Ricardo González (golfer)

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Ricardo González
 Golfer 

González at the 2009 Dutch Open
Personal information
Full name Ricardo González
Born (1969-10-24) 24 October 1969
Corrientes, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st)
Nationality  Argentina
Residence Rosario, Argentina
Career
Turned professional 1986
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 20
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 4
Challenge Tour 2
Other 14
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1990, 2003
PGA Championship T10: 2002

Ricardo González (born 24 October 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer.

González turned professional in 1986, and has spent much of his career in Europe. He won a place on the European Tour in 1992 through qualifying school after playing on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1991. Having failed to win sufficient money to retain his tour card, he returned to the Challenge Tour in 1993.

Having moved to Africa, González returned to Europe in 1998 after winning the Challenge Tour sanctioned Tusker Kenya Open, and secured a second shot on the European Tour by finishing 5th on the Challenge Tour Rankings that season. He has successfully retained his playing privileges since then by consistently finishing inside the top 115 of the Order of Merit each year.

González has accumulated four European Tour wins, with a best year-end ranking on the European Tour Order of Merit of 25th place in 2001. He has also won many tournaments in South America, and has represented Argentina at the World Cup on four occasions, in 1996, 1998, 2005 and 2007.

He won his fourth career European Tour event in 2009 at the SAS Masters in Sweden by two strokes over Welshman Jamie Donaldson. It was his first win on the European Tour in five years.[1]

Professional wins (20)

European Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 9 Sep 2001 Omega European Masters -16 (65-67-68-68=268) 3 strokes Denmark Søren Hansen
2 26 Oct 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid -14 (69-70-66-65=270) 1 stroke England Paul Casey, Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington,
Australia Nick O'Hern, Sweden Mårten Olander
3 18 Apr 2004 Open de Sevilla -14 (70-66-69-69=274) 2 strokes Scotland Stephen Gallacher, England Jonathan Lomas
4 26 Jul 2009 SAS Masters -10 (68-68-77-69=282) 2 strokes Wales Jamie Donaldson

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles England Tommy Fleetwood, Scotland Stephen Gallacher Fleetwood won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

  • 1990 Esab Open (Sweden)
  • 1998 Tusker Kenya Open

Other wins (14)

  • 1987 Rosario City Open (Arg)
  • 1988 Praderas Grand Prix (Arg)
  • 1995 Uruguay Open, La Plata Open (Arg)
  • 1996 Chile Open
  • 1997 Foz Iguazu Open (Brazil), Prince of Wales Open (Chile)
  • 1998 JPGA Championship (Arg)
  • 2003 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
  • 2005 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
  • 2006 Parana Open (Arg)
  • 2007 North Open (Arg, tie with Andrés Romero)
  • 2009 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
  • 2010 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP T10 CUT CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Equipment

  • Irons - Mizuno MP-62 Black Nickel, Project X 7.0
  • Wedges - Mizuno MPT-10 White Satin 52, 60/08

References

  1. "Final flourish earns Gonzalez victory in Malmo". The Guardian. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 

External links

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