Nelson Ledesma
| Nelson Ledesma | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nelson Lautaro Ledesma |
| Born | 25 July 1990 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 Latinoamérica PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 7 |
Nelson 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]
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.[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]
Professional wins (9)
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 Classic | −8 (71-71-69-69=280) | Playoff | Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias
|
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan 2014 | Abierto del Sur | −12 (64-66-70-68=268) | 1 stroke | Emilio Domínguez
|
Other wins (4)
- 2011 Abierto Termas de Río Hondo (Arg)
- 2013 Praderas Grand Prix (Arg)
- 2014 TPG Tour Championship (Arg)
- 2016 Angel Cabrera Tour Grand Final (Arg)
Team appearances
Professional
- Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2017
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
External links
- 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
