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Miguel Ángel Carballo
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Carballo
Nickname El Tati
Born (1979-03-22) 22 March 1979 (age 46)
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Nationality  Argentina
Residence Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Career
Turned professional 2002
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
European Tour
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour 1
Web.com Tour 2
Challenge Tour 1
Other 3
Achievements and awards
Asian Development Tour
Order of Merit winner
2018

Miguel Ángel Carballo, born on March 22, 1979, is a professional golfer from Argentina. People often call him "El Tati". He made history as the first Argentine golfer to win on the Nationwide Tour.

Throughout his career, Carballo has played on many different golf tours. These include the Web.com Tour, European Tour, Challenge Tour, and PGA Tour. He has shown great skill and determination in the world of professional golf.

Career Highlights

Miguel Ángel Carballo started his professional golf journey in 2002. He quickly began to make a name for himself. His hard work led him to play on several important golf tours around the world.

Early Successes

In 2007, Carballo had a great first year on the Nationwide Tour. He played in 25 tournaments and made the cut in 17 of them. He even won the very first event he played, the Movistar Panama Championship. This win was special because it gave him full playing rights on the Tour for a long time. He qualified for this event by being one of the top players on the Tour de las Américas.

Before that, in 2006, Carballo won his first professional tournament. This was the Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala. It was a joint event between the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas. He also earned his spot on the European Tour in 2005. He did this by making an amazing comeback at the Qualifying School. He finished with a birdie, a hole-in-one, and another birdie on his last three holes!

Playing on the PGA Tour

In 2011, Carballo finished 10th on the Nationwide Tour's money list. This high ranking helped him earn his PGA Tour card for 2012. The PGA Tour is one of the biggest golf tours in the world. Although he played in 25 events, he did not keep his card for the next year.

He returned to the Web.com Tour in 2013. He played well enough to earn his PGA Tour card again for 2014. He also played on the PGA Tour in 2016 and 2017. In 2011, he received the Olimpia de Plata award. This award is given by Argentine sports journalists.

Recent Achievements

After playing on the PGA Tour, Carballo joined the Asian Development Tour in 2018. He won the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament in Indonesia. This win helped him lead the Order of Merit, which meant he moved up to the Asian Tour.

In 2019, he won again on the Asian Development Tour. This time it was the Singha Laguna Phuket Open. This event was also part of the All Thailand Golf Tour. Later in September 2019, he achieved his first win on the main Asian Tour. He won the Bank BRI Indonesia Open.

Professional Wins (7)

Miguel Ángel Carballo has won seven professional golf tournaments. These wins show his talent and hard work in the sport.

Asian Tour Wins (1)

He has won one tournament on the Asian Tour.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Sep 2019 Bank BRI Indonesia Open −17 (69-69-66-67=271) 3 strokes South Korea Chang Yi-keun

Web.com Tour Wins (2)

Carballo has won two tournaments on the Web.com Tour.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jan 2007 Movistar Panama Championship −6 (69-67-73-71=276) 2 strokes United States Hunter Haas, United States Jim McGovern,
United States Patrick Sheehan
2 9 Oct 2011 Children's Hospital Classic −24 (69-66-65-64=264) 2 strokes United States Brice Garnett

Web.com Tour Playoff Record (0–2) Miguel Ángel Carballo has been in two playoffs on the Web.com Tour, but he did not win them.

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2011 Soboba Golf Classic United States Andres Gonzales, United States Ted Potter Jr. Potter won with birdie on second extra hole
Carballo eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2015 Rex Hospital Open United States Patton Kizzire, United States Kyle Thompson Thompson won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour Wins (1)

He has one win on the Challenge Tour.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 Feb 2006 Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open1 −15 (66-66-71-70=273) Playoff Argentina Gustavo Rojas

1This event was also part of the Tour de las Américas.

Challenge Tour Playoff Record (1–0) He has won one playoff on the Challenge Tour.

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open Argentina Gustavo Rojas Won with birdie on first extra hole

Tour de las Américas Wins (1)

He has one win on the Tour de las Américas.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 Feb 2006 Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open1 −15 (66-66-71-70=273) Playoff Argentina Gustavo Rojas

1This event was also part of the Challenge Tour.

Asian Development Tour Wins (2)

He has won two tournaments on the Asian Development Tour.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 25 Aug 2018 Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament1 −16 (68-68-72-64=272) Playoff Malaysia Amir Nazrin, Thailand Poom Pattaropong
2 19 May 2019 Singha Laguna Phuket Open2 −15 (65-68-68-64=265) Playoff South Korea Tom Kim, Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil

1This event was also part of the PGA Tour of Indonesia.
2This event was also part of the All Thailand Golf Tour.

TPG Tour Wins (1)

He has one win on the TPG Tour.

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 23 Nov 2014 Abierto del Litoral −11 (68-68-66-67=269) 1 stroke Argentina Jorge Monroy, Argentina Julio Zapata

See also

  • 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
  • 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates
  • 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
  • 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
  • 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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