Sebastián Fernández (born 8 September 1973) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career Fernández was born in Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1991. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 2000. He won three Argentine PGA Championships, in 1991, 2001 and 2005, the first as an 18-year-old, and also came second in 2003.
Fernández competed on the Challenge Tour from 2003 to 2007, winning one tournament, the Costa Rica Open in 2003, and finishing second in the Skandia PGA Open (Sweden) in 2003, the Costa Rica Open in 2005 and the Challenge of Ireland in 2006.
Seventh place on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2003 enabled Fernández to play on the European Tour the following year. He managed a best finish of 16th position in the BMW International Open, and just missed out on retaining his tour card, ending the season 136th on the money list. In 2008 he played on the Nationwide Tour, achieving a best of 5th place in the New Zealand PGA Championship.
Professional wins (20) Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up12 Feb 2003Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open1−6 (70-68-69-71=278)Playoff César Monasterio 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12003Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open César MonasterioWon with par on first extra hole22005American Express Costa Rica Open Kyle DobbsLost to birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up12 Dec 2012Arturo Calle Colombian Coffee Classic−9 (68-69-68-70=275)Playoff Jose Manuel Garrido
Tour de las Américas wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up124 Feb 2002Tikal Trophy Guatemala Open−10 (68-71-69-70=278)3 strokes Pablo Del Grosso22 Feb 2003Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open1−6 (70-68-69-71=278)Playoff César Monasterio330 May 2010Toyota Peru Open−22 (65-63-70-68=266)7 strokes Cristian Espinoza431 Oct 2010Carlos Franco Invitational1−10 (68-72-70-68=278)3 strokes Héctor Céspedes 1Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up131 Oct 2010Carlos Franco Invitational1−10 (68-72-70-68=278)3 strokes Héctor Céspedes226 Nov 2011Argentine PGA Championship−19 (67-64-63-71=265)4 strokes Andrés Romero326 Oct 2013Andrés Romero Invitational−22 (63-65-66-68=262)1 stroke César Costilla 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Argentine wins (12) 1991 Argentine PGA Championship 1992 Ituzaingo Grand Prix, Nautico Hacoaj Grand Prix 1993 SHA Grand Prix 1995 Pinamar Open 1998 Las Delicias Grand Prix 2000 Praderas Grand Prix, Bariloche Grand Prix, Acantilados Grand Prix 2001 Argentine PGA Championship 2005 Argentine PGA Championship 2009 YPF Classic Mendoza Open
Other wins (1) 1996 Carmel Open (Colombia)
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