Guillermo Encina
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| Guillermo Encina | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 November 1951 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 Chile |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1975 |
| Former tour(s) |
South African Tour Canadian Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Guillermo Encina (born 7 November 1951) is a Chilean professional golfer.
Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975. He won several tournaments in his home country, including the Chile Open in 1988, 1990, and 1991, and spent time on the South African and Canadian tours and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit. He represented Chile at the World Cup three times.
After turning 50, Encina joined the European Seniors Tour. He made the top thirty on the Order of Merit each season from 2002 through 2006, with a highest ranking of sixth in 2003. He won his first European Seniors Tour event at the 2006 Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic.
Team appearances
External links
- Guillermo Encina at the European Seniors Tour official site
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