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Benjamín Alvarado
Personal information
Born (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 39)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Spouse
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(m. 2012; div. 2016)​
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Canadian Tour
Chilean Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other11

Benjamín Alvarado (born 2 September 1985) is a Chilean professional golfer.

Alvarado was born in Santiago, Chile. He played college golf at Arizona State University, earning All-American honors in 2006 and 2007.[1] He turned professional in 2007.

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.[2] 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

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Alvarado married model and presenter Lucila Vit in 2012. They divorced in 2016.[3]

Amateur wins

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  • 2001 South American Championship
  • 2002 Junior Orange Bowl

Professional wins (12)

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Web.com Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Apr 2013 Brasil Classic −19 (67-63-66-69=265) 1 stroke South Africa Dawie van der Walt

Tour de las Américas wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Mar 2011 Abierto de Chile −22 (66-67-66-67=266) 8 strokes Argentina Mauricio Molina, Argentina Sebastián Saavedra
2 29 May 2011 Toyota Peru Open −15 (69-70-65-69=273) 2 strokes Argentina Julián Etulain

Chilean Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 17 Feb 2018 Abierto La Serena −8 (72-69-67=208) 1 stroke Bolivia Kevin Muriel, Chile Mark Tullo
2 4 Mar 2018 Abierto Los Lirios −13 (70-73-68-64=275) Playoff Chile Mark Tullo
3 13 Oct 2019 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo −7 (71-71-67=209) Playoff Chile Mark Tullo
4 22 Jan 2022 Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo −6 (72-68-70=210) 2 strokes Chile Felipe Aguilar, Chile Gustavo Silva
5 20 Nov 2022 Abierto La Dehesa −12 (71-69-64=204) 4 strokes Chile Agustín Errázuriz

FG Sports Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 26 Sep 2021 3° Fecha −8 (72-67-69=208) 3 strokes Chile Benjamín Saiz-Wenz

Other wins (3)

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  • 2003 Abierto de Chile (as an amateur)
  • 2007 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile)
  • 2008 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo (Chile)

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arizona State Men's Golf All-Americans". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ^ Chemycz, Joe (7 April 2013). "Alvarado wins Brasil Classic by one stroke". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Lucila Vit se separó de su marido golfista" [Lucila Vit Divorces Her Golfer Husband]. AR13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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