Nelson Lautaro Ledesma (born 25 July 1990) is an Argentinian professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour. He has won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Professional career Ledesma turned professional in 2007 and played much of his early career on the Argentine national professional golf tour, winning the Order of Merit in 2014, the Tour de las Américas and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He gained his card on the second tier United States based Web.com Tour for the 2018 season after finishing 5th on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit in 2017.
Ledesma won on his debut season on the Web.com Tour at the LECOM Health Challenge. This was his only top-10 finish of the season and he finished 42nd in the money list. He claimed his second victory on the renamed Korn Ferry Tour the following year at the TPC Colorado Championship, and finished the season in 8th place on the regular season points list to earn his card on the PGA Tour for the 2019–20 season.
Professional wins (11) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Jul 2018LECOM Health Challenge−22 (68-67-64-67=266)2 strokes Kyle Jones, Sebastián Muñoz214 Jul 2019TPC Colorado Championship−15 (65-69-69-70=273)1 stroke Brett Coletta
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Apr 2017Abierto OSDE del Centro−9 (68-69-67-71=275)3 strokes Hank Lebioda, Paulo Pinto
Tour de las Américas wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up120 Nov 2011Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1−8 (71-71-69-69=280)Playoff Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias 1Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Jun 2011Abierto Termas de Río Hondo−25 (64-68-66-65=263)4 strokes Andrés Romero220 Nov 2011Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1−8 (71-71-69-69=280)Playoff Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias317 Nov 2013Gran Premio Las Praderas−11 (70-70-67-70=277)4 strokes Rafael Gómez411 Jan 2014Abierto del Sur−12 (64-66-70-68=268)1 stroke Emilio Domínguez58 Jun 2014Abierto Termas de Río Hondo (2)−20 (67-69-65-67=268)1 stroke Gustavo Acosta, Maximiliano Godoy, Jorge Monroy68 Apr 2023Abierto del Centro−14 (69-68-72-71=270)1 stroke Ignacio Marino79 Sep 2023Abierto del Norte−20 (65-71-65-63=264)Playoff Mauro Báez 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Aug 2016Ángel Cabrera Tour Grand Final−3 (70-71=141)3 strokes Ryan McCarthy
Team appearances Professional Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2017
See also 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
Nelson Ledesma at the TPG Tour official site