Ricardo Gouveia (golfer)
Ricardo Gouveia | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 6 August 1991||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
College | Lynn University University of Central Florida | ||
Turned professional | 2014 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||
Professional wins | 5 | ||
Highest ranking | 77 (31 January 2016)[1] (as of 30 January 2022) | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Challenge Tour | 5 (Tied 6th all time) | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Ricardo Gouveia (born 6 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional golfer.
Gouveia played college golf at Lynn University and the University of Central Florida.[2] He played on the winning European team in the Palmer Cup in 2014.
Gouveia turned professional in 2014 and plays on the Challenge Tour. He won his first tournament in his seventh start, playing on an invitation, at the EMC Golf Challenge Open in October 2014.[3]
Gouveia has featured in the Top 100 Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a height of 77th in 2016.
Professional wins (5)[]
Challenge Tour wins (5)[]
Legend |
Grand Finals (1) |
Other Challenge Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Oct 2014 | EMC Golf Challenge Open | −9 (68-71-69-67=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 5 Jul 2015 | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | −15 (63-79-69-69=269) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 7 Nov 2015 | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | −13 (67-67-76-65=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 25 Jul 2021 | Italian Challenge (2) | −16 (67-68-69-64=268) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 14 Aug 2021 | Made in Esbjerg Challenge1 | −8 (69-71-69-67=276) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | EMC Golf Challenge Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Portugal): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013[4]
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2014 (winners)
Professional
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Week 5 2016 Ending 31 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Ricardo Gouveia profile". UCF Knights. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Gouveia earns playoff win in Italy". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. The Sports Network. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship Results". European Golf Association. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links[]
- Ricardo Gouveia at the European Tour official site
- Ricardo Gouveia at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:
- Portuguese male golfers
- Lynn Fighting Knights men's golfers
- UCF Knights men's golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers of Portugal
- Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- 1991 births
- Living people
- European golf biography stubs
- Portuguese sportspeople stubs