César Monasterio

César Monasterio
Personal information
Full name	César Omar Monasterio
Born	28 November 1963 (1963-11-28) (age 47) Tucumán, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality	Argentina
Residence	Tucumán, Argentina
Career
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	2

César Omar Monasterio (born 28 November 1963) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Monasterio was born in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990.

Since 2003 Monasterio has played extensively in Europe on the European Tour and its development tour, the Challenge Tour. He won the 2005 Abierto Telefonica Moviles de Guatemala on the Challenge Tour, and in 2006 captured his first European Tour title at the Aa St Omer Open, which was an official money event on both tours.^[1]

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	18 Jun 2006	Aa St Omer Open (co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour)	-10 (68–68–71–67=274)	1 stroke	Martin Maritz, Henrik Nyström

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Feb 2005	Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala	-19 (67–67–67–68=269)	Playoff	David Higgins
2	18 Jun 2006	Aa St Omer Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)	-10 (68–68–71–67=274)	1 stroke	Martin Maritz, Henrik Nyström

Other wins (9)

• 1994 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
• 1996 Palermo Grand Prix (Arg)
• 1997 Praderas Grand Prix (Arg)
• 1999 Abierto del Litoral (Arg)
• 2002 Acantilados Grand Prix (Arg), Santiago Open (Chile), Santiago del Estero Open (Arg)
• 2008 Ángel Cabrera Classic (Arg)
• 2010 Viña del Mar Open (Chi)

Team appearances

Professional

• World Cup (representing Argentina): 1995

References

1. ^ "Monasterio snatches St Omer Open". BBC Sport. 18 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5092640.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 

External links

• César Monasterio at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Monasterio, César
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	28 November 1963
Place of birth	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death