Arnaldo Fabrizio Zanotti (born 21 May 1983) is a Paraguayan professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
| Fabrizio Zanotti | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arnaldo Fabrizio Zanotti | ||
| Born | 21 May 1983 Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Paraguay | ||
| Residence | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2003 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Highest ranking | 76 (5 March 2017)[1] (as of 17 November 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 2 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | T46: 2014 | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2017, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life
editZanotti was born in Asunción, the national capital. He was Paraguay's top ranked amateur golfer for six straight years.
Professional career
editZanotti turned professional in 2003. In 2006 Zanotti won the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit with victory at the final event of the season, the Abierto Mexicano Corona. The tournament was also the second event on the 2007 Challenge Tour schedule, and the win enabled him to join the tour for the remainder of the season. He ended the season in 11th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2008.
In his rookie season on the European Tour, Zanotti finished 153rd on the Order of Merit to lose his place on the tour. However he regained his card for 2009 by finishing 16th at the end of season qualifying school. He has kept his card since, with a best finish of 25th on the Race to Dubai in 2017.
Zanotti won his first European Tour event at the 2014 BMW International Open. The win made Zanotti the first Paraguayan to win on the European Tour. Also, he finished third at the Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI, fifth at the Lyoness Open, ninth at the Alstom Open de France and tenth at the BMW Masters. In 2015, he finished second at the British Masters, third at the Open d'Italia, fourth at the KLM Open and seventh at the Nordea Masters.
His second European Tour win came at the Maybank Championship in February 2017. He scored a final round 63, including a birdie-eagle finish, to beat David Lipsky by a stroke.[2] Zanotti had begun the final round six shots off the lead, but a birdie on the 71st hole sent him to the top of the leaderboard for the first time all week. The win moved Zanotti back inside the top 100 in the world rankings.
At the 2019 Pan American Games, Zanotti won the gold medal in the men's individual competition and the silver medal in the mixed team competition.[3][4]
Professional wins (7)
editEuropean Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jun 2014 | BMW International Open | −19 (72-67-65-65=269) | Playoff |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello,  Grégory Havret, Henrik Stenson
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| 2 | 12 Feb 2017 | Maybank Championship1 | −19 (70-69-67-63=269) | 1 stroke |  David Lipsky
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1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | BMW International Open | Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Grégory Havret, Henrik Stenson
|
Won with par on fifth extra hole Cabrera-Bello eliminated by par on fourth hole Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Dec 2006 (2007 season) |
Abierto Mexicano Corona1 | −9 (74-67-69-65=275) | 1 stroke |  Daniel de León
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Tour de las Américas wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Dec 2006 | Abierto Mexicano Corona1 | −9 (74-67-69-65=275) | 1 stroke | Daniel de León
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| 2 | 6 Nov 2011 | Carlos Franco Invitational2 | −14 (67-67-65-71=270) | 6 strokes |  Leandro Marelli
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1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Aug 2015 | Abierto de Paraguay Copa NEC | −26 (64-66-68-64=262) | 12 strokes | Julio Zapata
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Other wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Aug 2019 | Pan American Games | −15 (64-67-68-70=269) | Playoff |  Mito Pereira,  José Toledo
|
Other playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Pan American Games | Mito Pereira, José Toledo
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | T46 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| PGA Championship | ||||
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T12 | |||
| Match Play | ||||
| Invitational | T26 | T50 | ||
| Champions | T50 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Paraguay): 2000, 2002
Professional
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 9 2017 Ending 5 Mar 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Big finish hands Zanotti victory in Malaysia". PGA European Tour. 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Zanotti makes history with Pan American Games gold". European Tour. 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Playoffs Determine Lima Golf Medalists". AroundTheRings.com. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
edit- Fabrizio Zanotti at the European Tour official site
- Fabrizio Zanotti at the Official World Golf Ranking official site