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Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Andrés Aguilar Schuller (born 7 November 1974) is a Chilean professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Biography Aguilar was born on 7 November 1974 in Valdivia, Chile. His maternal grandfather designed golf courses in Chile after emigrating from Germany and introduced Aguilar to the sport. Professional career In 2006, Aguilar became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie, to earn full membership to the European Tour. However, he failed to retain full playing rights at the end of the season. In 2007, he won two events on the Challenge Tour in a four-week span. Due to his success on the Challenge Tour he rejoined the European Tour in 2008. In February 2008, Aguilar won his first European Tour event at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open. He birdied the final hole while the erstwhile leader Jeev Milkha Singh bogeyed for a two shot swing that saw the Chilean win by one stroke. In April 2013, Aguilar was part of the joint longest sudden-death playoff, lasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia (; Mapuche language, Mapuche: Ainil) is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in Southern Chile, southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its Organizational founder, founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle River, Calle-Calle, Valdivia River, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau River, Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral, Chile, Corral and Niebla, Chile, Niebla. Since October 2007, Valdivia has been the capital of Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province. The national census of 2017 recorded the commune of Valdivia as having 166,080 inhabitants (''Valdivianos''), of whom 150,048 were living in the city. The main economic activities of Valdivia include tourism, wood pulp manufacturing, forestry in Chile, forestry, metallurgy, and Beer in Chile, beer production. The city is also the home of the Austral University of Chile, foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 South American Games
The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took place in and around the National Stadium. The games were held between March 7 to 18. Participating nations 14 countries competed at the games. One fewer that one 2010 South American Games, the Netherlands Antilles did not participate after the Dissolution of their country * (510 athletes) * (10) * (121) * (491) * (575) (Host) * (391) * (264) * (8) * (41) * (191) * (261) * (27) * (235) * (374) Bid In 2006 Medellin won the bid for the 2010 edition 8 votes to 6, and the runner up Santiago will be organizing the next edition. The Chilean government said they would invest US$800,000 for the games. Sports * Aquatics ** ** ** ** * * * * * * * Cycling () ** BMX (2) ** Mountain biking (2) ** Road (4) ** Track (10) * Equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OKI Mahou Challenge De España
Oki or Ōki may refer to: Places *Oki District, Shimane, a district in Shimane Prefecture, Japan *Oki Islands, an archipelago in the Sea of Japan *Oki Province, a former province of Japan * Ōki, Fukuoka, a town in southern Japan * Oki Airport, the airport serving the Oki Islands * Oki Jubilee Stadium, a stadium in Kogarah, New South Wales, also known as Jubilee Oval *Orkney, Chapman code OKI Other uses * Oki (surname), two separate Japanese surnames * Oki (musician), an Ainu musician * Oki (rapper), a Polish rapper *OKI (company), an electronics and printer manufacturer (Oki Data) *Super Oki, the limited express train which runs in San'in Main Line and Yamaguchi Line of West Japan Railway *Oki, the original name of Sheriff Callie on ''Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' back when it was going to be called "Oki's Oasis" *Oki, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line OKI *Open Knowledge Initiative, an organization that specifies software interfaces for service-oriented architecture (SOA) *Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Waring
Paul James Waring (born 2 February 1985) is an English professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Waring was born in Birkenhead. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the English Amateur in 2005. Professional career Waring turned professional in 2007 and had almost immediate success on the second-tier Challenge Tour when he lost out in a playoff to Felipe Aguilar at the Postbank Challenge in Germany. He has since competed on the European Tour after gaining his card at that year's qualifying school. On the European Tour, Waring finished tied for third place in the 2013 Portugal Masters and the 2015 Maybank Malaysian Open. In February 2017, Waring had his highest finish on the tour when he was runner-up in the Joburg Open. This event was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for the 2017 Open Championship, gaining him an entry to The Open for the first time since 2008. Waring earned his first European Tour win in his 200th start in August 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McArthur
Andrew McArthur (born 8 May 1979) is a Scottish professional golfer. McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of qualifying school. He narrowly missed out on graduating to the elite European Tour three times by ending the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons just outside the top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings. He finally gained his European Tour card for 2010 by finishing in 17th place on the rankings in 2009. McArthur has two wins on the Challenge Tour: the Reale Challenge de España in 2008 and the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in 2014. Amateur wins *2002 Scottish Amateur Championship *2003 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, NCAA Division II Championship *2005 Czech Amateur Open Championship Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (2) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) Hi5 Pro Tour wins (1) Other wins (1) *2011 Paul Lawrie Invitationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postbank Challenge
