Mauricio Molina (born 20 December 1966) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Career

Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddie in

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, before turning professional in 1985. He is the nephew of the Argentine golfer,

Florentino Molina Florentino Molina (born 30 December 1938) is an Argentine professional golfer. Molina was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He turned pro in 1960. He won the Argentine Open five times and the Argentine Professional Rankings four times. He played on ...

. Molina won several tournaments in Argentina and South America, including the

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in 1999 and the Metropolitan Championship in 2009. In 1997 he shot 59 in the first round of the Nautico Hacoaj Grand Prix to set the record for the best round in Argentina. In 2009 Molina played on the Canadian Tour and recorded two victories at the Costa Rica Classic and Mexican PGA Championship, finishing the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit. Molina played on the

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in 1998 and 2001, and the second tier

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between 2003 and 2008. His best tournament finishes were third at the 2004 Costa Rica Open and fifth at the Los Encinos Open in 2005. Molina finished fifth in the 2018 European Senior Tour qualifying school to gain a place on that tour.

Professional wins (23)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Tour de las Américas wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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²Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

TPG Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (2)

Argentine wins (2)

* 1997 Nautico Hacoaj Grand Prix * 1999

Cordoba Tour wins (2)

* 2002 Rio Cuarto Tournament * 2003 Villa Maria Tournament

Other wins in Argentina (5)

* 1996 Pilar Grand Prix (Driving Range Circuit) * 1997 SHA Grand Prix Pro-Am * 2007 Los Lagartos Tournament (ProGolf Tour), Las Praderas Tournament (ProGolf Tour) * 2012 Juan J. Galli Cup

Other South American wins (5)

* 1994

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* 2006 Hacienda de Chicureo Open (Chile) * 2012 Chile Open * 2013 Santa Augusta Open (Chile), CBG PRO TOUR Brasília (Brazil)

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in senior major championships

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molina, Mauricio Argentine male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina People from Río Cuarto, Córdoba 1966 births Living people