Julio Zapata

Julio César Zapata (born 22 July 1976) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Julio Zapata
Personal information
Full nameJulio César Zapata
Born (1976-07-22) 22 July 1976
Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Nationality Argentina
ResidenceRafaela, Argentina
SpousePaola (m. 2007)
ChildrenUlises, Luciano
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins14

Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province,[1] and turned professional in 1997.[1]

In 2005, Zapata was second in the Argentina Tour rankings, winning the Norpatagonico Open and finishing second in five other tournaments, including the Argentine Masters and the Coast Open. The following year, he won the Players Championship on the Tour de las Américas, and was third on that tour's Order of Merit. In 2008 he won the South Open, the last tournament of the 2008 TPG Tour.

Following a successful season on the Challenge Tour in 2007 with eight top ten finishes, highlighted by a second-place finish in Challenge of Ireland, he graduated to the European Tour in 2008. He finished 138th on the Order of Merit, with a best result of 11th in the Omega European Masters, and as a result failed to maintain his playing privileges and dropped back down to the Challenge Tour for 2009, where he did enough to regain his European Tour card for 2011 by ending the season in 11th place on the rankings.[2]

Professional wins

Argentine wins (12)

Other wins (2)

See also

References
  1. European Tour Media Guide – Julio Zapata – Biography
  2. European Tour Media Guide – Julio Zapata – Career record
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