José María Cantero (born 8 June 1959) is an Argentine professional golfer who played on the

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, the

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and the Tour de las Americas. Cantero turned professional in 1985. He played on the European

in 1990–1994 and he won three tournaments, all three of them taking place in Sweden, on this tour. In

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, he finished 8th in the Challenge Tour Rankings. In 1991, he placed 14th at the

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on the

. In

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, he played three tournaments on United States second tier

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, later named the Korn Ferry Tour. His best finish was tied 12th at the 1994

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. Since the late 1990s, Cantero only played a few tournaments a year and only in

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. Since 2005, he has not been playing on any main golf tour.

Professional wins (13)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Argentine Tour wins (7)

*1987

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, Parana Open, Lobos City Tournament *1999 Jockey Club Rosario Open *2000 Jockey Club Rosario Open *2001

*2002 La Rioja Open

Other wins (2)

*1994 Prince of Wales Open (Chile) *1998 Nigerian Open

References

External links

* * * Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers 1959 births Living people {{Argentina-golf-bio-stub