Daniel Vancsik (born 7 January 1977) is an Argentine professional
golfer.
Early life
Vancsik was born in
Posadas, Argentina
Posadas () is the capital city of the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, province of Misiones Province, Misiones, in its south, at the far north-east of the country on the bank (geography), left bank of the Paraná River, opposite Encar ...
. He started playing the game when he was 12 at the Tacuru Club in Posadas-Misiones-Argentina.
Professional career
Vancsik turned professional in 1997 and has played in Europe since 2003, initially on the second tier
Challenge Tour, on which he won three tournaments, and later on the main
European Tour. His collected his first win on the European Tour at the 2007
Madeira Islands Open BPI
The Madeira Islands Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour played from 1993 to 2015 on Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal.
History
The tournament had one of the smallest prize funds on the tour (€600,000 in 20 ...
.
In May 2009, he won the
BMW Italian Open
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It was founded in 1925 and, except for 1933 and during World War II, was played annually until 1960. After an eleven-year hiatus, it returne ...
in Turin, beating
John Daly,
Raphaël Jacquelin and
Robert Rock by six shots.
Professional wins (12)
European Tour wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
TPG Tour wins (2)
Other wins (5)
*2000
Pinamar Open The Pinamar Open, or the Abierto de Pinamar, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1970, it has always been held at the Links Pinamar Golf Club, in Pinamar
Pinamar is an Argentine coas ...
(Arg),
Rio Cuarto Open
The Rio Cuarto Open or Abierto de Rio Cuarto was a golf tournament on the PGA of Argentina Tour, formerly the principal professional golf tour in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentin ...
(Arg)
*2003 Viña del Mar Open (Arg)
*2006
Carilo Open
The Carilo Open, or the Abierto de Cariló, was a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1983, it has always been held at the Carilo Golf Club, in Cariló
Cariló (from the Mapuche word m ...
(Arg)
*2009
Juan Jose Galli Cup (Arg) (with
Joaquín Estévez
Joaquín Estévez (born 22 September 1984) is an Argentinian professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas.
Estévez turned pro in 2008 and picked up his first professional win in 2011, the Copa Antioquia, an ...
)
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
See also
*
2005 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2005. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2005 earned their European Tour card for 2006.
* European Tour rookie in 2006
T = Tied
The player retain ...
*
2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
__NOTOC__
This is a list of the 35 players who earned their 2007 European Tour
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References
External links
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Argentine male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Misiones Province
People from Posadas, Misiones
1977 births
Living people
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