Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya (born 1 June 1988) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career In 2007, Goya turned professional. He won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third place in the Argentine Open. He went on to finish top of the Order of Merit that year.
That first win also gave Goya Challenge Tour membership, and he finished the season by winning the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, which lifted him to fifth in that tours final standings, gaining exemption to the full European Tour for 2009. He won the TPG Tour Order of Merit in 2008.
In March 2009, in only his sixth start on the European Tour, Goya won the Madeira Islands Open BPI – Portugal, earning him full exemption on the tour until the end of 2010. Goya couldn't follow up his European Tour win and won a Challenge Tour event in 2017.
In 2014, Goya won the Dimension Data Pro-Am on the Sunshine Tour.
Personal life In 2016, he married former professional golfer Henni Zuël; they divorced in 2018. In 2025, he married former Mexican professional golfer Ana Paula Valdes.
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up122 Mar 2009Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal−6 (68-68-69-73=278)1 stroke Callum Macaulay
Sunshine Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Feb 2014Dimension Data Pro-Am−14 (73-67-67-68=275)1 stroke Lucas Bjerregaard, Adilson da Silva, Keith Horne, Jean Hugo
Challenge Tour wins (3) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Challenge Tour (2) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up130 Mar 2008Abierto Visa del Centro1−12 (71-67-68-66=272)Playoff Gary Boyd225 Oct 2008Apulia San Domenico Grand Final−17 (67-69-65-66=267)1 stroke Richard Bland, John E. Morgan330 Jul 2017Swedish Challenge−16 (69-69-69-65=272)3 strokes Sihwan Kim, Mikael Lundberg 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the TPG Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12008Abierto Visa del Centro Gary BoydWon with birdie on first extra hole
Tour de las Américas wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner-up130 Mar 2008Abierto Visa del Centro1−12 (71-67-68-66=272)Playoff Gary Boyd 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up130 Mar 2008Abierto Visa del Centro1−12 (71-67-68-66=272)Playoff Gary Boyd217 Dec 2011Ángel Cabrera Classic−18 (65-69-68-68=270)9 strokes Ángel Monguzzi317 Feb 2019Abierto del Sur−15 (67-67-64-67=265)6 strokes Julio Zapata 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas
Other wins (1) 2008 DeVicenzo Shootout (Argentina)
Results in major championships Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2014Match PlayChampionshipInvitational72Champions
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Argentina): 2006 Vigil Cup (Argentine): 2007 (team and individual winner)
Professional World Cup (representing Argentina): 2009
See also 2008 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
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