He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned professional in 2003.
He has entered the European Tour"s qualifying school five times, only making it through to the final stage once, in 2009. He ended the 2010 season inside the top ten on the final Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2011. 1996–2002 18 wins in Chile Challenge Tour wins (3) Other wins (24) Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile): 2002 Professional World Cup (representing Chile): 2008, 2013.