Ricardo Gouveia (golfer)

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Ricardo Gouveia
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Melo Gouveia
Born (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32)
Lisbon, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Career
College Lynn University
University of Central Florida
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 77 (31 January 2016) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour7 (Tied-2nd all-time)
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner 		2015

Ricardo Melo Gouveia (born 6 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional golfer.

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Gouveia played college golf at Lynn University and the University of Central Florida. [2] He played on the winning European team in the Palmer Cup in 2014.

Gouveia turned professional in 2014 and plays on the Challenge Tour. He won his first tournament in his seventh start, playing on an invitation, at the EMC Golf Challenge Open in October 2014. [3]

Gouveia has featured in the Top 100 Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a height of 77th in 2016.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (7)

Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Oct 2014 EMC Golf Challenge Open −9 (68-71-69-67=275)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Florian Fritsch
25 Jul 2015 Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour −15 (63-79-69-69=269)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester
37 Nov 2015 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final −13 (67-67-76-65=203)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen
425 Jul 2021 Italian Challenge (2)−16 (67-68-69-64=268)2 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz
514 Aug 2021 Made in Esbjerg Challenge 1−8 (69-71-69-67=276)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dodge Kemmer, Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Kennegård,
Flag of Austria.svg Niklas Regner
630 Apr 2023 Abu Dhabi Challenge −19 (71-66-66-66=269)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Iván Cantero, Flag of England.svg Joshua Grenville-Wood,
Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis, Flag of South Africa.svg Wilco Nienaber
716 Oct 2023 Hainan Open 2−16 (67-68-70-67=272)3 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joel Girrbach

1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
2Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 EMC Golf Challenge Open Flag of Germany.svg Florian Fritsch Won with birdie on third extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 5 2016 Ending 31 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ricardo Gouveia profile". UCF Knights. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gouveia earns playoff win in Italy". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. The Sports Network. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "European Amateur Team Championship Results". European Golf Association. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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