe in the All-Africa Team Championships.[1]
Follett-Smith attended Mississippi State University from 2013 to 2017, majoring in marketing, as well as playing golf with the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's golf team.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Follett-Smith turned professional in 2018 and joined the Sunshine Tour. In September he won Challenge 9 on the Big Easy Tour, its development circuit.
He represented Zimbabwe at the 2018 World Cup of Golf, together with Scott Vincent.[2]
In February 2020, Follett-Smith recorded a one-shot victory at the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Qualifying School.[3] However, with the 2020 and 2021 seasons largely lost to the pandemic, his first full season on the Asian Tour was 2022, where he had limited success.[4]
Follett-Smith won the Cape Town Open at Royal Cape Golf Club in 2019 and again in 2023, when the event was co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit | edit source]- 2012 All-Africa Junior Championship
- 2016 Roland Park Open
- 2017 Chattanooga Choo Choo Invitational
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Professional wins (5)
[edit | edit source]Sunshine Tour wins (2)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Feb 2019 | RAM Cape Town Open | −13 (68-69-72-66=275) | 2 strokes | Error creating thumbnail: Zander Lombard, Error creating thumbnail: Jean-Paul Strydom |
| 2 | 5 Feb 2023 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 (2) | −15 (68-68-67-70=273) | 1 stroke | France Ugo Coussaud, Error creating thumbnail: Jaco van Zyl |
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour wins (2)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Feb 2023 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | −15 (68-68-67-70=273) | 1 stroke | France Ugo Coussaud, Error creating thumbnail: Jaco van Zyl |
| 2 | 5 Oct 2024 | D+D Real Czech Challenge | −28 (63-62-63-64=252) | 5 strokes | France Maxence Giboudot, Finland Oliver Lindell |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Big Easy Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Sep 2018 | Big Easy Challenge 9 | −7 (65-76-68=209) | 1 stroke | South Korea Kim Dong-kwan, Error creating thumbnail: Ruan Korb, Error creating thumbnail: Cameron Moralee |
Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jun 2020 | Notts Holinwell | −6 (66) | 1 stroke | England Andy Sullivan |
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Professional
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Benjamin Follett-Smith at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Benjamin Follett-Smith at the European Tour official site
- Benjamin Follett-Smith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site