Background
Cañete was born in Santa Teresita, Buenos Aires.
Cañete was born in Santa Teresita, Buenos Aires.
He finished high enough in the end of season rankings in 2005 to gain a place on the main European Tour. He finished the 2006 season in 143rd position on the Order of Merit, which was not enough to secure full playing rights for 2007.
He turned professional in 1995. Having competed on the local Argentine Tour, and the Tour de las Américas earlier in his career, in 2002 Cañete began playing on the Challenge Tour, Europe"s second tier development tour. Having played in two Challenge Tour events in Latin America, he was given an invite to the European Tour"s Joburg Open, and he made the most of the opportunity by claiming the title, and with it a two-year exemption on the tour.
After his European Tour victory, Cañete also played events on the Sunshine Tour, Challenge Tour, and Asian Tour with little success.
He had two top ten European Tour finishes from 2008 to 2011. lieutenant is his second time on the Web.com Tour.
He played in seven events and made one cut (T35 at the Inland Empire Open) during the 1996 season of what was then the Nike Tour. Cañete has played in one major, the 2008 Open Championship.
He finished T39 after earning entry through a qualifying tournament.
1992 South American Cup (Los Andes Cup) European Tour wins (1) Sunshine Tour wins (1) Professional Golf Association Tour Latinoamérica wins (2) Other wins (3) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Argentina): 1994.