Augusto Martín Núñez (born 3 November 1992) is a

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

from

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. He is a member of the

Korn Ferry Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

and previously played on the

PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica was a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now also defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of ...

Career

Núñez won his first tournament on the

during the 2016 season at the

Flor de Caña Open Flor de Caña Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was played in 2016 and 2017. The tournament was sponsored by the Nicaraguan rum brand Flor de Caña and became the first professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latin ...

. He beat Emilio Puma Domínguez and Eric Steger in a playoff after finishing at 25 under par. The win put Núñez in first place in the Order or Merit for that season. Núñez finished the

2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fifth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. ...

season in second place in the Order of Merit, earning him a place in the Web.com Tour for the 2017 season. His best performance was runner-up in the

Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship The Corales Puntacana Championship is a golf tournament in the Dominican Republic on the PGA Tour, formerly on the Web.com Tour. It was first played in 2016 at the Puntacana Resort and Club, on the east coast in the province. After two years a ...

, one stroke behind the winner.

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

TPG Tour wins (2)

Colombian Tour wins (3)

Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (3)

*2015 Fecha 4 *2016 Fecha 1, Fecha 4

Team appearances

Aruba Cup The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December. The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Cou ...

(representing

): 2016 (winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Augusto Argentine male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Sportspeople from Tucumán Province Golfers from Buenos Aires 1992 births Living people 21st-century Argentine sportsmen