Felipe Aguilar

Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar
	Aguilar in August 2009
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Andrés Aguilar Schuller
Born	7 November 1974 (age 49); Valdivia, Chile
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	159 lb (72 kg; 11.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Chile
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Spouse	Loreto (m. 2003)
Children	3
Career
College	University of North Florida
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour; Tour de las Américas
Professional wins	14
Highest ranking	99 (15 June 2008)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	2
Challenge Tour	2
Other	10
Medal record
Pan American Games

Felipe Andrés Aguilar Schuller (born November 7, 1974) is a Chilean professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Career[edit]

In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to retain full playing rights at the end of the season. In 2007 he won two events on the Challenge Tour in a 4-week span. Due to his success on the Challenge Tour he rejoined the European Tour in 2008.

In February 2008, Aguilar won his first European Tour event at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open. He birdied the final hole while the erstwhile leader Jeev Milkha Singh bogeyed for a two shot swing that saw the Chilean win by one stroke.^[2]

In April 2013, Aguilar was part of the joint longest sudden-death playoff, lasting nine extra holes, in European Tour history at the Open de España. He was eliminated at the third extra hole when he made par. He ended 50th in the Race to Dubai with eight top 10s in 27 tournaments.

In May 2014, Aguilar won his second European Tour title at The Championship at Laguna National, a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour. Aguilar shot a final round 62, which included a birdie-eagle finish in a 28 on the back nine to storm through the field and take a one shot victory.^[3]

Aguilar won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Games and the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games

Amateur wins[edit]

1990 Chilean Amateur Open
1991 Chilean Amateur Open, South American Championship
1992 Chilean Amateur Open

Professional wins (14)[edit]

European Tour wins (2)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Feb 2008	Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open¹	−18 (65-62-67-68=262)	1 stroke	Jeev Milkha Singh
2	4 May 2014	The Championship at Laguna National¹	−22 (65-67-72-62=266)	1 stroke	Anders Hansen, David Lipsky

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2013	Open de España	Raphaël Jacquelin, Maximilian Kieffer	Jacquelin won with birdie on ninth extra hole Aguilar eliminated by birdie on third hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Aug 2007	Postbank Challenge	−18 (66-66-69-65=266)	Playoff	Andrew McArthur, Paul Waring
2	16 Sep 2007	OKI Mahou Challenge de España	−17 (71-63-70-67=271)	Playoff	Tobias Dier

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	Postbank Challenge	Andrew McArthur, Paul Waring	Won with par on second extra hole Waring eliminated by par on first hole
2	2007	OKI Mahou Challenge de España	Tobias Dier	Won with par on first extra hole

Tour de las Américas wins (1)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Apr 2008	Abierto de Chile	−23 (65-67-65-68=265)	11 strokes	Sebastián Saavedra

Alps Tour wins (2)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Jun 2003	Waldviertel Open	−11 (68-68-69=205)	3 strokes	Emmanuele Lattanzi, Mark Tullo
2	22 Jun 2003	Memorial Olivier Barras	−12 (68-70-69=207)	3 strokes	Emmanuele Lattanzi

Chilean Tour wins (5)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 2016	Abierto de Chile	−22 (69-64-64-69=266)	4 strokes	Thomas Baik
2	3 Dec 2017	Abierto de Chile (2)	−9 (68-71-71-69=279)	Playoff	Mito Pereira
3	30 Sep 2018	Abierto Hacienda Chicureo	−11 (68-66-71=205)	Playoff	Gabriel Morgan-Birke
4	24 Apr 2022	Abierto de Golf Los Lirios	−8 (69-72-67=208)	1 stroke	Benjamín Alvarado
4	22 Jan 2023	Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo	−13 (68-70-65=203)	2 strokes	Gustavo Silva

Other wins (2)[edit]

2002 Chile Open
2003 Copa de Naciones (with Roy Mackenzie)

Results in World Golf Championships[edit]

Tournament	2014
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions	T48

Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile): 1996, 1998

Professional

World Cup (representing Chile): 2003, 2008, 2013

References[edit]

^ "Week 24 2008 Ending 15 Jun 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ Rose, Gary (18 February 2008). "Aguilar holds nerve at final hole for a life-changing victory". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Bissett, Fergus (4 May 2014). "Felipe Aguilar wins The Championship at Laguna National". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links[edit]

Felipe Aguilar at the European Tour official site
Felipe Aguilar at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w200824-1] "Week 24 2008 Ending 15 Jun 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] Rose, Gary (18 February 2008). "Aguilar holds nerve at final hole for a life-changing victory". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[3] Bissett, Fergus (4 May 2014). "Felipe Aguilar wins The Championship at Laguna National". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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