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Santos was born in Faro, Portugal.
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Ricardo Santos
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He turned professional in 2006. From 2007, Santos has played regularly on the Challenge Tour, where his best season-end ranking in the money list has been 50th in 2008. In 2007, he was given an invite to the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour, and led after the first round.
He began his 2011 season well, making nine of his first ten cuts, including seven top-15 finishes.
He then recorded his first Challenge Tour victory at The Princess, which took him to the top of the tour rankings. In 2012, he bettered this feat by winning on the European Tour for the first time, on home soil at the Madeira Islands Open.
European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (2) Other wins (2) 2010 Pestana Sives IGT Challenge Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Portugal): 2004 Professional World Cup (representing Portugal): 2008, 2011, 2013.
