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Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
About Benjamín Alvarado
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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