Nelson Lautaro Ledesma (born 25 July 1990) is an Argentinian

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who currently plays on

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. He has won twice on the

Korn Ferry Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

Professional career

Ledesma turned professional in 2007 and played much of his early career on the Argentine national professional golf tour, winning the Order of Merit in 2014, the

Tour de las Américas The Tour de las Américas (TLA) was the principal men's professional golf tour throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 through to 2012 when it was superseded by PGA Tour Latinoamérica. History Top level tournament golf in Latin Ameri ...

and the

PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica is a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new ...

. He gained his card on the second tier United States based

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

for the 2018 season after finishing 5th on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit in 2017. Ledesma won on his debut season on the Web.com Tour at the

LECOM Health Challenge The LECOM Health Challenge was a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in July 2016 on the Upper Course of Peek'n Peak Resort in Findley Lake, New York, which had previously hosted the Peek'n Peak Classic The Peek'n Peak C ...

. This was his only top-10 finish of the season and he finished 42nd in the money list. He claimed his second victory on the renamed

the following year at the

TPC Colorado Championship The Ascendant is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. Formerly known as the TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes, it was first played in July 2019 in Berthoud, Colorado The Town of Berthoud is a Statutory Town located in Larimer and ...

, and finished the season in 8th place on the regular season points list to earn his card on the

for the 2019–20 season.

Professional wins (10)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

TPG Tour The TPG Tour (Tour de Profesionales de Golf) is the principal professional golf tour in Argentina. The tour was formed in 2007, following disputes within the PGA of Argentina, who had operated the main professional tour in the country in previous ...

TPG Tour wins (6)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Professional *

Aruba Cup The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December. The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Cou ...

(representing

): 2017

References

External links

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Nelson Ledesma
at the

official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ledesma, Nelson Argentine male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers PGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Tucumán Province 1990 births Living people