Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras (born 24 August 1969) is a Colombian professional golfer.
Early life Amaya was born in Bogotá. He worked as a caddie at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida.
Professional career In 1991, he turned professional. In addition to his many victories on the Colombian Golf Federation circuit, including three Colombian Open titles, Amaya has won six times on the Tour de las Américas, finishing second on the Order of Merit in 2000–01, and fourth in 2001–02. In 2015, he won his 100th tournament.
Amaya has represented Colombia on five occasions at the World Cup.
Professional wins (47) Tour de las Américas wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Nov 2000Abierto del Litoral−10 (69-65=134)Playoff Gustavo Rojas226 Nov 2000Chevrolet Brazil Open−6 (274)Playoff Shannon Sykora310 Nov 2002Abierto de Medellín−8 (68-70-71-71=280)Playoff Marcelo Soria417 Nov 2002Serrezuela Masters−13 (68-68-69-70=275)2 strokes Rodrigo Castaneda, Gustavo Mendoza524 Nov 2002CANTV Venezuela Open−14 (64-67-66-69=266)4 strokes Raúl Fretes66 May 2007Canal i Abierto de Venezuela (2)−12 (68-67-64-69=268)3 strokes Fabián Gómez, Sebastián Saavedra718 Jul 2010Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura−22 (68-67-65-66=266)4 strokes Álvaro Arizabaleta, César Costilla
Colombian Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 Aug 2013Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Medellín−6 (66-75-69-72=282)1 stroke David Vanegas, Diego Velásquez216 Mar 2014Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Cali−10 (69-68-69-68=274)1 stroke Manuel José Merizalde31 Mar 2015Abierto del Carmel Club−8 (68-69-69-66=272)3 strokes Diego Velásquez419 Apr 2015Copa Ciudad de Barranquilla−7 (71-70-73-67=281)1 stroke Ricardo Salazar515 Jun 2015Abierto Copa Pueblo Viejo−10 (71-65-69-73=278)2 strokes Diego Vanegas622 May 2016Abierto Opita de Golf−22 (71-65-65-65=266)8 strokes Álvaro Pinedo710 Sep 2016Abierto de El Rancho +1 (69-70-71-71=281)2 strokes Manuel José Merizalde81 Aug 2021Abierto de Colombia−10 (71-71-68-67=278)2 strokes David Vanegas
Other Colombian wins (30) This list is incomplete 1993 Colombian Open, Campeonato Nacional de Profesionales, CC Medellín Open 1994 Caribbean Open (Barranquilla) 2003 Los Andes GC Open, Pereira Open 2004 Barranquilla Open, Colombian Open, Petrolero Open, CC Cali Open, CC Guaymaral Tournament (with Gustavo Mendoza) 2005 Serrezuela Open, Pueblo Viejo CC Open, Farallones Open, CC Medellín Open, Colombian Open, Caribbean Open (Barranquilla), GC Peñalisa Open, Carmel Club Open 2006 CC Armenia Open, Manizales Open, Serrezuela Open, Colombian National Championship, GC Peñalisa Open 2007 CC Cali Open 2008 CC La Sabana Open, CC El Rancho Open, Carmel Club Open 2010 Medellín Open 2012 Caribbean Open
Other wins (2) 2010 Dominican Republic Open 2015 Chiapas Golf Challenge (Mexico)
Team appearances World Cup (representing Colombia): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002
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External links
Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site