Rafael Gómez (golfer)

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Rafael Gómez
Personal information
Full nameRafael Gómez
Born (1967-12-27) 27 December 1967 (age 54)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseSandra (m.1994)
ChildrenJuan (b. 1994), Tomas (b. 1998)
Career
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Tour de las Americas
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins28
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other26
Achievements and awards
Tour de las Americas
Order of Merit winner		2001/02, 2004

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

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 (28)[]

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

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 −18 (71-67-66-63=267) 1 stroke Sweden Johan Edfors

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Canadian Tour wins (2)[]

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

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (11)[]

  • 1997 Cali Open (Colombia), Farallones Open (Colombia) (this year South American Tour)
  • 2001 Viña del Mar Open (Chile)
  • 2002 Caribbean Open (Bahamas), American Express Costa Rica Open
  • 2003 Caribbean Open (Bahamas)
  • 2004 Abierto Mexicano de Golf (co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour)
  • 2006 San Luis Open (Argentina)
  • 2008 TLA Players Championship (Mexico), San Luis Open, Sport Frances Open (Chile) (co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour)

Other Argentine wins (13)[]

Other wins (2)[]

  • 1997 Wizz Cup (Colombia)
  • 1999 Serrezuela Open (Colombia)

Playoff record[]

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[]

Tournament 2019 2020 2021
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship T35 NT CUT
Senior Players Championship
U.S. Senior Open NT
Senior British Open Championship CUT NT CUT
  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[]

References[]

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

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