Rafael Faustino Gómez (born 27 December 1967) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career In 1967, Gómez was born in Buenos Aires.
In 1990, Gómez turned professional. He played on the European Tour's developmental tour, the Challenge Tour, in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007. He played on 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.
Professional wins (30) Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Nov 2004(2005 season)Abierto Mexicano de Golf1−14 (67-70-68-65=270)2 strokes Eduardo Herrera215 May 2005Tessali-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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up130 Nov 2008(2009 season)Sport Frances Open1−11 (69-69-71-68=277)1 stroke Daniel Im227 Sep 2009Iberostar 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up120 Jan 2002Corona Caribbean Open−10 (68-69-68-73=278)3 strokes Brian Quinn217 Feb 2002American Express Costa Rica Open +5 (73-69-73-74=289)Playoff Marco Ruiz311 Jan 2003Caribbean Open (2)−13 (71-66-69-69=275)3 strokes John Bloomfield428 Nov 2004Abierto Mexicano de Golf1−14 (67-70-68-65=270)2 strokes Eduardo Herrera526 Nov 2006Abierto de San Luis−18 (64-67-66=195)4 strokes Eduardo Romero, Mark Tullo625 May 2008Televisa Players Championship−10 (64-66-70=200)Playoff Raúl Sanz79 Nov 2008Abierto de San Luis2 (2)−15 (71-72-71-62=276)Playoff Walter Rodríguez830 Nov 2008Sport Frances Open3−11 (69-69-71-68=277)1 stroke Daniel Im 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour 3Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour
TPG Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Mar 2007Abierto del Sur−14 (70-68-62-66=266)1 stroke Carlos Cardeza222 Apr 2007Ángel Cabrera Classic−11 (69-69-68-63=269)1 stroke Daniel Barbetti310 Feb 2008Abierto de Cariló−10 (71-70-70-71=282)4 strokes Mauricio Molina416 Mar 2008Abierto de la Mesopotamia−15 (68-66-69-74=277)4 strokes César Costilla59 Nov 2008Abierto de San Luis1−15 (71-72-71-62=276)Playoff Walter Rodríguez614 Nov 2010Campeonato Metropolitano−25 (66-65-66-66=263)3 strokes Sebastián Fernández716 Jan 2011(2010 season)Buenos Aires Classic−12 (73-69-70-68=280)1 stroke Tommy Cocha86 Oct 2013Argentine PGA Championship−10 (70-70-68-70=278)1 stroke Gustavo Acosta, Carlos Franco929 Nov 2015Abierto del Litoral−12 (66-69-66-67=268)2 strokes Julián Etulain1020 Dec 2020Abierto Latinoamérica−5 (70-69=139)4 strokes Mateo Pulcini (a)1125 Nov 2023Abierto 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Senior Italian Open Clark DennisLost to par on first extra hole
Results in senior major championships Tournament2019202020212022The TraditionNTSenior PGA ChampionshipT35NTCUTCUTU.S. Senior OpenNTCUTSenior Players ChampionshipSenior British Open ChampionshipCUTNTCUTT67
"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
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