Miguel Fernández (born 10 April 1962) is an Argentinian

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. Fernández was born in

Resistencia, Chaco Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Chaco Province, Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor o ...

. He worked as a

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in Chaco, before turning professional in 1980. Fernández won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 1987. He won the

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in 1987 and 1988, having previously finished second in 1986. In addition to several victories on the Tour de las Americas, he has also been second in the TLA Players Championship in 2003 and 2006. Fernández played on the European Tour in 1991, finishing 131st on the Order of Merit with a best finish of tied 7th in the Open de Baleares. The same year, he also played in the

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at Birkdale. Victory in the Panama Masters in 2004, gave him the chance to return to Europe to play on the

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. However, he did not manage to repeat that performance, as he failed to register another top 30 finish on his way to 75th on the money list. Fernández represented Argentina on one occasion in the

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, in 1989 in

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, and came 4th in the individual tournament.

Professional wins (16)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Tour de las Américas wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Argentine wins (12)

*1987

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, Abierto del Litoral *1988

, Abierto del Litoral *1990 North Open *1992 Boulonge Four Ball (with

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) *1993 Nautico Escobar Grand Prix *1997 Norpatagonico Open *2002 Carilo Open *2005 Parana Open *2006 Chaco Open

Other wins (2)

*1993 Prince of Wales Open (Chile) *1996 Uruguay Open

Team appearances

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(representing Argentina):

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(representing Argentina):

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* Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Resistencia, Chaco 1962 births Living people 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-golf-bio-stub