Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras (born 24 August 1969) is a Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n professional golfer

Professional golfer

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Amaya was born in Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, and worked as a caddy

Caddy

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 at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.

In addition to his many victories on the Colombian Golf Federation circuit, including three Colombian Open

Colombian Open

The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Americas....

 titles, Amaya has won six times on the Tour de las Americas

Tour de las Americas

The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...

, finishing second on the Order of Merit in 2000–01, and fourth in 2001–02.

Amaya has represented Colombia on five occasions at the World Cup.

Tour de las Americas wins (7)

• 2000 Coast Open
  Coast Open
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   (Argentina), Brazil Open
  Brazil Open (golf)
  The Brazil Open or Aberto do Brasil is an annual golf tournament held in Brazil. It was founded in 1945, and has been an event on the Tour de las Americas on several occasions, most recently in 2005....
  
  
• 2002 Medellín Open (Colombia), Microsoft Serrezuela Masters (Colombia), Venezuela Open
  Venezuela Open
  The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major winners Al Geiberger, Art Wall, Jr., David Graham, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin as past champions...
  
  
• 2007 Venezuela Open
  Venezuela Open
  The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major winners Al Geiberger, Art Wall, Jr., David Graham, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin as past champions...
  
  
• 2010 Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura (Colombia)

Colombian wins (26)

This list is incomplete

• 1993 Colombian Open
  Colombian Open
  The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Americas....
  
  
• 1994 Caribbean Open (Barranquilla)
• 2003 Los Andes GC Open, Pereira Open
• 2004 Barranquilla Open, Colombian Open
  Colombian Open
  The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Americas....
  
  , Petrolero Open, CC Cali Open, CC Guaymaral Tournament (with Gustavo Mendoza)
• 2005 Serrezuela Open, Pueblo Viejo CC Open, Farallones Open, CC Medellín Open, Colombian Open
  Colombian Open
  The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Americas....
  
  , Caribbean Open (Barranquilla), GC Peñalisa Open, Carmel Club Open
• 2006 CC Armenia Open, Manizales Open, Serrezuela Open, Colombian National Championship, GC Peñalisa Open
• 2007 CC Cali Open
• 2008 CC La Sabana Open, CC El Rancho Open, Carmel Club Open

External links

• Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site