David Vanegas
Colombian professional golfer
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::summary Colombian professional golfer ::
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| name | David Vanegas |
| image | David Vanegas (VE).JPG |
| imagesize | 140px |
| fullname | David Vanegas Posada |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Medellín, Colombia |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| nationality | |
| residence | Rionegro, Colombia |
| college | Johnson & Wales University |
| yearpro | 2008 |
| tour | Colombian Tour |
| extour | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Web.com Tour | |
| Challenge Tour | |
| Tour de las Américas | |
| Canadian Tour | |
| prowins | 7 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | 1 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 6 |
| majorwins | |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early and amateur career
Vanegas was born in Medellín. He attended Johnson & Wales University in the state of Florida in the United States.
Professional career
In 2008, Vanegas turned professional. He joined the Tour de las Américas. In 2010 he won for the first time at the season opening Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia played on his home course at Club Campestre El Rodeo in Rionegro. The tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour and the Canadian Tour, and the win earned him exemptions on both of those tours.
Professional wins (7)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 21 Feb 2010 | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia1 | −12 (67-69-69-67=272) | 4 strokes | USA Nate Smith | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 23 Feb 2014 | Arturo Calle Colombian Open | −17 (66-68-61-68=263) | 3 strokes | USA Rick Cochran III, COL Andrés Echavarría | ::
Canadian Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 21 Feb 2010 | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia1 | −12 (67-69-69-67=272) | 4 strokes | USA Nate Smith | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 21 Feb 2010 | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia1 | −12 (67-69-69-67=272) | 4 strokes | USA Nate Smith | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Canadian Tour
Colombian Tour wins (5)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 23 Jun 2013 | Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Armenia | −12 (64-68-70-66=268) | Playoff | COL José Manuel Garrido | | 2 | 15 Jun 2014 | Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibagué | −15 (67-68-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | COL Santiago Tobón | | 3 | 29 Nov 2015 | Abierto de Golf del Caribe | −9 (71-69-66-73=279) | 2 strokes | COL Jaime Clavijo | | 4 | 7 May 2017 | Abierto de Golf TPC Cartagena | −12 (69-71-68-68=276) | Playoff | COL Jaime Clavijo | | 4 | 15 Dec 2024 | Abierto de Golf del Caribe | −2 (72-72-70=214) | 3 strokes | COL Diego Vanegas | ::
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2006, 2008
References
References
- "XXXVIII Abierto Internacional de Golf del Caribe". Federación Colombiana de Golf.
- (21 February 2010). "Colombian David Vanegas wins Canadian Tour season-opener". Fairways Magazine.
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