The Postbank Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in 2007 at Golfclub Mülheim an der Ruhr near Mülheim, Germany. It was hosted by European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ... player Marcel Siem. Winners External linksOfficial coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Germany {{Golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Challenge Tour
The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Changes for 2007 Five new tournaments were added to the schedule, including the Club Colombia Masters, the Dutch Futures, the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne, the Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge in Germany and the Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season. Rankings The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2008 European Tour. Notes References External links * {{Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Kieffer
Maximilian Kieffer (born 25 June 1990) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Career Kieffer was born in Bergisch Gladbach. He played most of his golf at Hubbelrath Golf Club in Düsseldorf, the same club as Martin Kaymer. He represented the German National team from 2005-2010 and represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2006. He played college golf briefly in the United States at the University of Florida. He turned professional in 2010. Kieffer joined the Challenge Tour in 2011 and won his first tournament in 2012 at the Gujarat Kensville Challenge in India. In April 2013, Kieffer lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Open de España. In the joint longest playoff in European Tour history, Kieffer was beaten by a Raphaël Jacquelin birdie on the ninth playoff hole. In May 2015, during the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Kieffer broke the Royal County Down course record set in 1939 by shooting 6-under-par 65. In April 2021, Kie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphaël Jacquelin
Raphaël Jacquelin (born 8 May 1974) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Career Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship. Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour. In 1997 he claimed two wins on his way to fourth on the season ending money list, which was sufficient to grant him full playing privileges on the European Tour for the following season. Jacquelin had to wait for his first title at the top level, eventually winning on his 238th European Tour start at the 2005 Open de Madrid. His second victory came in 2007 at the BMW Asian Open. His best finish on the Order of Merit to date has been 20th in 2003. During part of 2007 and 2008 Jacquelin was the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking. Jacquelin won his third Tour title in 2011 at the Sicilian Open with a one stroke victory over England's Anthony Wall. The event had to be concluded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 European Tour
The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 2013 New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events. There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lipsky (golfer)
David Lipsky (born July 14, 1988) is an American professional golfer. Lipsky played college golf at Northwestern University where he was an All-American and won the 2010 Big Ten individual championship. Lipsky turned professional after graduating in 2011. He joined the Asian Tour in 2012 and won the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic in his third start on the tour. In 2014 he won the Omega European Masters, a European Tour event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour; he went on to win the 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit. Since that victory, he has competed predominantly on the European Tour and won for the second time at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2018. He has also played on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour in the United States, winning once. Early life Lipsky is half Korean and half Jewish, and was born in Los Angeles, California, to Aaron Lipsky and Yon Suk Lipsky, who is from Korea. His parents introduced him to golf when he was 10 years old. He lived in La Cañada Flintridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Hansen
Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a Danish former professional golfer. Career Hansen was born in Sønderborg, Denmark. He turned professional in 1995. It took him a few years to establish himself on the European Tour, with his first top 116 Order of Merit finish (the level a player requires to automatically regain his card) coming in 1999. His maiden European Tour victory was the 2002 Volvo PGA Championship and he finished in the top 60 on the Order of Merit every year from 2000 to 2012, with a best of seventh in 2011. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking and has been the highest ranked Danish golfer. Hansen represented Denmark in the WGC-World Cup in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. Hansen had six top-10 finishes in 2006 including a third at the Dubai Desert Classic, playing the two final days in the leaderball with Tiger Woods and Retief Goosen, and a second at the Italian Open for the second straight year. Hansen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
