| Ricardo González | |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Corrientes, Argentina |
| Weight: | 93kg (205lb) |
| Residence: | Rosario, Argentina |
| Yearpro: | 1986 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour TPG Tour |
| Extour: | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Prowins: | 29 |
| Eurowins: | 4 |
| Chalwins: | 2 |
| Champwins: | 1 |
| Seneurowins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 21 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | CUT: 1990, 2002 |
| Pga: | T10: 2002 |
| Award1: | TPG Tour Order of Merit winner |
| Year1: | 2018 |
Ricardo González (born 24 October 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer.
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.[1]
After several down years, González qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school in 2016. At age 47, he was the oldest Q school graduate in Tour history.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2001 | Omega European Masters | −16 (65-67-68-68=268) | 3 strokes | Søren Hansen | |
| 2 | 26 Oct 2003 | Telefónica Open de Madrid | −14 (69-70-66-65=270) | 1 stroke | Paul Casey, Pádraig Harrington, Nick O'Hern,  Mårten Olander | |
| 3 | 18 Apr 2004 | Open de Sevilla | −14 (70-66-69-69=274) | 2 strokes | Stephen Gallacher, Jonathan Lomas | |
| 4 | 26 Jul 2009 | SAS Masters | −10 (68-68-77-69=282) | 2 strokes | Jamie Donaldson |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Sep 1990 | Esab Open | −9 (67-68=135)* | Playoff | Ole Eskildsen | |
| 2 | 15 Mar 1998 | Tusker Kenya Open | −12 (69-65-69-69=272) | Playoff |  Jacob Okello |
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Esab Open | Ole Eskildsen | Won with par on second extra hole | |
| 2 | 1998 | Tusker Kenya Open | Jacob Okello | Won with par on third extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jun 2007 | Abierto del Norte | −19 (65-67-66-67=265) | Shared title with  Andrés Romero | ||
| 2 | 29 Nov 2009 | Abierto del Litoral | −3 (70-69-71-67=277) | Playoff | Andrés Romero | |
| 3 | 3 Oct 2010 | Abierto del Litoral (2) | −7 (71-70-68-64=273) | 3 strokes | Rafael Gómez, Mauricio Molina | |
| 4 | 30 Sep 2012 | Argentine PGA Championship | −9 (73-72-66-68=279) | 4 strokes | Francisco Bidé, Clodomiro Carranza, Roberto Cóceres, Emilio Domínguez | |
| 5 | 24 Nov 2013 | Abierto del Litoral (3) | −12 (66-69-64-69=268) | 4 strokes | Sergio Acevedo | |
| 6 | 28 Jan 2018 | Abierto del Sur | −20 (68-67-60-65=260) | 1 stroke | Maximiliano Godoy | |
| 7 | 30 Sep 2018 | Abierto de Salta | −15 (69-64-69-67=269) | 1 stroke | Maximiliano Godoy | |
| 8 | 15 Mar 2020 | Abierto Norpatagónico | −6 (69-67=136)* | Shared title with Andrés Gallegos | ||
| 9 | 22 Jan 2023 | Abierto del Sur (2) | −11 (64-71-65-69=269) | 7 strokes | Exequiel López, Jaime López Rivarola | |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T10 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||||||||
| Championship | ||||||||
| Invitational | T28 | T50 | ||||||
| Champions | T45 |