Jorge Berendt
Personal information
Full nameJorge Alberto Berendt
Born (1964-07-19) 19 July 1964
Formosa, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseSonia (m. 1986)
ChildrenLeandro, Erica, Brian
Career
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT68: 1990

Jorge Alberto Berendt (born 19 July 1964) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Born in Formosa, Argentina, Berendt worked as a caddie before turning professional in 1982. He competed in the British Open in 1990. He played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour from 1990 to 2004, winning one tournament, the Cannes Open in 2001. He was second in the 1993 Portuguese Open, the 2002 Hong Kong Open, the 1991 Les Bulles Laurent-Perrier, and the 1999 Argentine PGA Championship. He now works as commentator for The Golf Channel in Latin America

Professional wins (19)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 14 Oct 2001 Cannes Open −20 (67-66-67-68=268) 1 stroke France Jean van de Velde

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Portuguese Open England David Gilford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 16 Mar 1997 Lonrho Kenya Open −16 (70-68-64-66=268) 4 strokes South Africa Sammy Daniels
2 24 Oct 1998 AXA Grand Final −13 (69-67-71-68=275) Playoff England Warren Bennett

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 AXA Grand Final England Warren Bennett Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Argentina wins (13)

Other wins (3)

  • 1997 Viña del Mar Open (Chile), Beirut Open (Lebanon)
  • 2008 La Posada de la Concepcion Grand Prix (Chile)

Team appearances


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