Marco Ruiz (golfer)

Marco Ruiz (born 2 December 1974) is a Paraguayan professional golfer.

Marco Ruiz
Personal information
Born	(1974-12-02) 2 December 1974 (age 50) Asunción, Paraguay
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality	Paraguay
Residence	Asunción, Paraguay
Career
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T34: 2003
Achievements and awards
Tour de las Américas Order of Merit winner 2012

Early life

In 1974, Ruiz was born in Asunción. He is the godson of celebrated Argentine golfer Vicente Fernández.

Professional career

In 1992, Ruiz turned professional. Having played regularly on the Challenge Tour in 2005, Ruiz was successful enough to graduate directly to the full European Tour for 2006. However indifferent performances meant that he dropped down the Challenge Tour again in 2007. After finishing 21st on the money list for the 2008 season, missing out by one place on gaining exemption on the European Tour, Ruiz earned his card for 2009 with a 22nd-place finish at the qualifying school.

Ruiz has played in The Open Championship twice, in 2003 and 2006. All his career victories have been in South America, highlighted by the 2007 Argentine Open. He has also finished second in several tournaments, including the Costa Rica Open in 2002, the Guatemala Open in 2004, the Panama Open in 2004 and 2005, the Peugeot Challenge (Spain) in 2005.

Amateur wins

• 1989 Paraguay Junior Championship
• 1990 Paraguay Junior Championship, Argentine Junior Championship
• 1991 Amateur Argentine Open, Paraguay Junior Championship, Argentine Junior Championship

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Dec 2007 (2008 season)	Abierto Visa de la República1	−5 (71-69-66-69=275)	2 strokes	Daniel Vancsik

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

Tour de las Américas wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Nov 2001	Abierto del Litoral	−6 (71-72-69-66=278)	Playoff	Gustavo Acosta, Ariel Cañete, Rafael Gómez, Rodolfo González
2	9 Dec 2007	Abierto Visa de la República1	−5 (71-69-66-69=275)	2 strokes	Daniel Vancsik
3	27 May 2012	Televisa TLA Players Championship	−17 (65-64-64=193)	Playoff	Mauricio Azcué
4	3 Jun 2012	Taca Airlines Open	−16 (66-67-69-70=272)	4 strokes	Diego Vanegas

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

TPG Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Aug 2007	Carlos Franco Invitational	−9 (67-64-73-75=279)	2 strokes	Ángel Franco
2	9 Dec 2007	Abierto Visa de la República1	−5 (71-69-66-69=275)	2 strokes	Daniel Vancsik

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

Other wins (3)

• 1999 Venezuela PGA Championship
• 2007 Prince of Wales Open (Chile)
• 2010 Brazil Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Open Championship	T34			T63

Note: Ruiz only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Paraguay): 1995, 2003, 2005

See also

• 2005 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Marco Ruiz at the PGA Tour official site
• Marco Ruiz at the European Tour official site
• Marco Ruiz at the Official World Golf Ranking official site