After a successful year in 2006, when he won the Telia Challenge Waxholm, he graduated to the European Tour. However, at the end of 2006 (in the playing year of 2007) he won Argentina’s National Open Championship, the Campeanato Visa de la Republica, co-sanctioned between the European Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Americas. This was a great boost to his first year on the European Tour and he soon went on to gain second place in the TCL Classic in China. He retained his card by finishing the year in 113th position in the Order of Merit.

In 2008 he decided to move with his wife and daughter to Madrid. This enabled him to dedicate more time to playing in Europe and at the same time see more of his family. He continued to play well and had several top ten finishes, ending the year in the 90th position in the Order of Merit.

On 27 December 2008, his wife gave birth to their son, Rafa Severiano Echenique. Rafa has settled well in Europe and enjoys his life there although he misses his home, family and friends in Argentina. He has become a popular member of the European Tour with friends of all nationalities and now speaks English very well as has been proved in the press interviews he has given.