Ángel Franco

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Ángel Franco
Personal information
Born	(1958-05-31) 31 May 1958 (age 66) Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sporting nationality	Paraguay
Career
Turned professional	1974
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Tour de las Américas European Senior Tour
Professional wins	16
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	15
Achievements and awards
South American Tour Order of Merit 1991

Ángel Franco (born 31 May 1958) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. His brother is golfer Carlos Franco.^[1]

Franco was born in Asunción and turned pro in 1974. He won the South American Tour Order of Merit in 1991. In 2007, he was second at the Carlos Franco Invitational, and won the same tournament in 2012 in a playoff against younger brother Ramon.

Currently, Franco is a member of European Seniors Tour, and his best finish on this tour has been second place at the 2008 Jersey Seniors Classic, 2008 Russian Seniors Open and the 2009 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Jun 1993	Nike Dominion Open	−16 (68-66-67-71=272)	2 strokes	Rocky Walcher

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	5 Sep 1993	PEI Classic	−12 (71-69-68-68=276)	2 strokes	Philip Jonas, Robert Meyer

• 2000 TPG Movilnet Classic^[2]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Dec 2012	Carlos Franco Invitational	−3 (71-69-70=210)	Playoff	Ramón Franco

• 1989 Jockey Club Rosario Open
• 1990 Los Lagartos Grand Prix, Praderas Grand Prix
• 1991 Rio Cuarto Open
• 1992 Center Open
• 1996 Norpatagonico Open

• 1990 Los Leones Open (Chile)
• 1991 Brazil Open, Prince of Wales Open (Chile)
• 1992 Quito Open (Ecuador)
• 1995 Marbella Open (Chile), Callaway Cup (Paraguay)

• World Cup (representing Paraguay): 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Paraguay): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999

• Ángel Franco at the PGA Tour official site
• Ángel Franco at the European Tour official site
• Ángel Franco at the Official World Golf Ranking official site