Julio César Zapata (born 22 July 1976) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career In 1976, Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province.European Tour Media Guide – Julio Zapata – Biography
In 1997, he turned professional. In 2005, Zapata was second in the Argentina Tour rankings, winning the Norpatagonico Open and finishing second in five other tournaments, including the Argentine Masters and the Coast Open. The following year, he won the Players Championship on the Tour de las Américas, and was third on that tour's Order of Merit. In 2008 he won the South Open, the last tournament of the 2008 TPG Tour.
Following a successful season on the Challenge Tour in 2007 with eight top ten finishes, highlighted by a second-place finish in Challenge of Ireland, he graduated to the European Tour in 2008. He finished 138th on the Order of Merit, with a best result of 11th in the Omega European Masters, and as a result failed to maintain his playing privileges and dropped back down to the Challenge Tour for 2009, where he did enough to regain his European Tour card for 2011 by ending the season in 11th place on the rankings.European Tour Media Guide – Julio Zapata – Career record
Professional wins (18) Tour de las Américas wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up128 May 2006TLA Players Championship−19 (60-70-67=197)2 strokes Miguel Fernández, Fabián Gómez
TPG Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Mar 2007Abierto de la Mesopotamia−16 (65-74-64=203)6 strokes Rubén Alvarez, Juan Ignacio Gil220 Sep 2008Abierto de Salta−5 (70-74-64=208)1 stroke César Costilla, Andrés Romero314 Dec 2008Abierto del Sur−9 (70-70-65-66=271)1 stroke Miguel Guzmán425 Nov 2012Abierto de San Luis−13 (70-66-65-70=271)2 strokes César Costilla, Paulo Pinto520 Jul 2013Abierto Termas de Río Hondo−18 (67-70-68-65=270)1 stroke Félix Córdoba, Miguel Rodríguez621 Dec 2013Abierto de San Luis (2)−12 (69-65-67=201)1 stroke Rafael Echenique, Mauricio Molina730 Sep 2017Gran Premio Los Pingüinos−11 (67-66=133)2 strokes Joaquín Bonjour830 Nov 2018Buenos Aires Classic−10 (67-67=134)1 stroke Oreste Focaccia, Rodolfo González
Chilean Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 Mar 2015Abierto La Posada−2 (70-76-67-73=286)Playoff Nicolás Geyger231 Jan 2016Abierto de Granadilla−9 (69-70-69-71=279)1 stroke Clodomiro Carranza
Other Argentine wins (6) 2000 Parana Open 2002 La Cumbre Grand Prix 2003 Villa Mercedes Open 2004 San Nicolas Grand Prix 2005 Norpatagonico Open 2006 Tandil Open
Other wins (1) 2010 Santo Domingo Open (Chile)
See also 2007 Challenge Tour graduates 2010 Challenge Tour graduates
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