Jesús Amaya

This article is about the Colombian golfer. For the Mexican artist, see Jesús Álvarez Amaya. For the Argentine footballer, see Ezequiel Guillermo Jesus Amaya.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amaya and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.

Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras (born 24 August 1969) is a Colombian professional golfer.

Jesús Amaya
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras
Nickname	Estrellita[1][2]
Born	(1969-08-24) 24 August 1969 (age 55) Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationality	Colombia
Spouse	Alexa Manrique
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1991
Former tour(s)	Tour de las Américas Colombian Tour
Professional wins	47

Amaya was born in Bogotá, and worked as a caddie at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.

In addition to his many victories on the Colombian Golf Federation circuit, including three Colombian Open titles, Amaya has won six times on the Tour de las Américas, finishing second on the Order of Merit in 2000–01, and fourth in 2001–02. In 2015, he won his 100th tournament.^[1][3]

Amaya has represented Colombia on five occasions at the World Cup.

Professional wins (47)

Tour de las Américas wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Nov 2000	Abierto del Litoral	−10 (69-65=134)*	Playoff	Gustavo Rojas
2	26 Nov 2000	Chevrolet Brazil Open	−6 (274)	Playoff	Shannon Sykora
3	10 Nov 2002	Abierto de Medellín	−8 (68-70-71-71=280)	Playoff	Marcelo Soria
4	17 Nov 2002	Serrezuela Masters	−13 (68-68-69-70=275)	2 strokes	Rodrigo Castaneda, Gustavo Mendoza
5	24 Nov 2002	CANTV Venezuela Open	−14 (64-67-66-69=266)	4 strokes	Raúl Fretes
6	6 May 2007	Canal i Abierto de Venezuela (2)	−12 (68-67-64-69=268)	3 strokes	Fabián Gómez, Sebastián Saavedra
7	18 Jul 2010	Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura	−22 (68-67-65-66=266)	4 strokes	Álvaro Arizabaleta, César Costilla

*Note: The 2000 Abierto del Litoral was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Colombian Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Aug 2013	Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Medellín	−6 (66-75-69-72=282)	1 stroke	David Vanegas, Diego Velásquez
2	16 Mar 2014	Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Cali	−10 (69-68-69-68=274)	1 stroke	Manuel José Merizalde
3	1 Mar 2015	Abierto del Carmel Club	−8 (68-69-69-66=272)	3 strokes	Diego Velásquez
4	19 Apr 2015	Copa Ciudad de Barranquilla	−7 (71-70-73-67=281)	1 stroke	Ricardo Salazar
5	15 Jun 2015	Abierto Copa Pueblo Viejo	−10 (71-65-69-73=278)	2 strokes	Diego Vanegas
6	22 May 2016	Abierto Opita de Golf	−22 (71-65-65-65=266)	8 strokes	Álvaro Pinedo
7	10 Sep 2016	Abierto de El Rancho	[phone]=281)	2 strokes	Manuel José Merizalde
8	1 Aug 2021	Abierto de Colombia	−10 (71-71-68-67=278)	2 strokes	David Vanegas

Other Colombian wins (30)

This list is incomplete

• 1993 Colombian Open, Campeonato Nacional de Profesionales, CC Medellín Open^[4]
• 1994 Caribbean Open (Barranquilla)
• 2003 Los Andes GC Open, Pereira Open
• 2004 Barranquilla Open, Colombian Open, Petrolero Open, CC Cali Open, CC Guaymaral Tournament (with Gustavo Mendoza)
• 2005 Serrezuela Open, Pueblo Viejo CC Open, Farallones Open, CC Medellín Open, Colombian Open, Caribbean Open (Barranquilla), GC Peñalisa Open, Carmel Club Open
• 2006 CC Armenia Open, Manizales Open, Serrezuela Open, Colombian National Championship, GC Peñalisa Open
• 2007 CC Cali Open
• 2008 CC La Sabana Open, CC El Rancho Open, Carmel Club Open
• 2010 Medellín Open
• 2012 Caribbean Open^[5][6][7]

Other wins (2)

• 2010 Dominican Republic Open
• 2015 Chiapas Golf Challenge (Mexico)^[8]

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Colombia): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002

References

1. "El golfista Jesús Amaya llegó a su estrella 100" [Golfer Jesús Amaya reached his 100th win]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
2. "Estrellita fue el más ganador del año" [Estrellita was the most successful of the year]. Nación Golf (in Spanish). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
3. Cabeza, Edson (16 December 2016). "De vendedor de empanadas a golfista élite" [From empanada seller to elite golfer]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. "Jesús Amaya: 3 títulos seguidos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 18 August 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
5. "Jesús Amaya, campeón del Abierto Internacional del Caribe". PGA Colombia (in Spanish). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
6. "Jesús Amaya se corona en Medellín". Colombia.com (in Spanish). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
7. "Jesús Amaya ahogó el grito de victoria para Manuel Merizalde en el Tour Argos Profesional de Golf". El Pueblo (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
8. "10 cosas que no conocías de 'Estrellita' Amaya". Mexico Golf Tour (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Jesús Amaya at the European Tour official site
• Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site