Segundo Oliva

Professional Golfer · Former NCAA D1 Champion

Argentine ball-striker with a winning college résumé, national titles at home, and a tour card earned abroad.

Segundo Oliva Pinto is an Argentine golfer and 2023 University of Arkansas graduate (B.A. in Political Science). He rose to Argentina’s No. 1 amateur and climbed to WAGR No. 84, stacking national and international results: Argentine Amateur Champion 2025 (−11), Abierto del Centro Champion 2025 (−14), and 3rd at the 2025 LAAC (−14). He owns individual NCAA titles (SEC ’21; CAA ’19), a Top-5 at the 2023 NCAA D1 Regionals, and later secured a PGA Australasia Tour card for 2024/25. Born in Villa Allende, he started at UNC Wilmington (Freshman of the Year), then transferred to Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks reach multiple National Championships.
  • Argentina’s No. 1 amateur; WAGR No. 84.
  • Argentine Amateur Champion 2025 (−11).
  • Abierto del Centro Champion 2025 (−14).
  • 3rd — Latin American Amateur Championship 2025 (−14).
  • US Mid-Am Co-Medalist 2024.
  • SEC Individual Champion 2021 · CAA Individual Champion 2019.
  • Top-5 — NCAA D1 Regionals 2023.
  • D1 PING All-Region (2019–2023).
  • Runner-up — South American Amateur 2022.
  • Eisenhower Trophy appearances; Copa Los Andes team titles.
  • Lowest tournament round: 63 (−9) at Caledonia GC (course record). Low round: 60 (−10) at Fayetteville CC.
  • PGA Australasia Tour card secured for 2024/25 season.
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Why Segundo?

Because his ceiling keeps moving up. Segundo blends elite amateur pedigree with proven winning habits: major national titles in 2025, a top-three at LAAC, and the rare combination of college-champion experience and tour-ready scoring. He’s shown he can travel, adapt, and go low—a 63 course record on U.S. soil and a 60 back home speak to pure scoring power. Beyond numbers, he brings discipline forged in NCAA pressure, composure in international team play, and the work capacity of someone who’s already earned a PGA Australasia tour card. For golfers who value intent over hype, Segundo is the profile that compounds: technically sharp, mentally durable, and hungry to test himself on bigger stages—the kind of player whose next leap tends to arrive faster than people expect.