Jorge Fernández-Valdés

Jorge Diogenes Fernández-Valdés (born 6 August 1992) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.[1][2][3]

Jorge Fernández-Valdés
Personal information
Full nameJorge Diogenes Fernández-Valdés
NicknameJorgito[1]
Born (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992
Córdoba, Argentina
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight147 lb (67 kg; 10.5 st)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceMiami, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2022
Medal record
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónIndividual
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónMixed team

Amateur career

Fernández-Valdés had a successful junior career representing Argentina at the 2009 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and finishing runner up in the 2010 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in the 15-17 age category at Torrey Pines Golf Course.[4]

During his amateur career Fernández-Valdés also competed in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur and was a two time winner of the Pereyra Iraola Cup in 2008 and 2011 as the low amateur in the Argentine Open.[1]

Professional career

Fernández-Valdés turned professional in 2012 and immediately joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica, making his inaugural start on the tour at the 2012 Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC. During the 2012 season he earned his full playing rights for PGA Tour Latinoamérica at qualifying in Buenos Aires and finished 27th on the Order of Merit.[1]

In 2013, Fernández-Valdés achieved his first career win as a professional at the Mundo Maya Open becoming the youngest ever PGA Tour Latinoamérica champion at 20 years and 9 months old.[5] During 2013 Fernández-Valdés posted a further six top ten finishes[6] on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and finished fourth on the Order of Merit[7] earning him Web.com Tour status for the 2014 season.[1]

During 2013 Fernández-Valdés also made eight appearances on PGA Tour Canada with one top-10 finish.[3]

In 2014 Fernández-Valdés earned his second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the Abierto de Chile.[8] He also finished second at the Mazatlán Open, fifth at the Aberto do Brasil, sixth at the Ecuador Open and tenth at the Colombian Open, ending fifth at the Order of Merit.[9]

Fernández-Valdés played his way to the Web.com Tour through Q School for 2015. He finished second at the Albertsons Boise Open.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Jun 2023 UNC Health Championship −13 (66-64-69-68=267) Playoff United States Trent Phillips

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 UNC Health Championship United States Trent Phillips Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 May 2013 Mundo Maya Open −11 (67-69-68-73=277) 1 stroke Mexico Armando Villarreal
2 16 Nov 2014 Hyundai - BBVA Abierto de Chile −17 (68-62-71-70=271) 2 strokes United States Joel Dahmen, Mexico Armando Favela
3 25 Sep 2016 Aberto do Brasil −4 (69-69-70-72=280) 2 strokes Canada Corey Conners, United States Brad Hopfinger,
Chile Mito Pereira
4 5 Dec 2021
(2022 season)		 Visa Open de Argentina −11 (70-70-67-70=277) 3 strokes South Korea Cho Rak-hyun, France Jeremy Gandon

TPG Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 26 Jan 2020 Abierto del Sur −14 (68-67-66-65=266) 2 strokes Argentina Luciano Giometti, Argentina Paulo Pinto

Other wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 8 Oct 2022 South American Games −4 (72-68-70-70=280) 2 strokes Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti

Results in major championships
Tournament 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

References
  1. "Jorge Fernández-Valdés – Player Profile". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. "Web.com Tour – Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. "PGA Tour Canada – Player Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. "Callaway Junior World Golf Championships – 2010 Leaderboard (15-17 boys category)". BlueGolf. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "Fernández-Valdés becomes the youngest champion on Tour". PGA Tour. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Jorge Fernandez-Valdes – 2013 results". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica – 2013 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. "Fernandez-Valdes wins Abierto de Chile". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. 16 November 2014.
  9. "Jorge Fernandez-Valdes – 2014 Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
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