Eugenio Faxas (1924–1999) was a Dominican golfer internationally recognized by his achievements and contributions to the development of

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in The Dominican Republic.

Biography

Eugenio Faxas was born in

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in the Dominican Republic. Having a natural inclination for sports, Faxas played

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at the old parks located in his home town. By the age of nine, he started working at a small food store to support his six family members. However, this did not prevent his wishes of playing baseball professionally. At the age of nineteen Faxas decided to study business at the

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; While studying, he married Teresa Vargas and they had five children. His daughter, Laura Faxas, was the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic at

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, France, and his son, Angel "El Mono" Faxas, is the Director of Direccion General de Ganaderia, the government office in the Dominican Republic that works with livestock. Faxas married Teresa Vargas and they had four children: Pelayo, Laura, Juan and Patricio.

Career

Once having improved his financial situation, and having not played baseball for a long time, at the age of thirty Faxas had the opportunity and the necessary connections to start playing golf as a hobby and informally, not knowing his future impact on the growth of golf in the Dominican Republic, and his later achievements as a golfer. Faxas won the three straight first rank in his first golf national match, made by the Dominican Golf Association, at Santiago Golf Club.

References

Dominican Republic male golfers 1924 births 1999 deaths {{DominicanRepublic-golf-bio-stub