Argentina
Argentina
Abel Gallegos
Personal
Started playing golf at age 5 and is the only golfer in his family
Amateur Highlights
Won the 2021 Azalea Invitational, an event whose past champions include five-time PGA TOUR winner Ken Green (1978), PGA TOUR winner Ryuji Imada (1996), two-time PGA TOUR winner D.J. Trahan (2002), 2012 U.S. Open champion and 2018 PLAYERS Championship winner Webb Simpson (2004, 2007), Tyson Alexander (2009, 2010), and Cole Hammer (2018)
Coasted to victory at the 2020 Latin America Amateur Championship, earning berths in the 2020 Masters Tournament and 2021 Open Championship (missed cut at both)
Won the 2019 Menores Argentina Championship in his native country, rolling past Aram Yenidjeian by five strokes.


