John Benda (born July 9, 1947) is an American professional golfer playing on the European Seniors Tour.

[2] He twice qualified for The Open Championship (1979 and 1980) with his best finish being two strokes behind the third round cut in 1980 at Muirfield, Scotland.

[3] After his regular playing days were over he went on to become an administrator on the Asian and South American Tours.

He was runner-up at the Sharp Italian Seniors Open in May, helped by his lowest ever senior round, a nine-under-par 63 in the second round, besting the course record set by Arnold Palmer, to collect his biggest prize: €15,000.

A tied 13th finish at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open gave him his next best result of the campaign.