Ricardo González (born 24 October 1969) is an

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professional

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er.

Career

González turned professional in 1986, and has spent much of his career in Europe. He won a place on the

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in 1992 through

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after playing on the second tier

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in 1991. Having failed to win sufficient money to retain his tour card, he returned to the Challenge Tour in 1993. Having moved to Africa, González returned to Europe in 1998 after winning the Challenge Tour sanctioned

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, and secured a second shot on the European Tour by finishing 5th on the Challenge Tour Rankings that season. He has successfully retained his playing privileges since then by consistently finishing inside the top 115 of the Order of Merit each year. González has accumulated four European Tour wins, with a best year-end ranking on the European Tour Order of Merit of 25th place in 2001. He has also won many tournaments in South America, and has represented

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at the

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on four occasions, in 1996, 1998, 2005 and 2007. He won his fourth career European Tour event in 2009 at the SAS Masters in

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by two strokes over Welshman

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. It was his first win on the European Tour in five years. After several down years, González qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school in 2016. At age 47, he was the oldest Q school graduate in Tour history.

Professional wins (27)

European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (3)

''*Note: The 2020 Abierto Norpatagonico was shortened to 36 holes due to COVID-19 concerns.''

Other wins (17)

*1987 Rosario City Open (Arg) *1988

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(Arg) *1995 Uruguay Open, La Plata Open (Arg) *1996 Chile Open *1997 Foz Iguazu Open (Brazil), Prince of Wales Open (Chile), Nigerian Open *1998 JPGA Championship (Arg) *2003

Abierto del Litoral The Coast Open, or Abierto del Litoral, is a golf tournament played in Argentina. Founded in 1932 as the Torneo de Profesionales (Professional Tournament), a name only used for the first two editions, it has always been played at the Rosario Gol ...

(Arg) *2005

(Arg) *2006

Parana Open The Parana Open, or the Mesopotamia Open, was a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1986, it has always been held at the Estudiantes de Paraná Golf Club in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province ...

(Arg) *2007

North Open The North Open, or Abierto del Norte, was one of the major regional golf tournaments in Argentina. First held in 1962, it was always held at the Jockey Club, in Tucumán, the hometown of golfers César Monasterio and Andrés Romero. Eduardo Romer ...

(Arg, tie with

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) *2009

(Arg) *2010

(Arg) *2012

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*2018 General Martin Miguel de Güemes Cup (Arg)

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: González never played in the

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or the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

(representing Argentina): 1996, 1998,

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, 2007

Equipment

*Irons - Mizuno MP-62 Black Nickel, Project X 7.0 *Wedges - Mizuno MPT-10 White Satin 52, 60/08

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Ricardo Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Corrientes Province People from Corrientes 1969 births Living people