Ricardo González (golfer)


Ricardo González is an Argentine professional golfer.
González turned professional in 1986, and has spent much of his career in Europe. He won a place on the European Tour in 1992 through qualifying school after playing on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1991. Having failed to win sufficient money to retain his tour card, he returned to the Challenge Tour in 1993.
Having moved to Africa, González returned to Europe in 1998 after winning the Challenge Tour sanctioned Tusker Kenya Open, and secured a second shot on the European Tour by finishing 5th on the Challenge Tour Rankings that season. He has successfully retained his playing privileges since then by consistently finishing inside the top 115 of the Order of Merit each year.
González has accumulated four European Tour wins, with a best year-end ranking on the European Tour Order of Merit of 25th place in 2001. He has also won many tournaments in South America, and has represented Argentina at the World Cup on four occasions, in 1996, 1998, 2005 and 2007.
He won his fourth career European Tour event in 2009 at the SAS Masters in Sweden by two strokes over Welshman Jamie Donaldson. It was his first win on the European Tour in five years.
After several down years, González qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school in 2016. At age 47, he was the oldest Q school graduate in Tour history.

Professional wins (24)

European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12013Johnnie Walker Championship
at Gleneagles		 Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen GallacherFleetwood won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11998Kenya Open Jacob OkelloWon with par on third extra hole

Other wins (18)

Note: González never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances