Pedro Rodolfo Martínez (born 18 October 1963) is a Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an professional golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

er.

Martinez was born in Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

 and turned pro in 1985.

Martinez played on the European Tour in 2000 and 2001, and achieved two top ten finishes the first season, tied 3rd in the Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open and tied 6th in the Moroccan Open

Moroccan Open

The Moroccan Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was held in 1987 and annually from 1992 to 2001. There were several different host courses...

 after leading after the first two rounds.

Martinez won the South American Tour

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...

 Order of Merit in 1996, and the Pacific Tour Ranking (Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

) in 1996 and 1997.

Chile wins (8)

• 1989 Country Club Open
• 1992 Prince of Wales Open
• 1994 Viña del Mar Open
• 1995 Sports Frances Open
• 1996 Marbella Open
• 1997 Santo Domingo Open
• 2005 Viña del Mar Open
• 2008 Viña del Mar Open

Argentine wins (5)

• 1988 North Open
  North Open
  The North Open, or Abierto del Norte, is one of the major regional golf tournaments in Argentina. First held in 1962, it has always been held at the Jockey Club, in Tucumán, the hometown of golfers César Monasterio and Andrés Romero....
  
  
• 1990 Jockey Club Rosario Open
• 1996 Argentine Open
  Argentine Open
  The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret , Lloyd Mangrum , Tom Weiskopf , Craig Stadler , Mark Calcavecchia ,...
  
  
• 1998 Metropolitan Championship
  Metropolitan Championship
  The Metropolitan Championship, or Campeonato Metropolitano, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA of Argentina Tour, formerly the principal professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1955, it has always been held at the Palermo Golf Club, in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires...
  
  
• 2000 Norpatagonico Open
  Norpatagonico Open
  The Norpatagonico Open, or Abierto Norpatagónico, is one of the major professional golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1969, it has always been held at the Palihue Golf Club in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, although it was not played between 1974 and 1986.The tournament currently...
  
  

Other wins (8)

• 1990 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....
  
  
• 1991 Paraguay Open
• 1993 Los Incas Open (Peru)
• 1995 Calaway Cup (Paraguay), Farallones Open (Paraguay)
• 1996 La Sabana Open (Colombia)
• 2000 Panama Masters
• 2006 El Rodeo Open (Colombia)

Team appearances

• Alfred Dunhill Cup
  Alfred Dunhill Cup
  The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. It was for three man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was...
  
  : 1998
• World Cup (representing Paraguay): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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