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Julio Zapata
Argentine golfer
Julio César Zapata (born 22 July 1976) is an Argentine professional golfer.
| Julio Zapata | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Julio César Zapata |
| Born | (1976-07-22) 22 July 1976 (age 47) Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Argentina |
| Residence | Rafaela, Argentina |
| Spouse |
Paola (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas |
| Professional wins | 16 |
Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province,[1] and turned professional in 1997.[1]
In 2005, Zapata was second in the Argentina Tour rankings, winning the Norpatagonico Open and finishing second in five other tournaments, including the Argentine Masters and the Coast Open. The following year, he won the Players Championship on the Tour de las Américas, and was third on that tour's Order of Merit. In 2008 he won the South Open, the last tournament of the 2008 TPG Tour.
Following a successful season on the Challenge Tour in 2007 with eight top ten finishes, highlighted by a second-place finish in Challenge of Ireland, he graduated to the European Tour in 2008. He finished 138th on the Order of Merit, with a best result of 11th in the Omega European Masters, and as a result failed to maintain his playing privileges and dropped back down to the Challenge Tour for 2009, where he did enough to regain his European Tour card for 2011 by ending the season in 11th place on the rankings.[2]
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2006 | TLA Players Championship | −19 (60-70-67=197) | 2 strokes | Miguel Fernández, Fabián Gómez |
TPG Tour wins (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 2007 | Abierto de la Mesopotamia | −16 (65-74-64=203) | 6 strokes | Rubén Alvarez, Juan Ignacio Gil |
| 2 | 20 Sep 2008 | Abierto de Salta | −5 (70-74-64=208) | 1 stroke | César Costilla, Andrés Romero |
| 3 | 14 Dec 2008 | Abierto del Sur | −9 (70-70-65-66=271) | 1 stroke | Miguel Guzmán |
| 4 | 25 Nov 2012 | Abierto de San Luis | −13 (70-66-65-70=271) | 2 strokes | César Costilla, Paulo Pinto |
| 5 | 20 Jul 2013 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | −18 (67-70-68-65=270) | 1 stroke | Félix Córdoba, Miguel Rodríguez |
| 6 | 21 Dec 2013 | Abierto de San Luis (2) | −12 (69-65-67=201) | 1 stroke | Rafael Echenique, Mauricio Molina |
| 7 | 30 Sep 2017 | Gran Premio Los Pingüinos | −11 (67-66=133) | 2 strokes | Joaquín Bonjour |
| 8 | 30 Nov 2018 | Buenos Aires Classic | −10 (67-67=134) | 1 stroke | Oreste Focaccia, Rodolfo González |
Other Argentine wins (6)
- 2000 Parana Open
- 2002 La Cumbre Grand Prix
- 2003 Villa Mercedes Open
- 2004 San Nicolas Grand Prix
- 2005 Norpatagonico Open
- 2006 Tandil Open
Other wins (1)
- 2010 Santo Domingo Open (Chile)
- Julio Zapata at the PGA Tour official site
- Julio Zapata at the European Tour official site