Rafael Gómez (golfer)

Rafael Faustino Gómez (born 27 December 1967) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Rafael Gómez
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Faustino Gómez
Born	(1967-12-27) 27 December 1967 (age 57) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Sporting nationality	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse	Sandra ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas TPG Tour
Professional wins	30
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	28
Achievements and awards
Tour de las Américas Order of Merit winner 2001–02, 2004 TPG Tour Order of Merit winner 2007

Career

Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA Tour. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 38th place in The International in 2002. His best finish on the European Tour was 22nd place in the KLM Open in 2006.

Gómez won the TPG Tour Order of Merit in 2007 and the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit in 2001/02 and 2004. He was second in Los Encinos Open in 2002, Mexican Open in 2006 and the Colombian Open in 2008. Gómez and Ángel Cabrera have the most tournament wins on the Tour de las Americas with eight victories.

Gómez won the 2018 European Senior Tour qualifying school and currently plays on that tour. He finished runner-up in the 2018 Senior Italian Open, losing in a playoff to American Clark Dennis.^[1]

Professional wins (30)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	28 Nov 2004 (2005 season)	Abierto Mexicano de Golf1	−14 (67-70-68-65=270)	2 strokes	Eduardo Herrera
2	15 May 2005	Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata	−17 (71-67-66-63=267)	1 stroke	Johan Edfors

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	30 Nov 2008 (2009 season)	Sport Frances Open1	−11 (69-69-71-68=277)	1 stroke	Daniel Im
2	27 Sep 2009	Iberostar Riviera Maya Open	−12 (69-67-64-76=276)	1 stroke	Antonio Maldonado

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jan 2002	Corona Caribbean Open	−10 (68-69-68-73=278)	3 strokes	Brian Quinn
2	17 Feb 2002	American Express Costa Rica Open	[phone]=289)	Playoff	Marco Ruiz
3	11 Jan 2003	Caribbean Open (2)	−13 (71-66-69-69=275)	3 strokes	John Bloomfield
4	28 Nov 2004	Abierto Mexicano de Golf1	−14 (67-70-68-65=270)	2 strokes	Eduardo Herrera
5	26 Nov 2006	Abierto de San Luis	−18 (64-67-66=195)*	4 strokes	Eduardo Romero, Mark Tullo
6	25 May 2008	Televisa Players Championship	−10 (64-66-70=200)	Playoff	Raúl Sanz
7	9 Nov 2008	Abierto de San Luis2 (2)	−15 (71-72-71-62=276)	Playoff	Walter Rodríguez
8	30 Nov 2008	Sport Frances Open3	−11 (69-69-71-68=277)	1 stroke	Daniel Im

*Note: The 2006 Abierto de San Luis was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
³Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour

TPG Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Mar 2007	Abierto del Sur	−14 (70-68-62-66=266)	1 stroke	Carlos Cardeza
2	22 Apr 2007	Ángel Cabrera Classic	−11 (69-69-68-63=269)	1 stroke	Daniel Barbetti
3	10 Feb 2008	Abierto de Cariló	−10 (71-70-70-71=282)	4 strokes	Mauricio Molina
4	16 Mar 2008	Abierto de la Mesopotamia	−15 (68-66-69-74=277)	4 strokes	César Costilla
5	9 Nov 2008	Abierto de San Luis1	−15 (71-72-71-62=276)	Playoff	Walter Rodríguez
6	14 Nov 2010	Campeonato Metropolitano	−25 (66-65-66-66=263)	3 strokes	Sebastián Fernández
7	16 Jan 2011 (2010 season)	Buenos Aires Classic	−12 (73-69-70-68=280)	1 stroke	Tommy Cocha
8	6 Oct 2013	Argentine PGA Championship	−10 (70-70-68-70=278)	1 stroke	Gustavo Acosta, Carlos Franco
9	29 Nov 2015	Abierto del Litoral	−12 (66-69-66-67=268)	2 strokes	Julián Etulain
10	20 Dec 2020	Abierto Latinoamérica	−5 (70-69=139)	4 strokes	Mateo Pulcini
11	25 Nov 2023	Abierto de San Vicente	−12 (64-66=130)	3 strokes	Franco Romero

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Other Argentine wins (5)

• 1996 La Orquidea Grand Prix
• 1997 JPGA Championship
• 1998 Norpatagonico Open
• 2005 Pinamar Open
• 2008 Jose Jurado Grand Prix

Other wins (5)

• 1997 Wizz Cup (Colombia), Cali Open (Colombia), Farallones Open (Colombia)
• 1999 Serrezuela Open (Colombia)
• 2001 Viña del Mar Open (Chile)

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2018	Senior Italian Open	Clark Dennis	Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022
The Tradition		NT
Senior PGA Championship	T35	NT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Senior Open		NT		CUT
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship	CUT	NT	CUT	T67

  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

• 2005 Challenge Tour graduates