Benjamin Evans (born 13 December 1986) is an English

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who has played on the

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Education

Evans was educated at Claremont Preparatory School,

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and then at

Millfield School Millfield is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding s ...

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(2000–04).

Professional career

Evans finished second at

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in 2014. This result helped him to a 17th-place finish in the Order of Merit for the

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that gave him conditional status on the European Tour. In 2015, Evans finished 110th on the European Tour and thus retained full status for the 2016 season. He initially was placed 111th and looked to have missed full status, but later gained full status for 2016 after

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relinquished his European Tour membership for 2016 and was removed from the rankings.

Amateur wins

*2005 Faldo Series International Trophy *2006

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(with Danielle Masters), Faldo Series *2007 Faldo Series

Professional wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

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European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing England): 2004 (winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Ben English male golfers European Tour golfers People educated at Millfield Sportspeople from Maidstone Sportspeople from Hastings 1986 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen