Carlos Franco
| Carlos Franco | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Carlos Daniel Franco |
| Born |
24 May 1965 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 Paraguay
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 24 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 4 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| Other | 13 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T6: 1999 |
| U.S. Open | T34: 1999 |
| The Open Championship | T54: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 2003 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1999 |
Carlos Daniel Franco (born 24 May 1965) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Angel Franco.
Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. He comes from a poor background and grew up in a one-room, dirt-floor home. His father was a greenkeeper and caddy, and he has five brothers, all of whom became golf professionals. Carlos turned professional in 1986 and has played in many parts of the world. He has won more than twenty tournaments in Latin America, and from 1994 to 1999 he won five times on the Japan Golf Tour. He also claimed the 1994 Philippine Open title on the Asian Tour. He first played on the U.S. based PGA Tour in 1999 and was fully exempt until 2006. He was the first rookie to surpass $1 million in earnings in a season and won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year title. He won four times on the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
After struggling to stay on the PGA Tour, Franco also played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Franco joined the Champions Tour after turning 50.
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
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