Rubén Alvarez | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Rubén Alvarez |
Born | 30 May 1961 Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Nationality | Argentina |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1986 |
Current tour(s) | Tour de las Americas |
Professional wins | 19 |
Best results in Major Championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T65: 1994 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
Argentine Tour Ranking winner |
1991 |
Rubén Alvarez (born 30 May 1961) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Alvarez was born in Pilar, Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1986.
Alvarez won the Argentine Qualifying School in 1986, and went on to win the Argentine Tour Ranking (Order of Merit) in 1991, but he only competed once in a major championships, the British Open in 1994.[1] He competed on the Challenge Tour in 1991, with a best of two second place finishes, the Ramlösa Open and the Jede Hot Cup, both held in Sweden. He competed on the European Tour from 1993 to 1995, and had two top ten finishes, coming 9th in both the 1994 Tenerife Open and the 1995 Madeira Island Open.
Alvarez represented Argentina on one occasion in the World Cup, in 1991 in Italy, and was 3rd in an individual tournament. He was second in the San Pablo Open (Brazil) in 1990.
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