Rafael Gómez (golfer) explained

Rafael Gómez
Fullname:Rafael Faustino Gómez
Birth Date:27 December 1967
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Children:2
Yearpro:1990
Tour:European Senior Tour
Extour:European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Prowins:30
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:28
Award1:Tour de las Américas
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2001–02, 2004
Award2:TPG Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year2:2007

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

Career

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 (30)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
128 Nov 2004
(2005 season)
Abierto Mexicano de Golf1−14 (67-70-68-65=270)2 strokes Eduardo Herrera
215 May 2005Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata−17 (71-67-66-63=267)1 stroke Johan Edfors
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
130 Nov 2008
(2009 season)
Sport Frances Open1−11 (69-69-71-68=277)1 stroke Daniel Im
227 Sep 2009Iberostar Riviera Maya Open−12 (69-67-64-76=276)1 stroke Antonio Maldonado
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
120 Jan 2002Corona Caribbean Open−10 (68-69-68-73=278)3 strokes Brian Quinn
217 Feb 2002American Express Costa Rica Open+5 (73-69-73-74=289)Playoff Marco Ruiz
311 Jan 2003Caribbean Open (2)−13 (71-66-69-69=275)3 strokes John Bloomfield
428 Nov 2004Abierto Mexicano de Golf1−14 (67-70-68-65=270)2 strokes Eduardo Herrera
526 Nov 2006Abierto de San Luis−18 (64-67-66=195)*4 strokes Eduardo Romero, Mark Tullo
625 May 2008Televisa Players Championship−10 (64-66-70=200)Playoff Raúl Sanz
79 Nov 2008Abierto de San Luis2 (2)−15 (71-72-71-62=276)Playoff Walter Rodríguez
830 Nov 2008Sport Frances Open3−11 (69-69-71-68=277)1 stroke Daniel Im
*Note: The 2006 Abierto de San Luis was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour

TPG Tour wins (11)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
13 Mar 2007Abierto del Sur−14 (70-68-62-66=266)1 stroke Carlos Cardeza
222 Apr 2007Ángel Cabrera Classic−11 (69-69-68-63=269)1 stroke Daniel Barbetti
310 Feb 2008Abierto de Cariló−10 (71-70-70-71=282)4 strokes Mauricio Molina
416 Mar 2008Abierto de la Mesopotamia−15 (68-66-69-74=277)4 strokes César Costilla
59 Nov 2008Abierto de San Luis1−15 (71-72-71-62=276)Playoff Walter Rodríguez
614 Nov 2010Campeonato Metropolitano−25 (66-65-66-66=263)3 strokes Sebastián Fernández
716 Jan 2011
(2010 season)
Buenos Aires Classic−12 (73-69-70-68=280)1 stroke Tommy Cocha
86 Oct 2013Argentine PGA Championship−10 (70-70-68-70=278)1 stroke Gustavo Acosta, Carlos Franco
929 Nov 2015Abierto del Litoral−12 (66-69-66-67=268)2 strokes Julián Etulain
1020 Dec 2020Abierto Latinoamérica−5 (70-69=139)4 strokes Mateo Pulcini
1125 Nov 2023Abierto de San Vicente−12 (64-66=130)3 strokes Franco Romero
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Other Argentine wins (5)

Other wins (5)

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2019202020212022
The TraditionNT
Senior PGA ChampionshipT35NTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior OpenNTCUT
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open ChampionshipCUTNTCUTT67
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Last time out – Senior Italian Open . European Tour . 23 March 2020.