Guillermo Encina

Guillermo Encina
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1951-11-07) 7 November 1951
Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Nationality  Chile
Career
Turned professional 1975
Former tour(s) South African Tour
Canadian Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour 1
Other 5

Guillermo Encina (born 7 November 1951) is a Chilean professional golfer.

Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975. He won several tournaments in his home country, including the Chile Open five times, and spent time on the South African and Canadian tours and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit. He represented Chile at the World Cup three times.

After turning 50, Encina joined the European Seniors Tour. He made the top thirty on the Order of Merit each season from 2002 through 2006, with a highest ranking of sixth in 2003. He won his first European Seniors Tour event in 2006.

Professional wins

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 11 Jun 2006 Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic −7 (72-71-66=209) 3 strokes United States Rex Caldwell, New Zealand Simon Owen,
United States Alan Tapie

Other wins (5)

Team appearances

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