Ricardo Melo Gouveia (born 6 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional golfer.
Career Gouveia played college golf at Lynn University and the University of Central Florida. He played on the winning European team in the Palmer Cup in 2014.
Gouveia turned professional in 2014 and plays on the Challenge Tour. He won his first tournament in his seventh start, playing on an invitation, at the EMC Golf Challenge Open in October 2014.
Gouveia has featured in the Top 100 Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a height of 77th in 2016.
Professional wins (7) Challenge Tour wins (7) Legend Grand Finals (1) Other Challenge Tour (6) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 Oct 2014EMC Golf Challenge Open−9 (68-71-69-67=275)Playoff Florian Fritsch25 Jul 2015Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour−15 (63-79-69-69=269)4 strokes Dean Burmester37 Nov 2015NBO Golf Classic Grand Final−13 (67-67-76-65=203)1 stroke Joachim B. Hansen425 Jul 2021Italian Challenge (2)−16 (67-68-69-64=268)2 strokes Lukas Nemecz514 Aug 2021Made in Esbjerg Challenge1−8 (69-71-69-67=276)3 strokes Dodge Kemmer, Jesper Kennegård, Niklas Regner630 Apr 2023Abu Dhabi Challenge−19 (71-66-66-66=269)2 strokes Iván Cantero, Joshua Grenville-Wood, Tom Lewis, Wilco Nienaber716 Oct 2023Hainan Open2−16 (67-68-70-67=272)3 strokes Joel Girrbach 1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League 2Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014EMC Golf Challenge Open Florian FritschWon with birdie on third extra hole
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Portugal): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Portugal): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2014 (winners)
Professional World Cup (representing Portugal): 2016
See also 2015 Challenge Tour graduates 2021 Challenge Tour graduates 2023 Challenge Tour graduates List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
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