Marco Ruiz

Marco Ruiz
Personal information
Full name	Marco Ruiz
Born	2 December 1974 (1974-12-02) (age 36) Asunción, Paraguay
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality	Paraguay
Residence	Asunción, Paraguay
Career
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T34: 2003
PGA Championship	DNP

Marco Ruiz (born 2 December 1974) is a Paraguayan professional golfer.

Ruiz was born in Asunción. He is the godson of celebrated Argentine golfer Vicente Fernández. Ruiz turned pro in 1992.

Having played regularly on the Challenge Tour in 2005, Ruiz was successful enough to graduate directly to the full European Tour for 2006. However indifferent performances meant that he dropped down the Challenge Tour again in 2007. After finishing 21st on the money list for the 2008 season, missing out by one place on gaining exemption on the European Tour, Ruiz earned his card for 2009 with a 22nd place finish at the qualifying school.

Ruiz has played in the British Open twice, in 2003 and 2006. All his career victories have been in South America, highlighted by the 2007 Argentine Open. He has also finished second in several tournaments, including the Costa Rica Open in 2002, the Guatemala Open in 2004, the Panama Open in 2004 and 2005, the Peugeot Challenge (Spain) in 2005.

Amateur wins (6)

• 1989 Paraguay Junior Championship
• 1990 Paraguay Junior Championship, Argentine Junior Championship
• 1991 Amateur Argentine Open, Paraguay Junior Championship, Argentine Junior Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	1 Apr 2007 (2008 season)	Abierto Visa de la Republica	-5 (71-69-66-69=275)	2 strokes	Daniel Vancsik

Other wins (4)

• 1999 Venezuela PGA Championship
• 2001 Abierto del Litoral (Argentina)
• 2007 Carlos Franco Invitational (Paraguay), Prince of Wales Open (Chile)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T34	DNP	DNP	T63
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Paraguay): 2003, 2005

See also

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

Equipment

• Irons - Mizuno Mp-52 3-PW, Dynamic Gold X100
• Fairway Woods - Mizuno MP Titanium 13.5 Fubuki 73x
• Utility - Mizuno MP-CLK 17deg Fubuki 73X
• Wedges - Mizuno MPT-10 White Satin 54, 60/05

External links

• Marco Ruiz at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Ruiz, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	2 December 1974
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death