| Miguel Carballo | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Carballo |
| Nickname | El Tati |
| Born | 22 March 1979 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Residence | Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Nationwide Tour Tour de las Américas |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
Miguel Ángel Carballo (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays mainly on the Nationwide Tour. Known affectionately as "El Tati" Carballo, he is the first Argentine to win on the Nationwide Tour. He has played on several Tours in his career, including the European Tour (2006), Challenge Tour (2004–05), Tour de las Américas from (2003–04) and the Tour Argentino (2002–03). He will play on the PGA Tour in 2012.
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Carballo made the cut in 17 of 25 starts during his rookie season on the 2007 Nationwide Tour and finished the season No. 31 on the money list, with $177,712. He won the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship in his first-ever Nationwide Tour start, earning full status on Tour through the end of the 2008 season. He gained entry into the field by being one of the top-eight players on the Tour de las Américas Order of Merit.
Carballo posted his first professional victory at the 2006 Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala, a co-sanctioned event on the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas. He earned his European Tour card for the first time by staging a phenomenal comeback at the 108-hole European Tour Qualifying School in 2005, posting a birdie, hole-in-one, birdie finish on the final three holes to gain playing privileges.
By ranking 10th on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2011, Carballo earned his PGA Tour card for 2012. He was awarded the 2011 Olimpia de Plata by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jan 2007 | Movistar Panama Championship | -6 (69-67-73-71=276) | 2 strokes | Hunter Haas, Jim McGovern Patrick Sheehan |
| 2 | 9 Oct 2011 | Children's Hospital Classic | -24 (69-66-65-64=264) | 2 strokes | Brice Garnett |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Feb 2006 | Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala | -15 (66–66–71–70=273) | Playoff | Gustavo Rojas |