Julián Etulain Explained

Julián Etulain
Fullname:Julián Oscar Etulain
Nickname:Tula[1]
Birth Date:21 June 1988
Birth Place:Coronel Suárez, Argentina
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Residence:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yearpro:2008
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
TPG Tour
Extour:PGA Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Prowins:12
Nwidewins:1
Otherwins:11
Masters:DNP
Usopen:CUT: 2019
Open:DNP
Pga:DNP
Award1:Tour de las Américas
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2010
Award2:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner
Year2:2014

Julián Oscar Etulain (born 21 June 1988) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur career

Before turning professional in 2008, Etulain had won the Argentine Amateur Championship and had represented Argentina at a number of events including the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy.[2]

Professional career

In 2009, Etulain was named as the Tour de las Américas Rookie of the Year in his first full season as a professional golfer. Following this, he had a successful 2010 with two wins on the Tour de las Américas and finishing at the top of the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit. In 2011, he won a further two times on the Tour de las Americas finishing fifth on the Order of Merit and in doing so earned his 2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica card.

In 2013, Etulian won the Lexus Peru Open[3] on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and finished in sixth place on the Order of Merit.[4] Following this, Etulian was able to gain conditional status on the Web.com Tour for 2014.

During 2014 Etulain continued to play on PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and in May won his second title at the Lexus Panama Classic.[5] He then successfully defended the Lexus Peru Open in October.[6] In doing so Etulain became the first golfer to successfully defend a tournament on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the first three-time winner on the tour.[7] He also finished second at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open and third at the Dominican Republic Open and Mazatlán Open.[8] This earned him US$92,394 and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit.

In 2015, Etulain finished in second place at the Brasil Champions, ninth at the News Sentinel Open and tenth at the Stonebrae Classic. He finished 39th in the Web.com Tour regular season, but had poor results in the Finals and did not get a PGA Tour card. In 2016, he claimed a second place at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open and two sixth places at the Rex Hospital Open and Nashville Golf Open, finishing 20th in the regular season money list. During the Web.com Tour finals, he claimed a second place finish at the DAP Championship, therefore he finished ninth in the overall money list, earning a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (12)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
110 Nov 2013Lexus Peru Open−13 (68-70-67-70=275)1 stroke Ryan Blaum, Bronson Burgoon
225 May 2014Lexus Panama Classic−17 (69-67-66-69=271)2 strokes Gato Zarlenga
32 Nov 2014Lexus Peru Open (2)−14 (69-65-68-72=274)3 strokes Robert Rohanna, Sebastián Saavedra
412 Nov 2017NEC Argentina Classic−19 (66-67-67-69=269)1 stroke

Tour de las Américas wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Aug 2010Abierto de Colombia−21 (65-72-63-67=267)3 strokes Rodolfo González, David Vanegas
217 Oct 2010Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo−9 (71-71-69-67=279)Playoff Agustín Jauretche
322 May 2011Televisa TLA Players Championship−21 (66-63-60=189)6 strokes César Costilla
418 Mar 2012Abierto de Golf Los Lirios−15 (64-72-70-67=273)3 strokes Julio Zapata

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julián Etulain – Player Profile . . 27 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407020107/http://www.pgatourla.com/golfers/300008/profile/?lg=en . 7 April 2014.
  2. Web site: World Amateur Team Championship – Argentina 2008 . Golfstat . 27 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Lexus Peru Open – Final Results . . 27 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Etulain finishes strong to claim his first Tour title in Peru . . 27 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Etulain perseveres to claim the Lexus Classic Panama . . 25 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Etulain successfully defends title in Peru . . Sports Network . 2 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Etulain repeats in Peru to move atop Order of Merit . . 2 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Julian Etulain – 2014 Results . PGA Tour . 26 November 2014.