Arnaldo Fabrizio Zanotti (born 21 May 1983) is a Paraguayan

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who plays on the

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Early life

Zanotti was born in

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, the national capital. He was Paraguay's top ranked amateur golfer for six straight years.

Professional career

Zanotti turned professional in 2003. In 2006 Zanotti won the

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Order of Merit with victory at the final event of the season, the Abierto Mexicano Corona. The tournament was also the second event on the 2007

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schedule, and the win enabled him to join the tour for the remainder of the season. He ended the season in 11th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level

for 2008. In his rookie season on the European Tour, Zanotti finished 153rd on the Order of Merit to lose his place on the tour. However he regained his card for 2009 by finishing 16th at the end of season

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. He has kept his card since, with a best finish of 25th on the

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in 2017. Zanotti won his first European Tour event at the

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. The win made Zanotti the first Paraguayan to win on the European Tour. Also, he finished third at the

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, fifth at the

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, ninth at the

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and tenth at the

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. In 2015, he finished second at the

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, third at the

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, fourth at the

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and seventh at the

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. His second European Tour win came at the

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in February 2017. He scored a final round 63, including a birdie-eagle finish, to beat

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by a stroke. Zanotti had begun the final round six shots off the lead, but a birdie on the 71st hole sent him to the top of the leaderboard for the first time all week. The win moved Zanotti back inside the top 100 in the world rankings. At the

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, Zanotti won the gold medal in the men's individual competition and the silver medal in the mixed team competition.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Tour de las Américas wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

²Co-sanctioned by the

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PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Other playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to the

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Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' "T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Paraguay):

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Professional *

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(representing Paraguay):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanotti, Fabrizio Paraguayan male golfers European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Paraguay Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in golf Pan American Games gold medalists for Paraguay Pan American Games silver medalists for Paraguay Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games Golfers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games South American Games silver medalists for Paraguay South American Games medalists in golf Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Sportspeople from Asunción Paraguayan people of Italian descent 1983 births Living people 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen

Early life

Professional career

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Tour de las Américas wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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