Carlos Franco

Carlos Daniel Franco (born 24 May 1965) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Ángel Franco.

Carlos Franco
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Daniel Franco
Born (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965
Asunción, Paraguay
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality Paraguay
Career
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins25
Highest ranking16 (9 January 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Japan Golf Tour5
PGA Tour Champions2
Other14
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT6: 1999
PGA ChampionshipT18: 2003
U.S. OpenT34: 1999
The Open ChampionshipT54: 2001
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner		1994
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1999

Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. 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)

PGA Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 9 May 1999 Compaq Classic of New Orleans −19 (66-69-68-66=269) 2 strokes Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar
2 11 Jul 1999 Greater Milwaukee Open −16 (65-66-67-66=264) 2 strokes Tom Lehman
3 7 May 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans (2) −18 (67-67-68-68=270) Playoff Blaine McCallister
4 25 Jul 2004 U.S. Bank in Milwaukee (2) −13 (68-63-69-67=267) 2 strokes Fred Funk, Brett Quigley

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Blaine McCallister Won with par on second extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 25 Sep 1994 Jun Classic −16 (65-67-68-72=272) 2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2 11 Jun 1995 Sapporo Tokyu Open −10 (68-69-69-72=278) 1 stroke Shinji Ikeuchi, Kazuhiro Takami
3 15 Sep 1996 ANA Open −6 (67-73-74-68=282) 1 stroke Masahiro Kuramoto
4 29 Mar 1998 Just System KSB Open −17 (70-65-67-65=267) 4 strokes Frankie Miñoza
5 10 May 1998 Fujisankei Classic −9 (69-70-67-69=275) 1 stroke Chen Tze-chung

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Yoshikazu Sakamoto, Nobuo Serizawa Sakamoto won with par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Feb 1994 Philippine Open −8 (72-69-68-71=280) Playoff Choi Sang-ho

Other wins (13)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 4 Sep 2016 Shaw Charity Classic −18 (66-63-63=192) 2 strokes Michael Allen, Bernhard Langer
2 23 Apr 2017 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Vijay Singh)		 −15 (51-42=93) 1 stroke Fred Funk and Jeff Sluman,
Paul Goydos and Kevin Sutherland,
Corey Pavin and Duffy Waldorf

Results in major championships
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 T40 T26 T58 T29 T18 T31 T59
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00002243
U.S. Open00000052
The Open Championship00000052
PGA Championship00000177
Totals0000232114
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1998 Open Championship – 1999 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 19992000200120022003200420052006
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
Tournament199920002001200220032004
Match Play R32 R64
Championship T48 T45 NT1 T28
Invitational T7 T27 20 T42 T58

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament201520162017201820192020
The Tradition T48 T34 T34 68 NT
Senior PGA Championship CUT T38 T49 T28 NT
U.S. Senior Open CUT T28 NT
Senior Players Championship T20 T54 T43 67 T56
Senior British Open Championship CUT T18 T43 NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 1 2000 Ending 9 Jan 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Sport – International Results – Golf". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 April 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
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