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Professional golfer
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Male
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Birth:
7 January 1977(Posadas, Capital Department, Misiones Province, Argentina)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Daniel Vancsik (born 7 January 1977) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Vancsik was born in Posadas, Argentina. He started playing the game when he was 12 at the Tacuru Club in Posadas-Misiones-Argentina.
Vancsik turned professional in 1997 and has played in Europe since 2003, initially on the second tier Challenge Tour, on which he won three tournaments, and later on the main European Tour. His collected his first win on the main tour at the 2007 Madeira Islands Open BPI. On the 10 May 2009, he won the BMW Italian Open in Turin.
Professional wins (11)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar 2007 | Madeira Islands Open BPI | −18 (68-66-68-68=270) | 7 strokes |  David Frost,  Santiago Luna |
| 2 | 10 May 2009 | BMW Italian Open | −17 (68-65-69-65=267) | 6 strokes |  John Daly,  Raphaël Jacquelin, Robert Rock |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Feb 2003 | Telefonica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | −10 (68-68-70-68=274) | Playoff |  Juan Abbate |
| 2 | 29 Feb 2004 | Abierto Telefonica (2) | −16 (65-73-65-69=272) | 2 strokes |  Marco Ruiz |
| 3 | 13 Mar 2005 | Tusker Kenya Open | −8 (66-68-75-63=272) | 3 strokes | Michael Kirk |
Other wins (6)
- 2000 Pinamar Open (Argentina), Rio Cuarto Open (Argentina)
- 2003 Viña del Mar Open
- 2006 Carilo Open (Argentina)
- 2009 Juan Jose Galli Cup (Arg) (with Joaquín Estévez)
- 2011 Juan Jose Galli Cup (Arg) (with Joaquín Estévez)
Equipment
- Irons - Mizuno MP-58 3-PW, Project X 7.0 shafts
- Driver - Mizuno MP-630 (8.5)
- Fairway Woods - Mizuno MP Titanium 13.5, 5 wood
- Utility - Mizuno MP CLK 17 degree
- Wedges - Mizuno MPT Series Black Nickel, 54 and 60