Miguel Ángel Carballo
Miguel Ángel Carballo (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine professional golfer. Known affectionately as "El Tati", Carballo was the first Argentine to win on the Nationwide Tour. He has played on several Tours in his career, including the Web.com Tour (2007–11, 2013–14), European Tour (2006), Challenge Tour (2004–05), Tour de las Américas from (2003–04) and the Tour Argentino (2002–03). He played on the PGA Tour in 2012 and 2014.
| Miguel Ángel Carballo | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Carballo |
| Nickname | El Tati |
| Born | 22 March 1979 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st) |
| Nationality |  Argentina |
| Residence | Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour European Tour Tour de las Américas |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Career
Carballo made the cut in 17 of 25 starts during his rookie season on the 2007 Nationwide Tour and finished the season No. 31 on the money list, with $177,712. He won the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship in his first-ever Nationwide Tour start, earning full status on Tour through the end of the 2008 season. He gained entry into the field by being one of the top-eight players on the Tour de las Américas Order of Merit.
Carballo posted his first professional victory at the 2006 Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala, a co-sanctioned event on the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas. He earned his European Tour card for the first time by staging a phenomenal comeback at the 108-hole European Tour Qualifying School in 2005, posting a birdie, hole-in-one, birdie finish on the final three holes to gain playing privileges.
By ranking 10th on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2011, Carballo earned his PGA Tour card for 2012. He made only 13 cuts in 25 starts and failed to retain his card for 2013. He returned to the now-renamed Web.com Tour for 2013 and finished 23rd on the regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.
He was awarded the 2011 Olimpia de Plata by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle.
After struggling on the PGA Tour, Carballo played on the Asian Development Tour in 2018, where he had won the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament in Indonesia and led the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the Asian Tour. He also won on the 2019 Asian Development Tour, taking the Singha Laguna Phuket Open, an event co-sanctioned with the All Thailand Golf Tour. In September 2019, he won his first Asian Tour event, the Bank BRI Indonesia Open.
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Sep 2019 | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | −17 (69-69-66-67=271) | 3 strokes |  Chang Yi-keun |
Web.com Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jan 2007 | Movistar Panama Championship | −6 (69-67-73-71=276) | 2 strokes |  Hunter Haas, Jim McGovern, Patrick Sheehan |
| 2 | 9 Oct 2011 | Children's Hospital Classic | −24 (69-66-65-64=264) | 2 strokes | Brice Garnett |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Soboba Golf Classic | Andres Gonzales, Ted Potter Jr. |
Potter won with birdie on second extra hole Carballo eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Rex Hospital Open | Patton Kizzire, Kyle Thompson |
Thompson won with birdie on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Feb 2006 | Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala1 | −15 (66-66-71-70=273) | Playoff | Gustavo Rojas |
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala | Gustavo Rojas |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Feb 2006 | Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala1 | −15 (66-66-71-70=273) | Playoff | Gustavo Rojas |
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Asian Development Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Aug 2018 | Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament | −16 (68-68-72-64=272) | Playoff |  Amir Nazrin,  Poom Pattaropong |
| 2 | 19 May 2019 | Singha Laguna Phuket Open1 | −15 (65-68-68-64=265) | Playoff | Chinnarat Phadungsil, Kim Joo-hyung |
1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
Other wins (1)
- 2014 Abierto del Litoral
See also
External links
- Miguel Ángel Carballo at the European Tour official site
- Miguel Ángel Carballo at the PGA Tour official site
- Miguel Ángel Carballo at the Asian Tour official site
- Miguel Ángel Carballo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site