Clodomiro Carranza (born 26 April 1982) is an Argentinian
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who currently plays on the
PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having previously played on the
European Tour,
Web.com Tour and
Tour de las Américas.
Professional career
Carranza turned professional in 2002 and played much of his early career on the Argentine national professional golf tour. His first professional win came at the 2005
Acantilados Grand Prix on the PGA of Argentina Tour.
In 2005 Carranza became a member of the
Tour de las Américas and achieved his first win on the tour at the 2008
Carlos Franco Invitational The Carlos Franco Invitational is a professional golf tournament held at the Carlos Franco Country & Golf Club, in Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay. First held in 2004, the tournament was included in the TPG Tour schedule in 2007, which is the official p ...
.
From 2005 to 2008 Carranza also played a limited number of events on the
Challenge Tour before gaining playing rights for the
European Tour for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. However Carranza failed to find success on the European Tour achieving just one top ten finish in 41 career events, eventually losing his tour card following the 2011 season.
In 2012 Carranza joined
PGA Tour Latinoamérica and was quickly successful winning the
Brazil Open
The Brasil Open was a tennis tournament held annually in São Paulo, Brazil. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series, and was one of the main events in the Brazilian tennis calendar alongside ATP Tour 500 Rio Open. Since 2004, it was a part of th ...
in just his fourth start on the tour.
This win coupled with a further four top-10 finishes propelled Carranza to a 3rd place finish on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit which earned him playing rights on the
Web.com Tour for the 2013 season.
2012 was a successful year for Carranza as he also won the
Abierto de La Rioja and
Abierto Termas de Río Hondo on his native PGA of Argentina Tour.
In 2013 Carranza mainly played on the Web.com Tour but had a disappointing year with just two top-25 finishes in 19 appearances.
Professional wins (11)
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the
TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (7)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Tour de las Américas
Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (1)
*2016 Fecha 2
Other wins (1)
* 2005
Acantilados Grand Prix
References
External links
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Clodomiro Carranzaat the
TPG Tour official site
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Argentine male golfers
PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers
Sportspeople from Río Cuarto, Córdoba
1982 births
Living people