Augusto Núñez Explained

Augusto Núñez
Fullname:Augusto Martín Núñez
Birth Date:3 November 1992
Birth Place:Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
Weight:185lb
Residence:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Status:Professional
Yearpro:2012
Tour:PGA Tour
Extour:Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Prowins:9
Award1:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2019

Augusto Martín Núñez (born 3 November 1992)[1] is a professional golfer from Argentina. He is a member of the Korn Ferry Tour and previously played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Career

Núñez won his first tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2016 season at the Flor de Caña Open. He beat Emilio Puma Domínguez and Eric Steger in a playoff after finishing at 25 under par. The win put Núñez in first place in the Order or Merit for that season.[2]

Núñez finished the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season in second place in the Order of Merit, earning him a place in the Web.com Tour for the 2017 season. His best performance was runner-up in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, one stroke behind the winner.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
14 Sep 2016Flor de Caña Open67-63-64-65=259−251 stroke Emilio Domínguez, Eric Steger
26 Oct 2019Banco del Pacifico Open68-67-64-67=266−226 strokes Clodomiro Carranza
38 Dec 2019Shell Championship66-66-69-70=271−131 stroke Jared Wolfe

TPG Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
126 Nov 2017Andrés Romero Invitational71-67-66=204−121 stroke Rafael Echenique
25 Sep 2021Abierto del Norte70-67-63-63=263−212 strokes César Costilla

Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (3)

Team appearances

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Augusto Núñez profile . PGA Tour . 23 August 2017.
  2. News: Flor de Caña Open belongs to Augusto Núñez . 23 August 2017 . PGA Tour . 4 September 2016.