Daniel Vancsik (born 7 January 1977) is an Argentine professional

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er.

Early life

Vancsik was born in Posadas, Argentina. He started playing the game when he was 12 at the Tacuru Club in Posadas-Misiones-Argentina.

Professional career

Vancsik turned professional in 1997 and has played in Europe since 2003, initially on the second tier

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, on which he won three tournaments, and later on the main

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. His collected his first win on the European Tour at the 2007 Madeira Islands Open BPI. In May 2009, he won the BMW Italian Open in Turin, beating John Daly,

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and

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by six shots.

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

TPG Tour wins (2)

Other wins (5)

*2000 Pinamar Open (Arg), Rio Cuarto Open (Arg) *2003 Viña del Mar Open (Arg) *2006 Carilo Open (Arg) *2009 Juan Jose Galli Cup (Arg) (with Joaquín Estévez)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

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* * Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Misiones Province People from Posadas, Misiones 1977 births Living people {{Argentina-golf-bio-stub