Benjamín Alvarado (born 2 September 1985) is a Chilean professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Alvarado was born in Santiago, Chile. He played college golf at Arizona State University, earning All-American honors in 2006 and 2007.
Professional career In 2007, Alvarado turned professional. Alvarado has played on the Challenge Tour in 2008 and 2009; the Tour de las Américas, winning twice in 2011 and finishing second on the Order of Merit; the Canadian Tour, finishing third on the Order of Merit in 2011; PGA Tour Latinoamérica, finishing 23rd on the 2012 Order of Merit; and the Web.com Tour, winning the 2013 Brasil Classic to earn his tour card. Alvarado is the first Chilean winner on the Web.com Tour and was a last-minute sponsor exemption for the Brazil event. He finished 11th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. Alvarado is the first Chilean to earn a PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only one cut in six events, finished 240th on the FedEx Cup points list and lost his PGA Tour card.
Personal life Alvarado married model and presenter Lucila Vit in 2012. They divorced in 2016.
Amateur wins 2001 South American Championship 2002 Junior Orange Bowl
Professional wins (12) Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up110 Apr 2013Brasil Classic−19 (67-63-66-69=265)1 stroke Dawie van der Walt
Tour de las Américas wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 Mar 2011Abierto de Chile−22 (66-67-66-67=266)8 strokes Mauricio Molina, Sebastián Saavedra229 May 2011Toyota Peru Open−15 (69-70-65-69=273)2 strokes Julián Etulain
Chilean Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 Feb 2018Abierto La Serena−8 (72-69-67=208)1 stroke Kevin Muriel, Mark Tullo24 Mar 2018Abierto Los Lirios−13 (70-73-68-64=275)Playoff Mark Tullo313 Oct 2019Abierto Hacienda Chicureo−7 (71-71-67=209)Playoff Mark Tullo422 Jan 2022Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo−6 (72-68-70=210)2 strokes Felipe Aguilar, Gustavo Silva520 Nov 2022Abierto La Dehesa−12 (71-69-64=204)4 strokes Agustín Errázuriz
FG Sports Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Sep 20213° Fecha−8 (72-67-69=208)3 strokes Benjamín Saiz-Wenz
Other wins (3) 2003 Abierto de Chile (as an amateur) 2007 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile) 2008 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile)
Team appearances Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile): 2002, 2004, 2006
See also 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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