Personal

• Nicknamed "El Gato" (The Cat) because of the way he stealthily stalks and overcomes opponents
• Son of a club professional in Cordoba, where he still lives
• Used his own money to help sponsor friend and two-time major champion Angel Cabrera on the European Tour and was rewarded when Cabrera won the 2001 Argentine Open and followed that with a victory in the 2002 Benson & Hedges International Open
• Favorite courses are Augusta National GC, Pebble Beach GL and Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland
• Is a good friend of fellow Champions Tour player Vicente Fernandez
• Favorite athlete is Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs
• Likes to watch soccer as well as tennis and polo
• Favorite football team is River Plate
• Started a charity foundation in Argentina to assist underprivileged children
• Enjoys Argentinean steak cooked on his barbecue at home
• Likes Argentine folk music
• Favorite book is The Da Vinci Code and his favorite city is London
• Attributes some of his recent success to improved concentration, thanks to the study of an Indian yoga technique, Rhami Hayat
• Went into the Army when he was 20 and served a two-year hitch. There was a military coup during his service, and he remembers patrolling the tense streets of Buenos Aires, gun in hand. Also fought guerrillas in isolated sections of northern Argentina.

Special Interests

• Horses, soccer

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (5)

• 2006 JELD-WEN Tradition
• 2008 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, U.S. Senior Open Championship, SAS Championship
• 2009 Toshiba Classic

International Victories

PGA TOUR (93)

• Including,
• 1983 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1984 Chile Open.
• 1985 Chile Open.
• 1986 Argentine PGA Championship, Chile Open.
• 1989 Argentine Open, Lancome Trophy, Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1990 Volvo Open de Firenze.
• 1991 Spanish Open, French Open.
• 1992 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1993 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1994 Argentine PGA Championship, Italian Open, European Masters.
• 1995 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1997 Argentine PGA Championship, Mexican Open.
• 1998 Mexican Open.
• 2000 Canon European Masters.
• 2002 Barclays Scottish Open.

PGA TOUR Champions (2)

• 2005 Wentworth Senior Masters.
• 2006 Wentworth Senior Masters.

Other Victories

PGA TOUR Champions (93)

• Including,
• 1983 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1984 Chile Open.
• 1985 Chile Open.
• 1986 Argentine PGA Championship, Chile Open.
• 1989 Argentine Open, Lancome Trophy, Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1990 Volvo Open de Firenze.
• 1991 Spanish Open, French Open.
• 1992 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1993 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1994 Argentine PGA Championship, Italian Open, European Masters.
• 1995 Argentine PGA Championship.
• 1997 Argentine PGA Championship, Mexican Open.
• 1998 Mexican Open.
• 2000 Canon European Masters.
• 2002 Barclays Scottish Open.

National Teams

• World Cup (8) 1994-1995, 1999-2004.