Ángel Franco

Ángel Franco
Personal information
Born (1958-05-31) 31 May 1958 (age 66)
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sporting nationality Paraguay
Career
Turned professional1974
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Tour de las Américas
European Senior Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other15
Achievements and awards
South American Tour
Order of Merit		1991

Ángel Franco (born 31 May 1958) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. His brother is golfer Carlos Franco.[1]

Franco was born in Asunción and turned pro in 1974. He won the South American Tour Order of Merit in 1991. In 2007, he was second at the Carlos Franco Invitational, and won the same tournament in 2012 in a playoff against younger brother Ramon.

Currently, Franco is a member of European Seniors Tour, and his best finish on this tour has been second place at the 2008 Jersey Seniors Classic, 2008 Russian Seniors Open and the 2009 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship.

Professional wins (16)

Nike Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 6 Jun 1993 Nike Dominion Open −16 (68-66-67-71=272) 2 strokes United States Rocky Walcher

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 5 Sep 1993 PEI Classic −12 (71-69-68-68=276) 2 strokes Canada Philip Jonas, United States Robert Meyer

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

  • 2000 TPG Movilnet Classic[2]

TPG Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 15 Dec 2012 Carlos Franco Invitational −3 (71-69-70=210) Playoff Paraguay Ramón Franco

Argentine wins (6)

Other wins (6)

  • 1990 Los Leones Open (Chile)
  • 1991 Brazil Open, Prince of Wales Open (Chile)
  • 1992 Quito Open (Ecuador)
  • 1995 Marbella Open (Chile), Callaway Cup (Paraguay)

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ Ángel Franco comparte el primer lugar en Inglaterra 10.06.2011 "Un gran comienzo tuvo ayer el golfista profesional paraguayo Ángel Franco en el Club De Vere PGA Seniors Championship,..."
  2. ^ "Angel Franco se consagró en Caracas". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 October 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2020.