| Kelsey Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-02-17)17 February 2000 (age 25) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tours | WPGA Tour of Australasia (joined 2022) LET Access Series (joined 2023) Ladies European Tour (joined 2024) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Kelsey Bennett (born 17 February 2000) is an Australianprofessional golfer who plays on theWPGA Tour of Australasia and theLadies European Tour. She won The Athena andHauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open in 2024.
Bennett grew up inMollymook in New South Wales, Australia and has been member of Mollymook Golf Club since the age of 10. Her other home club is St. Michael's.[1]
She became a member of the NSW Women's Team in 2018.[2] In 2019, she was runner-up at the Malaysian Ladies Amateur and lost in the semi-final of the Queensland Women's Amateur won byStephanie Kyriacou. She lost the final of the 2020NSW Women's Amateur, 3 and 2, toGrace Kim. In 2021, she won theVictorian Women's Amateur over Jeneath Wong, 3 and 2, and finished runner-up at theWomen's Amateur Asia-Pacific at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, a stroke behind Mizuki Hashimoto.[3]
In 2022, Bennett advanced to the semi-finals of theAustralian Women's Amateur, quarter-finals ofThe Women's Amateur Championship, and round-of-16 at theU.S. Women's Amateur. She also finished top-16 at both theWomen's NSW Open andAustralian Women's Classic, events co-sanctioned by theLadies European Tour.[3]
Bennett represented Australia at the2022 Espirito Santo Trophy atLe Golf National in Paris, and at the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship for theQueen Sirikit Cup in Singapore.[4]
Bennett turned professional in 2022 and joined theWPGA Tour of Australasia. In 2023, she joined theLET Access Series where she recorded six top-10s and finished 14th in the Order of Merit in her rookie season.[5]
Bennett came through a 13-way sudden-death playoff in final qualifying atHankley Common to secure a place in the2023 Women's British Open at Walton Heath, where she missed the cut by two strokes.[6]
In February 2024, she won The Athena at Peninsula Kingswood Golf Club in Melbourne by going one-under, one-under and even in her three four-hole matches on Sunday.[7][8]
In Bennett's first event in Europe in 2024, she held a one stroke lead heading into the final round of theMontauban Ladies Open, ultimately finishing third, two strokes behind winnerHelen Briem.[9] She made a handful of LET starts without missing a cut, before claiming her maiden LETAS victory at theHauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open with a birdie on the first playoff hole.[10]
Source:[3]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Feb2024 | The Athena | 16[a] | Even | 2 strokes | Amy Chu |
WPGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | WPGA Melbourne International | Cassie Porter | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep2024 | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | 67-73=140[b] | −4 | Playoff |  Anaïs Maggetti Billie-Jo Smith |
LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | Anaïs MaggettiBillie-Jo Smith | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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