Miguel Rodríguez (golfer)

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (born 18 November 1973) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Miguel Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel Rodríguez
Born (1973-11-18) 18 November 1973 (age 51)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Career
Turned professional1998
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2007
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Tour de las Américas
Order of Merit winner
2007

Rodriguez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1998 and has played predominantly in South America on the Tour de las Américas and the Argentine TPG Tour. He played on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour between 2005 and 2009, winning two tournaments.

Professional wins (8)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 Feb 2007 Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open1 −9 (70-67-66-72=275) 1 stroke   Juan Abbate,   Gustavo Acosta
2 2 Dec 2007
(2008 season)
Abierto del Litoral Personal1,2 −9 (68-66-68-69=271) 1 stroke   Andrés Romero

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

Tour de las Américas wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 8 Mar 2005 Siemens Venezuela Open −11 (63-64-71-71=269) 2 strokes   Jesús Amaya
2 11 Feb 2007 Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open1 −9 (70-67-66-72=275) 1 stroke   Juan Abbate,   Gustavo Acosta
3 2 Dec 2007 Abierto del Litoral Personal1,2 −9 (68-66-68-69=271) 1 stroke   Andrés Romero

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

TPG Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 25 Feb 2007 Abierto de Pinamar −16 (67-71-61-73=272) 1 stroke   Julio Zapata
2 2 Dec 2007 Abierto del Litoral Personal1 −9 (68-66-68-69=271) 1 stroke   Andrés Romero
3 1 Oct 2011 Abierto del Norte −16 (67-67-65-65=264) 2 strokes   César Costilla
4 26 Oct 2012 Tupungato Winelands Match Play 1 up   Leandro Marelli
5 13 Dec 2015 Gran Premio Memorial Guillermo Daniel Ibañez −10 (70-76-67-65=278) Playoff   Tomas Argonz (a)

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas

Other wins (1)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2007
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Rodríguez only played in the U.S. Open.

References

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