Gustavo Rojas (born 28 September 1967) is an Argentine professional golfer. Rojas was born in

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. He turned professional in 1984. He has had his greatest success in

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on the various Argentine tours and the regional

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. In 2002, he was tied with

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in the

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after 54 holes, but torrential rain meant that the final round was cancelled and the two shared the title. Rojas has played on the

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and its development tour, the

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, since 1999. He has struggled to establish himself at the highest level, and has often had to return to the tours

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. His best tournament finishes on the elite tour have been a pair of joint 5th places at the 2000

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and the 2001 Via Digital Open de España. On the Challenge Tour he has enjoyed more success, winning the

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in 1999 and having several runners-up finishes, including three losses in

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. He ended the 1999 season in 4th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the European Tour for the 2000 season, when he again failed to secure his card. Since 2004 he has competed predominantly on the Challenge Tour.

Professional wins (14)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–3)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

*1995 Indian Tournament

Argentine wins (6)

*1990 Golfers Grand Prix *1995 North Open *1999 Santiago del Estero Open, Ranelagh Open *2000 Olivos Grand Prix *2002

(tie with

)

South American wins (6)

*1996

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*1997

, Marbella Open (Chile), Los Leones Open (Chile) *1998 Marbella Open (Chile) *2006 Posada de la Concepción Open (Chile)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Gustavo Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Buenos Aires 1967 births Living people