César Monasterio (golfer)
| César Monasterio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | César Omar Monasterio | ||
| Born | 28 November 1963 Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Argentina | ||
| Residence | Yerba Buena, Argentina | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1990 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas TPG Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 12 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 10 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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César Omar Monasterio (born 28 November 1963) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Biography
[edit]Monasterio was born on 28 November 1963, in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990.
Since 2003, Monasterio has played extensively in Europe on the European Tour and its development tour, the Challenge Tour. He won the 2005 Abierto Telefonica Moviles de Guatemala on the Challenge Tour, and in 2006 captured his first European Tour title at the Aa St Omer Open, which was an official money event on both tours.[1]
Professional wins (12)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2006 | Aa St Omer Open1 | −10 (68-68-71-67=274) | 1 stroke |  Martin Maritz,  Henrik Nyström
|
1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Feb 2005 | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala1 | −19 (67-67-67-68=269) | Playoff |  David Higgins
|
| 2 | 18 Jun 2006 | Aa St Omer Open2 | −10 (68-68-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | Martin Maritz, Henrik Nyström
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
2Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open | Sebastián Fernández
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala | David Higgins
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Feb 2005 | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala1 | −19 (67-67-67-68=269) | Playoff | David Higgins
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
TPG Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Nov 2008 | Ángel Cabrera Classic | −14 (66-65-71=202) | Playoff | Andrés Romero
|
| 2 | 20 Oct 2012 | Gran Premio Las Praderas | −13 (68-69-66=203) | Playoff | Ulises Méndez
|
Other wins (8)
[edit]- 1994 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
- 1996 Palermo Grand Prix (Arg)
- 1997 Praderas Grand Prix (Arg)
- 1999 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
- 2002 Acantilados Grand Prix (Arg), Santiago Open (Chile), Santiago del Estero Open (Arg)
- 2010 Viña del Mar Open (Chi)
European Senior Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Aug 2014 | English Senior Open | −14 (69-63-70=202) | 5 strokes |  Barry Lane,  Andrew Oldcorn
|
Team appearances
[edit]Professional
References
[edit]- ^ "Monasterio snatches St Omer Open". BBC Sport. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
External links
[edit]- César Monasterio at the European Tour official site
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