Carlos Daniel Franco (born 24 May 1965) is a Paraguayan professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is the brother of golfer Ángel Franco.
| Carlos Franco | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Carlos Daniel Franco | ||||
| Born | 24 May 1965 Asunción, Paraguay | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Paraguay | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1986 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit Tour de las Américas | ||||
| Professional wins | 25 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 16 (9 January 2000)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 4 | ||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 | ||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 2 | ||||
| Other | 14 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T6: 1999 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T18: 2003 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T34: 1999 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T54: 2001 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Franco was born in Asunción, the Paraguayan capital. He comes from a poor background and grew up in a one-room, dirt-floor home. His father was a greenkeeper and caddie, 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 won the 1994 Philippine Open title on the Asia Golf Circuit and claimed the Order of Merit title that season.[2] He first played on the U.S.-based PGA Tour in 1999 and was fully exempt until 2006. 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 won four times on the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings, going as high as 16th in 2000. He is also one of the few non-Americans to win a Presidents Cup as a member of the 1998 team.
After struggling to stay on the PGA Tour, Franco also played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Franco joined the Champions Tour after turning 50.
At the 2019 Pan American Games, Franco teamed with Fabrizio Zanotti, Julieta Granada, and Sofia García, to win the silver medal in the mixed team event.
Professional wins (25)
editPGA Tour wins (4)
edit| 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 | |
| 2 | 11 Jul 1999 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −16 (65-66-67-66=264) | 2 strokes | |
| 3 | 7 May 2000 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans (2) | −18 (67-67-68-68=270) | Playoff | |
| 4 | 25 Jul 2004 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee (2) | −13 (68-63-69-67=267) | 2 strokes |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Won with par on second extra hole |
PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Sep 1994 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −16 (65-67-68-72=272) | 2 strokes | |
| 2 | 11 Jun 1995 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −10 (68-69-69-72=278) | 1 stroke | |
| 3 | 15 Sep 1996 | ANA Open | −6 (67-73-74-68=282) | 1 stroke | |
| 4 | 29 Mar 1998 | Just System KSB Open | −17 (70-65-67-65=267) | 4 strokes | |
| 5 | 10 May 1998 | Fujisankei Classic | −9 (69-70-67-69=275) | 1 stroke |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Sakamoto won with par on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 1994 | Manila Southwoods Philippine Open | −8 (72-69-68-71=280) | Playoff |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Manila Southwoods Philippine Open | Won with par on first extra hole |
Tour de las Américas wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Paraguay Open | |||
| 2 | 1993 | Uruguay Open | |||
| 3 | 10 Dec 2000 | Paraguay Open (2) | |||
| 4 | 2 Dec 2001 | Chevrolet Brazil Open | −11 (69-67-67-70=273) | 4 strokes | |
| 5 | 30 Nov 2003 | American Express Trump Brazil Open (2) | −3 (70-71-69-71=281) | Playoff |
Other wins (8)
edit- 1985 Chile Open
- 1986 Chaco Open (Argentina)
- 1987 Asunción Open (Paraguay)
- 1990 Norpatagonico Open (Argentina)
- 1991 Daytron Cup (Paraguay)
- 1993 Los Leones Open (Chile), Asunción Open (Paraguay)
- 2004 Center Open (Argentina)
PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 2016 | Shaw Charity Classic | −18 (66-63-63=192) | 2 strokes | |
| 2 | 23 Apr 2017 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with |
−15 (51-42=93) | 1 stroke |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T6 | T7 | 46 | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T34 | T61 | CUT | WD | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T64 | CUT | CUT | T54 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | 70 | T40 | T26 | T58 | T29 | T18 | T31 | T59 |
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1998 Open Championship – 1999 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T27 | CUT | T22 | T48 | T58 | CUT | T45 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R32 | R64 | ||||
| Championship | T48 | T45 | NT1 | T28 | ||
| Invitational | T7 | T27 | 20 | T42 | T58 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Results in senior major championships
editResults are not in chronological order before 2022.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T48 | T34 | T34 | 68 | NT | T74 | |||
| Senior PGA Championship | CUT | T38 | T49 | T28 | NT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT | T28 | NT | CUT | |||||
| Senior Players Championship | T20 | T54 | T43 | 67 | T56 | T72 | T61 | T70 | |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | T18 | T43 | NT | T29 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 1 2000 Ending 9 Jan 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Sport – International Results – Golf". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 April 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
External links
edit- Carlos Franco at the PGA Tour official site
- Carlos Franco at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Carlos Franco at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- The Carlos Franco Country And Golf Club's official site