Andres Gonzales (born May 16, 1983) is an American professional golfer.[1]

Andres Gonzales
Personal information
Born (1983-05-16) May 16, 1983 (age 41)
Olympia, Washington
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceOlympia, Washington
Career
CollegeOregon State University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional2006
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Canadian Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2011, 2016
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Professional career

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Gonzales has played on the Canadian Tour, Web.com Tour, and PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Saskatchewan Open on the Canadian Tour. He later won the 2012 Soboba Golf Classic and 2014 Utah Championship on the Web.com Tour. Gonzales has tallied three top ten finishes on the PGA Tour including a tie for third at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in 2014.[1]

Personal life

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He has attained some popularity due to his unorthodox appearance and prolonged attempts to contact fellow golfer Tiger Woods via Twitter.[2]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (5)

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Web.com Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Apr 8, 2012 Soboba Golf Classic −8 (67-70-68-71=276) 2 strokes   Andrew Svoboda
2 Jul 14, 2014 Utah Championship −21 (62-67-65-69=263) 4 strokes   Adam Crawford

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2011 Soboba Golf Classic   Miguel Ángel Carballo,   Ted Potter Jr. Potter won with birdie on second extra hole
Carballo eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2016 DAP Championship   Bryson DeChambeau,   Julián Etulain,
  Nicholas Lindheim
DeChambeau won with par on second extra hole
Etulain and Lindheim eliminated by birdie on first hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jul 12, 2009 Saskatchewan Open −14 (70-69-72-63=274) 1 stroke   Scott Gibson,   Hugo León

Gateway Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Feb 15, 2007 Desert Winter 5 −15 (66-65-67=198) 2 strokes   Tommy Medina
2 Mar 27, 2009 Desert Spring 2 −16 (64-64-69=197) 2 strokes   Jacob Rogers

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
U.S. Open CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Gonzales only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2016
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Andres Gonzales – Profile". PGA Tour.
  2. ^ Andres Gonzales' tweets hoping to catch Tiger Woods' friendship
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