Sebastián Fernández (born 8 September 1973) is an

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. Fernández was born in

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. He worked as a

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in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1991. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 2000. He won three

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s, in 1991, 2001 and 2005, the first as an 18-year-old, and also came second in 2003. Fernández competed on the

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from 2003 to 2007, winning one tournament, the

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in 2003, and finishing second in the Skandia PGA Open (Sweden) in 2003, the Costa Rica Open in 2005 and the

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in 2006. Seventh place on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2003 enabled Fernández to play on the

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the following year. He managed a best finish of 16th position in the

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, and just missed out on retaining his tour card, ending the season 136th on the money list. In 2008 he played on the

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, achieving a best of 5th place in the New Zealand PGA Championship.

Professional wins (20)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Tour de las Américas wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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TPG Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Argentine wins (12)

* 1991

* 1992 Ituzaingo Grand Prix, Nautico Hacoaj Grand Prix * 1993 SHA Grand Prix * 1995 Pinamar Open * 1998 Las Delicias Grand Prix * 2000

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, Bariloche Grand Prix, Acantilados Grand Prix * 2001

* 2005

* 2009 YPF Classic Mendoza Open

Other wins (1)

* 1996 Carmel Open (Colombia)

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