Julio Zapata
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Julio César Zapata |
| Born | 22 July 1976 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Residence | Rafaela, Argentina |
| Spouse |
Paola (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tours | European Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas TPG Tour Chilean Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
Julio César Zapata (born 22 July 1976) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1976, Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province.[1]
In 1997, he turned professional.[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 (18)
[edit | edit source]Tour de las Américas wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2006 | TLA Players Championship | −19 (60-70-67=197) | 2 strokes | Argentina Miguel Fernández, Argentina Fabián Gómez |
TPG Tour wins (8)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 2007 | Abierto de la Mesopotamia | −16 (65-74-64=203) | 6 strokes | Argentina Rubén Alvarez, Argentina Juan Ignacio Gil |
| 2 | 20 Sep 2008 | Abierto de Salta | −5 (70-74-64=208) | 1 stroke | Argentina César Costilla, Argentina Andrés Romero |
| 3 | 14 Dec 2008 | Abierto del Sur | −9 (70-70-65-66=271) | 1 stroke | Argentina Miguel Guzmán |
| 4 | 25 Nov 2012 | Abierto de San Luis | −13 (70-66-65-70=271) | 2 strokes | Argentina César Costilla, Argentina Paulo Pinto |
| 5 | 20 Jul 2013 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | −18 (67-70-68-65=270) | 1 stroke | Argentina Félix Córdoba, Argentina Miguel Rodríguez |
| 6 | 21 Dec 2013 | Abierto de San Luis (2) | −12 (69-65-67=201) | 1 stroke | Argentina Rafael Echenique, Argentina Mauricio Molina |
| 7 | 30 Sep 2017 | Gran Premio Los Pingüinos | −11 (67-66=133) | 2 strokes | Argentina Joaquín Bonjour |
| 8 | 30 Nov 2018 | Buenos Aires Classic | −10 (67-67=134) | 1 stroke | Argentina Oreste Focaccia, Argentina Rodolfo González |
Chilean Tour wins (2)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Mar 2015 | Abierto La Posada | −2 (70-76-67-73=286) | Playoff | Chile Nicolás Geyger |
| 2 | 31 Jan 2016 | Abierto de Granadilla | −9 (69-70-69-71=279) | 1 stroke | Argentina Clodomiro Carranza |
Other Argentine wins (6)
[edit | edit source]- 2000 Parana Open
- 2002 La Cumbre Grand Prix
- 2003 Villa Mercedes Open
- 2004 San Nicolas Grand Prix
- 2005 Norpatagonico Open
- 2006 Tandil Open
Other wins (1)
[edit | edit source]- 2010 Santo Domingo Open (Chile)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Julio Zapata at the PGA Tour official site
- Julio Zapata at the European Tour official site