# Rafael Gómez (golfer)

Rafael Faustino Gómez (born 27 December 1967) is an Argentine professional golfer.

## Career

Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA Tour. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 38th place in The International in 2002. His best finish on the European Tour was 22nd place in the KLM Open in 2006.
Gómez won the TPG Tour Order of Merit in 2007 and the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit in 2001/02 and 2004. He was second in Los Encinos Open in 2002, Mexican Open in 2006 and the Colombian Open in 2008. Gómez and Ángel Cabrera have the most tournament wins on the Tour de las Americas with eight victories.
Gómez won the 2018 European Senior Tour qualifying school and currently plays on that tour. He finished runner-up in the 2018 Senior Italian Open, losing in a playoff to American Clark Dennis.

## Professional wins (30)
### Challenge Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 28 Nov 2004 (2005 season) | Abierto Mexicano de Golf$^1$ | −14 (67-70-68-65=270) | 2 strokes | Eduardo Herrera |
| 2 | 15 May 2005 | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | −17 (71-67-66-63=267) | 1 stroke | Johan Edfors |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

### Canadian Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 30 Nov 2008 (2009 season) | Sport Frances Open$^1$ | −11 (69-69-71-68=277) | 1 stroke | Daniel Im |
| 2 | 27 Sep 2009 | Iberostar Riviera Maya Open | −12 (69-67-64-76=276) | 1 stroke | Antonio Maldonado |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

### Tour de las Américas wins (8)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 20 Jan 2002 | Corona Caribbean Open | −10 (68-69-68-73=278) | 3 strokes | Brian Quinn |
| 2 | 17 Feb 2002 | American Express Costa Rica Open | +5 (73-69-73-74=289) | Playoff | Marco Ruiz |
| 3 | 11 Jan 2003 | Caribbean Open (2) | −13 (71-66-69-69=275) | 3 strokes | John Bloomfield |
| 4 | 28 Nov 2004 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf$^1$ | −14 (67-70-68-65=270) | 2 strokes | Eduardo Herrera |
| 5 | 26 Nov 2006 | Abierto de San Luis | −18 (64-67-66=195)* | 4 strokes | Eduardo Romero, Mark Tullo |
| 6 | 25 May 2008 | Televisa Players Championship | −10 (64-66-70=200) | Playoff | Raúl Sanz |
| 7 | 9 Nov 2008 | Abierto de San Luis$^2$ (2) | −15 (71-72-71-62=276) | Playoff | Walter Rodríguez |
| 8 | 30 Nov 2008 | Sport Frances Open$^3$ | −11 (69-69-71-68=277) | 1 stroke | Daniel Im |
*Note: The 2006 Abierto de San Luis was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. $^1$Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour $^2$Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour $^3$Co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour

### TPG Tour wins (11)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 3 Mar 2007 | Abierto del Sur | −14 (70-68-62-66=266) | 1 stroke | Carlos Cardeza |
| 2 | 22 Apr 2007 | Ángel Cabrera Classic | −11 (69-69-68-63=269) | 1 stroke | Daniel Barbetti |
| 3 | 10 Feb 2008 | Abierto de Cariló | −10 (71-70-70-71=282) | 4 strokes | Mauricio Molina |
| 4 | 16 Mar 2008 | Abierto de la Mesopotamia | −15 (68-66-69-74=277) | 4 strokes | César Costilla |
| 5 | 9 Nov 2008 | Abierto de San Luis$^1$ | −15 (71-72-71-62=276) | Playoff | Walter Rodríguez |
| 6 | 14 Nov 2010 | Campeonato Metropolitano | −25 (66-65-66-66=263) | 3 strokes | Sebastián Fernández |
| 7 | 16 Jan 2011 (2010 season) | Buenos Aires Classic | −12 (73-69-70-68=280) | 1 stroke | Tommy Cocha |
| 8 | 6 Oct 2013 | Argentine PGA Championship | −10 (70-70-68-70=278) | 1 stroke | Gustavo Acosta, Carlos Franco |
| 9 | 29 Nov 2015 | Abierto del Litoral | −12 (66-69-66-67=268) | 2 strokes | Julián Etulain |
| 10 | 20 Dec 2020 | Abierto Latinoamérica | −5 (70-69=139) | 4 strokes | Mateo Pulcini |
| 11 | 25 Nov 2023 | Abierto de San Vicente | −12 (64-66=130) | 3 strokes | Franco Romero |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

### Other Argentine wins (5)

* 1996 La Orquidea Grand Prix
* 1997 JPGA Championship
* 1998 Norpatagonico Open
* 2005 Pinamar Open
* 2008 Jose Jurado Grand Prix

### Other wins (5)

* 1997 Wizz Cup (Colombia), Cali Open (Colombia), Farallones Open (Colombia)
* 1999 Serrezuela Open (Colombia)
* 2001 Viña del Mar Open (Chile)

## Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Senior Italian Open | Clark Dennis | Lost to par on first extra hole |

## Results in senior major championships

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| The Tradition | | NT | | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T35 | NT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Senior Open | | NT | | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship | | | | |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | T67 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic