Rafael Becker

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is de Silveira and the second or paternal family name is Becker.
Rafael Becker
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Rafael da Silveira Becker
Born (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991
São Paulo, Brazil
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Nationality  Brazil
Residence São Paulo, Brazil
Career
College Wichita State University
Turned professional 2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins 2

Rafael da Silveira Becker (born 2 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional golfer who is currently a member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[1]

Amateur career

As a junior, Becker twice won the Brazilian Junior Golf Championship in 2008 and 2009 and won the 2008 under 17s Faldo series event in Brazil.[2]

As an amateur, Becker continued this success with three consecutive wins at the 2010,[3] 2011[4] and 2012[5] Brazilian Amateur Championship. He also played in the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Turkey as part of the Brazilian team.[6]

At college level, Becker represented the Wichita State Shockers[7] during which time he was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2012 and was part of a team that won the Missouri Valley Conference title in each of his college years.[8]

Professional career

Becker turned professional in August 2013 after graduating from Wichita State and earned his status on PGA Tour Latinoamérica for 2014 through qualifying at the Developmental Series Final Samsung Tournament in Lima, Peru.[1]

Becker's first win as a professional came on the Brazilian Golf Circuit at the event at Porto Alegre Country Club.[9] He followed this up with his first win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica by winning his national championship at the 2014 Aberto do Brasil.[10]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up Ref
1 9 Nov 2014 Aberto do Brasil −14 (67-66-67-62=262) 3 strokes Argentina Ariel Cañete, United States Joel Dahmen [11]

Brazilian Golf Circuit wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref
1 23 Aug 2014 Porto Alegre −8 (202) Playoff Argentina Mauricio Molina [9]

Team appearances

References

  1. 1 2 "Rafael Becker – player profile". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brown Crowned Faldo Series Champion in Brazil". Asian Tour. 30 October 2008.
  3. 1 2 "2010 Brazilian Amateur". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "2011 Brazilian Amateur". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "2012 Amador do Brasil". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "World Amateur Team Championship Participants". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rafael Becker". Wichita State Shockers. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Wichita State wins sixth consecutive Missouri Valley Conference title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 30 April 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Rafael Becker wins Stage Porto Alegre Brazilian Golf Circuit" (in Portuguese). Lancepress. 23 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Becker wins by 3 in Brazil". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. The Sports Network. 9 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Aberto do Brasil/Aberto do Atlantico presented by Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo – 2014 Results". PGA Tour. 9 November 2014.
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