Full name Ricardo Gonzalez Other 16 Height 1.83 m European tour 4 Professional wins 22 Role Golfer Former tours PGA European Tour | Turned professional 1986 Name Ricardo Gonzalez Residence Rosario, Argentina Nationality Argentina Masters Tournament DNP Weight 93 kg Challenge tour 2 | |
Born 24 October 1969 (age 54)
Corrientes, Argentina ( 1969-10-24 ) |
Ricardo González (born 24 October 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Contents
- European Tour wins 4
- Challenge Tour wins 2
- Other wins 16
- Results in major championships
- Team appearances
- Equipment
- References
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.
After several down years, González qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school in 2016. At age 47, he is the oldest Q school graduate in Tour history.
European Tour wins (4)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Challenge Tour wins (2)
Other wins (16)
Results in major championships
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.