Jaime Gonzalez is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian professional golf

Golf

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er, and is one of the few from his country to have enjoyed success on the international circuit. His father Mário won the Spanish Open as an amateur in 1947.

Gonzalez was born in São Paulo

São Paulo

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. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States

United States

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 and won the individual title at the 1974 Eisenhower Trophy

Eisenhower Trophy

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. He was the Brazil Amateur Open Champion in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1976.

Gonzalez turned professional in 1977, and played six full seasons on the European Tour between 1982 to 1987, winning the 1984 St. Mellion Timeshare TPC

Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom)

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. His best ranking on the European Tour Order of Merit was sixteen in 1984. He was also a member of the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 for two seasons (1980-81), with his best finish on it being fifth at the 1980 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open.

Gonzalez twice represented Brazil in the World Cup, in 1978 and 1979.

Amateur wins

• 1969 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
• 1971 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
• 1972 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
• 1976 Brazil Amateur Open Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	CUT	CUT	T28	T20	CUT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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