Team Argentina| 2021
Team Argentina: Women
Team Argentina: Men
Ela Anacona
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina College/University: University of Arkansas
Getting to Know Ela:
Career low score is a 66…Posted eight lifetime hole-in-ones.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 307 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Earned two top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished 28th at 2021 SEC Championship and 27th at NCAA Simpsonville Regional
- Qualified for 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship
- Participated for Argentine in 2019 Spirit International
- Represented Argentina at the World Amateur Team Championships in 2016 and 2018
Segundo Oliva Pinto
Player Intro
Age: 22. Hometown: Villa Allende, Argentina
College/University: Arkansas
Getting to Know Segundo:
Most memorable golf experience is playing at the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes in 2020… Enjoys surfing, wakeboarding and snowboarding in his spare time… Career low score is a 9-under 61 in Caledonia, S.C. in 2019… Says his only superstition is “hitting bombs”… Considers Angel Cabrera the greatest influence on his golf game… Favorite band is Queen… Favorite food is Argentine Asado… Favorite movie is Meet Joe Black.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 114 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Posted three wins and eight top-10 finishes in the past two years
- Won the 2021 SEC Championship and 2019 Colonial Athletic Championship
- Earned GCAA PING All East Region Honors in 2019 and 2020
- Named Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of the Year in 2019
- Finished ninth at the 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship
Valentina Rossi
Player Intro
Age: 20 Hometown: Rosario, Argentina
College/University: Michigan State University
Getting to Know Valentina:
Began playing golf at age seven with her father…Lowest career score in competition is 7-under from an event in 2018… Enjoys watching TV in her spare time… Favorite music is from Latin American bands…Favorite food is barbecue… Favorite place she’s visited was Berlin, Germany.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 240 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Placed 14th at 2021 Big Ten Championship
- Has six top-15 finishes in collegiate or amateur events in 2021
- 2019 Argentina Amateur Champion
- Finished second at the 2020 South American Championship
- Represented Argentina in international competition twice at the World Amateur Teach Championships and twice at the South America Junior Team Championships
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Beccar, Argentina
College/University: Arkansas
Getting to Know Mateo:
Began playing golf at age six with his father and grandfather… Career best scores are 61 at an Argentine junior event and 63 in the final round of a pro event, which he won… Considers representing his country the top honor of his career… Uses a coin with a hog emblem to mark his ball… Enjoys being outdoors when he’s not playing golf… Favorite musician is El Reja… Favorite food is Argentine asado… Favorite movie is Contratiempo… Favorite place to visit is Switzerland.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 32 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Posted one win and seven top-10 finishes in the past two years
- Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship and the Round of 16 at the 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship
- Finished ninth at the 2021 Big 12 Championship (with TCU)
- Represented Argentina in the 2019 Spirit International
- Won Argentine Junior Championships at U13, U15, and twice at U18 level
- Earned a bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Olympics in Japan