David Vanegas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vanegasand the second or maternal family name is Posada.

David Vanegas
Personal information
Full name	David Vanegas Posada [1]
Born	(1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 38) Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality	Colombia
Residence	Rionegro, Colombia
Career
College	Johnson & Wales University
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	Colombian Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Latinoamérica Web.com Tour Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas Canadian Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	6

David Vanegas Posada (born 6 December 1986) is a Colombian professional golfer.

Early and amateur career

Vanegas was born in Medellín. He attended Johnson & Wales University in the state of Florida in the United States.

Professional career

In 2008, Vanegas turned professional. He joined the Tour de las Américas. In 2010 he won for the first time at the season opening Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia played on his home course at Club Campestre El Rodeo in Rionegro. The tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour and the Canadian Tour, and the win earned him exemptions on both of those tours. ^[2]

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 2010	Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia 1	−12 (67-69-69-67=272)	4 strokes	Nate Smith

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the Canadian Tour

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	23 Feb 2014	Arturo Calle Colombian Open	−17 (66-68-61-68=263)	3 strokes	Rick Cochran III, Andrés Echavarría

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 2010	Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia 1	−12 (67-69-69-67=272)	4 strokes	Nate Smith

¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 2010	Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia 1	−12 (67-69-69-67=272)	4 strokes	Nate Smith

¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Canadian Tour

Colombian Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Jun 2013	Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Armenia	−12 (64-68-70-66=268)	Playoff	José Manuel Garrido
2	15 Jun 2014	Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibagué	−15 (67-68-67-67=269)	1 stroke	Santiago Tobón
3	29 Nov 2015	Abierto de Golf del Caribe	−9 (71-69-66-73=279)	2 strokes	Jaime Clavijo
4	7 May 2017	Abierto de Golf TPC Cartagena	−12 (69-71-68-68=276)	Playoff	Jaime Clavijo
4	15 Dec 2024	Abierto de Golf del Caribe	−2 (72-72-70=214)	3 strokes	Diego Vanegas

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2006, 2008

References

1. "XXXVIII Abierto Internacional de Golf del Caribe" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
2. "Colombian David Vanegas wins Canadian Tour season-opener". Fairways Magazine. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

External links

• David Vanegas at the PGA Tour official site
• David Vanegas at the Tour de las Américas official site
• David Vanegas at the European Tour official site
• David Vanegas at the Official World Golf Ranking official site