Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
| Nickname | Gonzo |
| Born |
13 October 1980 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Spain
|
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Alicia (m. 2006) |
| Children | Gonzalo, Lola, Alicia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
Web.com Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 7 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T20: 2013 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | T47: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T32: 2009 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
2005 |
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (born 13 October 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour, winning seven times, and currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Fernández-Castaño was born in Madrid. He started playing golf at the age of three and had a successful amateur career, winning the 2003 Spanish Amateur Open Championship and achieving the first place in the Spanish amateur ranking in the same year. He represented Spain and Europe in several amateur team competitions, and was in the winning European team at the 2003 and 2004 Palmer Cup.
He turned professional at the end of 2004 after completing Stage One of the European Tour Qualifying School, finishing eighth at the Finals at San Roque Golf Club where he secured his card for the 2005 season.
In his 2005 rookie season on the Tour, he won the KLM Open and the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award. In 2006 he won the BMW Asian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour.
In 2007 he won his third European Tour tournament, the Italian Open. He has finished within the top 60 of the Order of Merit in each of his nine seasons on tour to date. He had one win on tour in 2008 at the Quinn Insurance British Masters.
He finished runner-up at the 2009 Estoril Open de Portugal after losing in a playoff to Michael Hoey. He would finish runner-up next week to Scott Strange at the Volvo China Open. He finished second for the third straight week at the Ballantine's Championship, where he lost to Thongchai Jaidee in a 3-way playoff in extremely tough conditions in Korea. He ended the season ranked 17th on the Race to Dubai.
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