Ariel Cañete

Ariel Cañete
Personal information
Full name Ariel Cañete
Born 7 February 1975 (1975-02-07) (age 37)
Santa Teresita, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Nationality  Argentina
Residence Santa Teresita, Argentina
Career
Turned professional 1995
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Sunshine Tour 1
Other 2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T39: 2008
PGA Championship DNP

Ariel Cañete (born 7 February 1975) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Cañete was born in Santa Teresita, Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1995.

Having competed on the local Argentine Tour, and the Tour de las Américas earlier in his career, in 2002 Cañete began playing on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier development tour. He finished high enough in the end of season rankings in 2005 to gain a place on the main European Tour. He finished the 2006 season in 143rd position on the Order of Merit, which was not enough to secure full playing rights for 2007. Having played in two Challenge Tour events in Latin America, he was given an invite to the European Tour's Joburg Open, and he made the most of the opportunity by claiming the title, and with it a two year exemption on the tour.

Contents

Amateur wins (4)

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up
1 14 Jan 2007 Joburg Open
(Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour)		 -19 (66-68-65-67=266) 2 strokes Andrew McLardy

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up
1 14 Jan 2007 Joburg Open
(Co-sanctioned with the European Tour)		 -19 (66-68-65-67=266) 2 strokes Andrew McLardy

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2008
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T39
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

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