Rodolfo González (born 1 February 1967) is an
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
professional golfer.
González was born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
. He worked as a
caddie
In golf, a caddie (or caddy) is a companion to the player, providing both practical support and strategic guidance on the course. Caddies are responsible for carrying the player’s bag, managing clubs, and assisting with basic course maintena ...
in Ranelagh Golf Club, Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1989.
González won the Argentine Tour Ranking in 1999. He competed on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...
from 2005 to 2009 and his best finishes were third place in the Costa Rica Open in 2005, fourth in the
Guatemala Open in 2007 and the
Argentine Open 2008. He also competed on the
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
in 2000 and 2006-08.
González represented Argentina on one occasion in the qualifying
World Cup
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, in 2008.
In 2003 he won the
Argentine Open.
Professional wins (14)
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
TPG Tour wins (1)
Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (1)
*2015 Fecha 2
Other wins (11)
*1996 Buenos Aires Golf Club Grand Prix
*1999
South Open,
Norpatagonico Open
*2000 Ranelagh Open
*2002
Abierto del Litoral
*2003
Argentine Open
*2004
Norpatagonico Open
*2005
South Open
*2006
Norpatagonico Open,
Roberto de Vicenzo Classic
*2007
Angel Cabrera Classic Pro-Am (with Ricardo Smith)
External links
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Argentine male golfers
European Tour golfers
Golfers from Buenos Aires
1967 births
Living people
20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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