Mauricio Molina (20 December 1966 – 13 October 2023) was an Argentine professional golfer.
Career Molina was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985. He was the nephew of the Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina.
Molina won several tournaments in Argentina and South America, including the Mendoza Open in 1999 and the Metropolitan Championship in 2009. In 1997 he shot 59 in the first round of the Náutico Hacoaj Grand Prix to set the record for the best round in Argentina.
In 2009 Molina played on the Canadian Tour and recorded two victories at the Costa Rica Classic and Mexican PGA Championship, finishing the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit.
Molina played on the European Tour in 1998 and 2001, and the second-tier Challenge Tour between 2003 and 2008. His best tournament finishes were third at the 2004 Costa Rica Open and fifth at the Los Encinos Open in 2005.
Molina finished fifth in the 2018 European Senior Tour qualifying school to gain a place on that tour.
Death Molina died on 13 October 2023, at the age of 56.
Professional wins (23) Canadian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up114 Dec 2008(2009 season)Costa Rica Classic171-65-71-68=275−133 strokes Rob Grube220 Apr 2009Corona Mazatlán Mexican PGA Championship70-72-66-69=277−11Playoff Andy Matthews 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Tour de las Américas wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up114 Dec 2008Costa Rica Classic171-65-71-68=275−133 strokes Rob Grube210 Oct 2010YPF Classic267-69-68-68=272−83 strokes Félix Córdoba, Rodolfo González 1Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up115 Nov 2009Campeonato Metropolitano65-64-71-66=266−141 stroke Gustavo Acosta, Roberto Cóceres210 Oct 2010YPF Classic167-69-68-68=272−83 strokes Félix Córdoba, Rodolfo González326 Feb 2012Abierto del Sur69-63-64=196−144 strokes Rafael Echenique420 Dec 2014Tour Argentino Championship78-66-65-65=274−10Playoff Nelson Ledesma, Francisco Ojeda 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Chilean Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up17 Apr 2013Abierto Los Lirios72-71-68-65=276−125 strokes Gustavo Silva227 Oct 2013Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo71-69-72-70=282−65 strokes Santiago Russi
Argentine wins (2) 1997 Náutico Hacoaj Grand Prix 1999 Mendoza Open
Cordoba Tour wins (2) 2002 Río Cuarto Tournament 2003 Villa María Tournament
Other wins in Argentina (5) 1996 Pilar Grand Prix (Driving Range Circuit) 1997 SHA Grand Prix Pro-Am 2007 Los Lagartos Tournament (ProGolf Tour), Las Praderas Tournament (ProGolf Tour) 2012 Juan J. Galli Cup
Other South American wins (5) 1994 Ecuador Open 2006 Hacienda de Chicureo Open (Chile) 2012 Chile Open 2013 Santa Augusta Open (Chile), CBG PRO TOUR Brasília (Brazil)
European Senior Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up110 Oct 2021Riegler & Partner Legends66-66-67=199−174 strokes José Cóceres
Results in senior major championships Tournament2017201820192020202120222023The TraditionNTSenior PGA ChampionshipCUTNTCUTCUTCUTU.S. Senior OpenNTCUTCUTCUTSenior Players ChampionshipSenior British Open ChampionshipT38T64T18NTT43T3T53
"T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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