Miguel Ángel Carballo (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine professional golfer. Known affectionately as "El Tati", Carballo was the first Argentine to win on the Nationwide Tour. He has played on several Tours in his career, including the Web.com Tour (2007–11, 2013–14), European Tour (2006), Challenge Tour (2004–05), Tour de las Américas from (2003–04) and the Tour Argentino (2002–03). He played on the PGA Tour in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Career Carballo made the cut in 17 of 25 starts during his rookie season on the 2007 Nationwide Tour and finished the season No. 31 on the money list, with $177,712. He won the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship in his first-ever Nationwide Tour start, earning full status on Tour through the end of the 2008 season. He gained entry into the field by being one of the top-eight players on the Tour de las Américas Order of Merit.
Carballo posted his first professional victory at the 2006 Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala, a co-sanctioned event on the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas. He earned his European Tour card for the first time by staging a phenomenal comeback at the 108-hole European Tour Qualifying School in 2005, posting a birdie, hole-in-one, birdie finish on the final three holes to gain playing privileges.
By ranking 10th on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2011, Carballo earned his PGA Tour card for 2012. He made only 13 cuts in 25 starts and failed to retain his card for 2013. He returned to the now-renamed Web.com Tour for 2013 and finished 23rd on the regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.
He was awarded the 2011 Olimpia de Plata by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle.
After struggling on the PGA Tour, Carballo played on the Asian Development Tour in 2018, where he had won the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament in Indonesia and led the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the Asian Tour. He also won on the 2019 Asian Development Tour, taking the Singha Laguna Phuket Open, an event co-sanctioned with the All Thailand Golf Tour. In September 2019, he won his first Asian Tour event, the Bank BRI Indonesia Open.
Professional wins (7) Asian Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 Sep 2019Bank BRI Indonesia Open−17 (69-69-66-67=271)3 strokes Chang Yi-keun
Web.com Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Jan 2007Movistar Panama Championship−6 (69-67-73-71=276)2 strokes Hunter Haas, Jim McGovern, Patrick Sheehan29 Oct 2011Children's Hospital Classic−24 (69-66-65-64=264)2 strokes Brice Garnett
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12011Soboba Golf Classic Andres Gonzales, Ted Potter Jr.Potter won with birdie on second extra holeCarballo eliminated by birdie on first hole22015Rex Hospital Open Patton Kizzire, Kyle ThompsonThompson won with birdie on second extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up15 Feb 2006Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open1−15 (66-66-71-70=273)Playoff Gustavo Rojas 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12006Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open Gustavo RojasWon with birdie on first extra hole
Tour de las Américas wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up15 Feb 2006Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open1−15 (66-66-71-70=273)Playoff Gustavo Rojas 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Asian Development Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up125 Aug 2018Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament1−16 (68-68-72-64=272)Playoff Amir Nazrin, Poom Pattaropong219 May 2019Singha Laguna Phuket Open2−15 (65-68-68-64=265)Playoff Tom Kim, Chinnarat Phadungsil 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia 2Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
TPG Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Nov 2014Abierto del Litoral−11 (68-68-66-67=269)1 stroke Jorge Monroy, 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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