Credits his father for giving him his start in golf.

Would be a professional car racer if he were not a golfer.

Represented Argentina at the 1998 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan. Won the individual portion of the tournament, with Argentina finishing fourth.

Was the runner-up in the Boys 15-17 division at the 1998 Junior World Championships in La Jolla, Calif.

Was the No. 1-ranked Argentine amateur in 1999, at age 17.

Won the 1996 Casa de Campo Junior Championship in the Dominican Republic.