Cristóbal del Solar

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Cristóbal del Solar
Personal information
Full nameCristóbal Ignacio del Solar Leefhelm
NicknameMr. 57 [1]
Born (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31)
Viña del Mar, Chile
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight197 lb (89 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other7
Medal record
South American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Asunción Individual

Cristóbal Ignacio del Solar Leefhelm (born 11 October 1993) is a Chilean professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Del Solar played college golf at Florida State University, where he won one event, and was named to the All-ACC Team following his junior season. [2]

Professional career

Del Solar began his professional career on PGA Tour Canada in 2017, where he played six events. In 2018, he was the medalist at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica qualifying tournament in Argentina. [3] His first professional win came in the 2018 Center Open, which he won by five strokes. Returning to PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2019, Del Solar won the Puerto Plata Open for his second career win as a professional.

In February 2024, del Solar shot a round of 57 at the Astara Golf Championship in Colombia on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was the lowest round ever in a PGA Tour sanctioned event. [4] He garnered the nickname "Mr. 57". [1]

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (8)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
114 Jul 2024 The Ascendant −22 (66-68-66-66=266)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Campbell, Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Riedel

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Apr 2018 Abierto OSDE del Centro −12 (68-64-66-74=272)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg M. J. Maguire, Flag of Colombia.svg Marcelo Rozo
25 May 2019 Puerto Plata Open −14 (66-66-69-69=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Wolfes
35 Jun 2022 Volvo Golf Championship −16 (67-70-69-66=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Meissner
411 Dec 2022
(2023 season)		 Neuquen Argentina Classic −16 (69-66-69-68=272)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lilliedahl

Chilean Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 Jan 2022Abierto Internacional de Golf Marbella−16 (70-68-62=200)4 strokes Flag of Chile.svg Gustavo Silva
230 Jan 2022Abierto de Golf Granadilla Country Club−13 (66-67-70=203)7 strokes Flag of Chile.svg Gustavo Silva
326 Nov 2023Abierto Los Leones−17 (65-67-67=199)Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Fernández-Valdés

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Finkbeiner, Dalton (8 February 2024). "Mr 57: Cristobal Del Solar Makes History, Sets The PGA Tour Scoring With A 13-Under 57". ScoreGolf. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cristobal Del Solar". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Del Solar holds off Monagle to win Argentina qualifying tournament". PGA Tour. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Hodowanic, Paul (February 8, 2024). "Cristobal Del Solar shoots 57 for lowest round ever in PGA Tour-sanctioned history". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cristobal Del Solar". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


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