Sebastián Fernández (golfer)

Sebastián Fernández (born 8 September 1973) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Sebastián Fernández
Personal information
Full nameSebastián Fernández
Born (1973-09-08) 8 September 1973
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15.1 st)
Nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseCarina
ChildrenAgustina (b. 1995), Nicolas (b. 1998), Catalina (b. 2004)
Career
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Former tour(s)European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other18

Fernández was born in Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1991. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 2000. He won three Argentine PGA Championships, in 1991, 2001 and 2005, the first as an 18-year-old, and also came second in 2003.

Fernández competed on the Challenge Tour from 2003 to 2007, winning one tournament, the Costa Rica Open in 2003, and finishing second in the Skandia PGA Open (Sweden) in 2003, the Costa Rica Open in 2005 and the Challenge of Ireland in 2006.

Seventh place on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2003 enabled Fernández to play on the European Tour the following year. He managed a best finish of 16th position in the BMW International Open, and just missed out on retaining his tour card, ending the season 136th on the money list. In 2008 he played on the Nationwide Tour, achieving a best of 5th place in the New Zealand PGA Championship.

Professional wins (19)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 2 Feb 2003 Costa Rica Open1 –6 (70-68-69-71=278) Playoff César Monasterio

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Costa Rica Open César Monasterio Won with par on first extra hole
2 2005 Costa Rica Open Kyle Dobbs Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 2 Dec 2012 Arturo Calle Colombian Coffee Classic –9 (68-69-68-70=275) Playoff Jose Manuel Garrido

Argentine wins (13)

Other wins (5)
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