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Nelson Ledesma
Argentinian golfer
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.[1][2][3]
| Nelson Ledesma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nelson Lautaro Ledesma | ||
| Born | (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 33) Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15.1 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Argentina | ||
| Residence | Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2007 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica | ||
| Professional wins | 11 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 9 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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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.[4][5] This was his only top-10 finish of the season and he finished 42nd in the money list.[1] He claimed his second victory on the renamed Korn Ferry Tour the following year at the TPC Colorado Championship,[6] 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.[7]
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jul 2018 | LECOM Health Challenge | −22 (68-67-64-67=266) | 2 strokes |  Kyle Jones,  Sebastián Muñoz |
| 2 | 14 Jul 2019 | TPC Colorado Championship | −15 (65-69-69-70=273) | 1 stroke |  Brett Coletta |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 2017 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | −9 (68-69-67-71=275) | 3 strokes | Hank Lebioda, Paulo Pinto |
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2011 | Roberto 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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2011 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | −25 (64-68-66-65=263) | 4 strokes | Andrés Romero |
| 2 | 20 Nov 2011 | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1 | −8 (71-71-69-69=280) | Playoff | Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias |
| 3 | 17 Nov 2013 | Gran Premio Las Praderas | −11 (70-70-67-70=277) | 4 strokes | Rafael Gómez |
| 4 | 11 Jan 2014 | Abierto del Sur | −12 (64-66-70-68=268) | 1 stroke | Emilio Domínguez |
| 5 | 8 Jun 2014 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | −20 (67-69-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | Gustavo Acosta, Maximiliano Godoy, Jorge Monroy |
| 6 | 8 Apr 2023 | Abierto del Centro | −14 (69-68-72-71=270) | 1 stroke | Ignacio Marino |
| 7 | 9 Sep 2023 | Abierto 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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2016 | Ángel Cabrera Tour Grand Final | −3 (70-71=141) | 3 strokes | Ryan McCarthy |
Professional
- Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2017
- "Nelson Ledesma Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Nelson Ledesma wins 2018 LECOM Health Challenge". WKBW-TV. Buffalo, New York. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- "First TPC Colorado Championship won in thriller with title-winning birdie". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Larimer County, Colorado. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- "Web.com Tour: Nelson Ledesma captures Lecom Health Challenge". Golfweek. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Past Results – LECOM Health Challenge". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Nelson Ledesma wins Korn Ferry Tour's TPC Colorado Championship". Golfweek. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- Romine, Bentley (12 August 2019). "Full list of the 25 Korn Ferry Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards Sunday". Golf Channel. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Nelson Ledesma at the PGA Tour official site
- Nelson Ledesma at the TPG Tour official site
- Nelson Ledesma at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
