Ricardo Santos (born 7 September 1982) is a Portuguese professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

[1] In 2007, he was given an invite to the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour, and led after the first round.

[3] He was the first Portuguese-born golfer to win at this level, as José-Filipe Lima and Daniel Silva, despite representing Portugal, were born in France and South Africa respectively.

In 2012 Santos won on the European Tour for the first time, on home soil at the Madeira Islands Open.

He was named the European Tour's 2012 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, finishing 90th in the Order of Merit.