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César Monasterio (golfer)

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César Monasterio
Personal information
Full nameCésar Omar Monasterio
Born (1963-11-28) 28 November 1963 (age 61)
Tucumán, Argentina
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceYerba Buena, Argentina
Career
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Other10
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year
2014

César Omar Monasterio (born 28 November 1963) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Biography

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Monasterio was born on 28 November 1963, in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990.

Since 2003, Monasterio has played extensively in Europe on the European Tour and its development tour, the Challenge Tour. He won the 2005 Abierto Telefonica Moviles de Guatemala on the Challenge Tour, and in 2006 captured his first European Tour title at the Aa St Omer Open, which was an official money event on both tours.[1]

Professional wins (12)

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European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 18 Jun 2006 Aa St Omer Open1 −10 (68-68-71-67=274) 1 stroke South Africa Martin Maritz, Sweden Henrik Nyström

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 27 Feb 2005 Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala1 −19 (67-67-67-68=269) Playoff Republic of Ireland David Higgins
2 18 Jun 2006 Aa St Omer Open2 −10 (68-68-71-67=274) 1 stroke South Africa Martin Maritz, Sweden Henrik Nyström

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
2Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open Argentina Sebastián Fernández Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2005 Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala Republic of Ireland David Higgins Won with par on first extra hole

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 Feb 2005 Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala1 −19 (67-67-67-68=269) Playoff Republic of Ireland David Higgins

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

TPG Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Nov 2008 Ángel Cabrera Classic −14 (66-65-71=202) Playoff Argentina Andrés Romero
2 20 Oct 2012 Gran Premio Las Praderas −13 (68-69-66=203) Playoff Argentina Ulises Méndez

Other wins (8)

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European Senior Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Aug 2014 English Senior Open −14 (69-63-70=202) 5 strokes England Barry Lane, Scotland Andrew Oldcorn

Team appearances

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Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Monasterio snatches St Omer Open". BBC Sport. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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