Rafael Faustino Gómez (born 27 December 1967) is an

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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 ...

Career

Gómez was born in

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. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European

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in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 and the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...

from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, 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 tha ...

in 2004 and a few events on the

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. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 38th place in The International in 2002. His best finish on the

was 22nd place in the

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in 2006. Gómez won 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 ...

Order of Merit in 2007 and the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit in 2001/02 and 2004. He was second in Los Encinos Open in 2002, Mexican Open in 2006 and the Colombian Open in 2008. Gómez and

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have the most tournament wins on the Tour de las Americas with eight victories. Gómez won the

2018 European Senior Tour The 2018 Staysure Tour was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. The season was officially called the Staysure Tour after UK-based insurance company Sta ...

qualifying school and currently plays on that tour. He finished runner-up in the 2018 Senior Italian Open, losing in a playoff to American

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Professional wins (29)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Canadian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Tour de las Américas wins (11)

* 1997 Cali Open (Colombia), Farallones Open (Colombia) (this year South American Tour) * 2001 Viña del Mar Open (Chile) * 2002 Caribbean Open (Bahamas),

American Express Costa Rica Open The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-s ...

* 2003 Caribbean Open (Bahamas) * 2004 Abierto Mexicano de Golf (co-sanctioned with the

) * 2006

San Luis Open The San Luis Open, or the Abierto de San Luis, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 2002, it has always been held at the Villa Mercedes Golf Club, in Villa Mercedes, San Luis Province ...

(Argentina) * 2008 TLA Players Championship (Mexico),

(co-sanctioned by the

), Sport Frances Open (Chile) (co-sanctioned by the

Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada, commonly referred to as the Canadian Tour, is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The United States based PGA Tour took over operation of the tour on November 1, 2012, at which time it was renamed PG ...

)

TPG Tour wins (10)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Other Argentine wins (5)

* 1996 La Orquidea Grand Prix * 1997 JPGA Championship * 1998

Norpatagonico Open The Norpatagonico Open, or Abierto Norpatagónico, is one of the major professional golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1969, it has always been held at the Palihue Golf Club in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), offi ...

* 2005

Pinamar Open The Pinamar Open, or the Abierto de Pinamar, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1970, it has always been held at the Links Pinamar Golf Club, in Pinamar Pinamar is an Argentine coas ...

* 2008 Jose Jurado Grand Prix

Other wins (2)

* 1997 Wizz Cup (Colombia) * 1999 Serrezuela Open (Colombia)

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

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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Career

Professional wins (29)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

Tour de las Américas wins (11)

TPG Tour wins (10)

Other Argentine wins (5)

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

Results in senior major championships

See also

References

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