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| Ángel Franco | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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 |
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| 1 | 6 Jun 1993 | Nike Dominion Open | −16 (68-66-67-71=272) | 2 strokes |  Rocky Walcher
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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| 1 | 5 Sep 1993 | PEI Classic | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 2 strokes |  Philip Jonas, Robert Meyer
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 15 Dec 2012 | Carlos Franco Invitational | −3 (71-69-70=210) | Playoff |  Ramón Franco
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