| Carlos Franco | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Carlos Daniel Franco |
| Born | 24 May 1965 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 22 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 4 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 12 |
| Best results in
Major Championships |
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| The Masters | T6: 1999 |
| U.S. Open | T34: 1999 |
| Open Championship | T54: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 2003 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1999 |
Carlos Daniel Franco (born 24 May 1965) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Angel Franco.
Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. He comes from a poor background and grew up in a one-room, dirt-floor home. His father was a greenkeeper and caddy, and he has five brothers, all of whom became golf professionals. Carlos turned professional in 1986 and has played in many parts of the world. He has won more than twenty tournaments in Latin America, and from 1994 to 1999 he won five times on the Japan Golf Tour. He also claimed the 1994 Philippine Open title on the Asian Tour. Since 1999, he has played on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He was the first rookie to surpass $1 million in earnings in a season and won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year title. He has won four times on the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Contents |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 May 1999 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | -19 (66-69-68-66=269) | 2 strokes |  Steve Flesch, Harrison
Frazar |
| 2 | 11 Jul 1999 | Greater Milwaukee Open | -16 (65-66-67-66=264) | 2 strokes | Tom Lehman |
| 3 | 7 May 2000 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | -18 (67-67-68-68=270) | Playoff | Blaine
McCallister |
| 4 | 25 Jul 2004 | U.S. Bank in Milwaukee | -13 (68-63-69-67=267) | 2 strokes | Fred Funk, Brett Quigley |
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 | T26 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T7 | 46 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T61 | CUT | DNP | DNP | WD | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T54 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T58 | T29 | DNP | T18 | T31 | T59 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
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   | The Carlos Franco Country And Golf Club's official site - CFC&GC - Carlos Franco Country Y Golf Club |
| | Profile on the PGA Tour's official site - PGATOUR.com - Carlos Franco's Official Profile |
| | Profile on the PGA Tour's official site - PGATOUR.com - Carlos Franco's Official Profile |
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