Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
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| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
| Born | 13 October 1980 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2009 |
| Open Championship | T47: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T32: 2009 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
2005 |
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (born 13 October 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer.
Fernández-Castaño was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 2004 and came eighth at that year's European Tour Qualifying School.
In his 2005 rookie season on the Tour, he won the KLM Open and the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award. In 2006 he won the BMW Asian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour.
In 2007 he won his third European Tour tournament, the Italian Open. He has finished within the top 60 of the Order of Merit in each of his five seasons on tour. He had one win on tour in 2008 at the Quinn Insurance British Masters.
He finished runner-up at the 2009 Estoril Open de Portugal after losing in a playoff to Michael Hoey. He would finish runner-up next week to Scott Strange at the Volvo China Open. He finished second for the third straight week at the Ballantine's Championship, where he lost to Thongchai Jaidee in a 3-way playoff in extremely tough conditions in Korea. He ended the season ranked 17th on the Race to Dubai.
In May 2009 he reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.
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[edit] Amateur wins (1)
- 2003 Spanish Amateur Open Championship
[edit] Professional wins (5)
[edit] European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2005 | KLM Open | -11 (66-70-66-67=269) | 2 strokes |  Gary Emerson |
| 2 | 23 Apr 2006 | BMW Asian Open | -7 (71-71-69-70=281) | Playoff |  Henrik Stenson |
| 3 | 6 May 2007 | Telecom Italia Open | -16 (67-68-65=200) | Playoff |  Markus Brier |
| 4 | 28 Sep 2008 | Quinn Insurance British Masters | -12 (71-70-68-67=276) | Playoff | Lee Westwood |
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 2005 Madrid Federation Championship (Peugeot Tour, Spain)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T48 | T48 | DNP | T47 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | T32 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2002
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2004
- Bonallack Cup: 2004
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners), 2004 (winners)
[edit] Professional
- World Cup (representing Spain): 2006, 2009
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007, 2009
[edit] External links
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño – official site
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño – profile on the European Tour's official site
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño – results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Rankings site
