Cristóbal Ignacio del Solar Leefhelm (born 11 October 1993) is a Chilean
professional golfer
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.
Del Solar played college golf at
Florida State University
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, where he won one event, and was named to the All-ACC Team following his junior season.
Del Solar began his professional career on
PGA Tour Canada in 2017, where he played six events. In 2018, he was the medalist at the
PGA Tour Latinoamérica qualifying tournament in Argentina. His first professional win came in the 2018
Center Open
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In 2001, Ángel Cabrera set the course record of 60 in the fi ...
, which he won by five strokes. Returning to
PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2019, Del Solar won the
Puerto Plata Open
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The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominica ...
for his second career win as a professional.
Amateur wins
*2009 Abierto Juvenil De Chile
*2010 Abierto Juvenil De Chile
*2017 Irish Creek Collegiate
Source:
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)
Team appearances
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Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile):
2012
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Chilean male golfers
Florida State Seminoles men's golfers
South American Games bronze medalists for Chile
South American Games medalists in golf
Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
Sportspeople from Viña del Mar
1993 births
Living people
21st-century Chilean people
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