David Vanegas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vanegas and the second or maternal family name is Posada.

David Vanegas
Personal information
Full nameDavid Vanegas Posada[1]
Born (1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 38)
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidenceRionegro, Colombia
Career
CollegeJohnson & Wales University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)Colombian Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
Canadian Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other5

David Vanegas Posada (born 6 December 1986) is a Colombian professional golfer.

Vanegas was born in Medellín. He attended Johnson & Wales University in Florida, United States before turning professional in 2008 and joining 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.[2]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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 United States Nate Smith

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the Canadian Tour

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

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 United States Rick Cochran III, Colombia Andrés Echavarría

Canadian Tour wins (1)

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 United States Nate Smith

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

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 United States Nate Smith

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Canadian Tour

Colombian Tour wins (4)

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 Colombia José Manuel Garrido
2 15 Jun 2014 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibagué −15 (67-68-67-67=269) 1 stroke Colombia Santiago Tobón
3 29 Nov 2015 Abierto del Caribe −9 (71-69-66-73=279) 2 strokes Colombia Jaime Clavijo
4 7 May 2017 Abierto de Golf TPC Cartagena −12 (69-71-68-68=276) Playoff Colombia Jaime Clavijo

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "XXXVIII Abierto Internacional de Golf del Caribe" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Colombian David Vanegas wins Canadian Tour season-opener". Fairways Magazine. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2010.