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Rafael Gómez (golfer)

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Rafael Gómez
Personal information
Full nameRafael Faustino Gómez
Born (1967-12-27) 27 December 1967 (age 56)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse
Sandra
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(m. 1994)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other28
Achievements and awards
Tour de las Américas
Order of Merit winner		2001–02, 2004
TPG Tour
Order of Merit winner		2007

Rafael Faustino Gómez (born 27 December 1967) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Career

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Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA Tour. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 38th place in The International in 2002. His best finish on the European Tour was 22nd place in the KLM Open in 2006.

Gómez won the TPG Tour Order of Merit in 2007 and the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit in 2001/02 and 2004. He was second in Los Encinos Open in 2002, Mexican Open in 2006 and the Colombian Open in 2008. Gómez and Ángel Cabrera have the most tournament wins on the Tour de las Americas with eight victories.

Gómez won the 2018 European Senior Tour qualifying school and currently plays on that tour. He finished runner-up in the 2018 Senior Italian Open, losing in a playoff to American Clark Dennis.[1]

Professional wins (30)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Nov 2004
(2005 season) 		Abierto Mexicano de Golf1 −14 (67-70-68-65=270) 2 strokes Colombia Eduardo Herrera
2 15 May 2005 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata −17 (71-67-66-63=267) 1 stroke Sweden Johan Edfors

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Canadian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 30 Nov 2008
(2009 season) 		Sport Frances Open1 −11 (69-69-71-68=277) 1 stroke United States Daniel Im
2 27 Sep 2009 Iberostar Riviera Maya Open −12 (69-67-64-76=276) 1 stroke Mexico Antonio Maldonado

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (8)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Jan 2002 Corona Caribbean Open −10 (68-69-68-73=278) 3 strokes United States Brian Quinn
2 17 Feb 2002 American Express Costa Rica Open +5 (73-69-73-74=289) Playoff Paraguay Marco Ruiz
3 11 Jan 2003 Caribbean Open (2) −13 (71-66-69-69=275) 3 strokes Jamaica John Bloomfield
4 28 Nov 2004 Abierto Mexicano de Golf1 −14 (67-70-68-65=270) 2 strokes Colombia Eduardo Herrera
5 26 Nov 2006 Abierto de San Luis −18 (64-67-66=195)* 4 strokes Argentina Eduardo Romero, Chile Mark Tullo
6 25 May 2008 Televisa Players Championship −10 (64-66-70=200) Playoff Venezuela Raúl Sanz
7 9 Nov 2008 Abierto de San Luis2 (2) −15 (71-72-71-62=276) Playoff Argentina Walter Rodríguez
8 30 Nov 2008 Sport Frances Open3 −11 (69-69-71-68=277) 1 stroke United States Daniel Im

*Note: The 2006 Abierto de San Luis was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour

TPG Tour wins (11)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 3 Mar 2007 Abierto del Sur −14 (70-68-62-66=266) 1 stroke Argentina Carlos Cardeza
2 22 Apr 2007 Ángel Cabrera Classic −11 (69-69-68-63=269) 1 stroke Argentina Daniel Barbetti
3 10 Feb 2008 Abierto de Cariló −10 (71-70-70-71=282) 4 strokes Argentina Mauricio Molina
4 16 Mar 2008 Abierto de la Mesopotamia −15 (68-66-69-74=277) 4 strokes Argentina César Costilla
5 9 Nov 2008 Abierto de San Luis1 −15 (71-72-71-62=276) Playoff Argentina Walter Rodríguez
6 14 Nov 2010 Campeonato Metropolitano −25 (66-65-66-66=263) 3 strokes Argentina Sebastián Fernández
7 16 Jan 2011
(2010 season) 		Buenos Aires Classic −12 (73-69-70-68=280) 1 stroke Argentina Tommy Cocha
8 6 Oct 2013 Argentine PGA Championship −10 (70-70-68-70=278) 1 stroke Argentina Gustavo Acosta, Paraguay Carlos Franco
9 29 Nov 2015 Abierto del Litoral −12 (66-69-66-67=268) 2 strokes Argentina Julián Etulain
10 20 Dec 2020 Abierto Latinoamérica −5 (70-69=139) 4 strokes Argentina Mateo Pulcini
11 25 Nov 2023 Abierto de San Vicente −12 (64-66=130) 3 strokes Argentina Franco Romero

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Other Argentine wins (5)

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Other wins (5)

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  • 1997 Wizz Cup (Colombia), Cali Open (Colombia), Farallones Open (Colombia)
  • 1999 Serrezuela Open (Colombia)
  • 2001 Viña del Mar Open (Chile)

Playoff record

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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Senior Italian Open United States Clark Dennis Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in senior major championships

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Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship T35 NT CUT CUT
U.S. Senior Open NT CUT
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship CUT NT CUT T67
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Last time out – Senior Italian Open". European Tour. 23 March 2020.
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