(Ep 109) Benjamin Follett-Smith

We are back for the start of the Player Interviews again on Chasing Pars Golf Podcast in association with Golf Tips Checker. In this episode Craig is joined by current Challenge Tour/Sunshine Tour pro and a 2x winner of the Cape Town Open Zimbabwean Ben Follett-Smith!

We start off finding out what Ben likes to do in his down time off from the Tour life which includes Pints & Coffee. We find out what life was like back in Harare, Zimbabwe growing up while Ben picked up Golf because of his Dad at Age of 2/3. Ben would play sports growing up being a semi decent Cricketer & also played a little bit of Rugby and we have fun seeing who from tour would make it into a Rugby side (Quite a few South Africans). We find out about his growing up with Wildlife and a Pangolin is Ben's favourite animal! 

 

Ben Follett-Smith has 4 big wins in total as a Pro & is a 2x winner of Cape Town Open in 2019 on Sunshine Tour & last year in 2023 on the co-sanctioned Challenge Tour/Sunshine Tour. Also a winner of Big Easy Tour Challenge 9 - Kyalami in 2018 & Notts Hollinwell in 2020 on Clutch Pro Tour. Ben underwent a scholarship in 2013 at The State of Mississippi and was a part of the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy for Zimbabwe & also was a part of 2018 World Cup for Zimbabwe alongside Scott Vincent in Melbourne as a Pro. Ben chats about finally gaining some consistency on the Challenge Tour last year winning in Cape Town, having 6+ top 10s & making Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final at Alcanada where he finished T19th but narrowly missed out on a full DP World Tour card ultimately finishing 23rd overall in the Race to Mallorca standings although Ben takes a lot of positives from that going forward. 

 

I'd like to thank Ben for taking time to come on and chat I wish you all the best for 2024 Season in your quest to the DPWT.