Antonio Garrido | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 2 February 1944
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sporting nationality | Spain |
Residence | Madrid, Spain |
Spouse | Alicia |
Children | 3, including Ignacio |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1961 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 26 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 5 |
European Senior Tour | 2 |
Other | 11 (regular) 8 (senior) |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1978 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T24: 1978 |
Antonio Garrido (born 2 February 1944) is a Spanish professional golfer. He won five times on the European Tour and twice on the European Senior Tour. He played in the 1979 Ryder Cup, the first Ryder Cup in which Continental European golfers were eligible to play. [1]
Garrido played on the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 and won five tournaments between 1972 and 1986. He is notable for winning the first ever official European Tour event, the 1972 Spanish Open. His best year was 1977 when he won the Madrid Open and the Benson & Hedges International Open and finished third on the Order of Merit. That same season he teamed up with Seve Ballesteros to win the World Cup of Golf for Spain, finishing three strokes ahead of the Philippines. Following this World Cup success he received an invitation to play in the 1978 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. In 1979, when players from Continental Europe became eligible to play in the Ryder Cup, Garrido and Ballesteros were the only two Continental Europe to compete.
Garrido played on the European Senior Tour from 1994. He was particularly successful from 1994 to 1999, never finishing lower than 11th in the Order of Merit, winning twice, the 1994 Shell Scottish Seniors Open and the 1997 Lawrence Batley Seniors, and being a runner-up 12 times.
Garrido's son Ignacio was a successful European Tour golfer; having won the 2003 Volvo PGA Championship.
In 1997 the Garridos became the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup after Percy and Peter Alliss. Antonio Garrido's younger brother Germán was also a European Tour golfer. The two of them were the first pair of brothers to win on the European Tour. They were later followed by Manuel and Seve Ballesteros, Francesco and Edoardo Molinari as well as Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 15 Apr 1972 | Spanish Open | +1 (77-71-71-74=293) | Playoff | Valentín Barrios |
2 | 23 Apr 1977 | Madrid Open | −10 (71-68-68-71=278) | 3 strokes | Francisco Abreu |
3 | 14 May 1977 | Benson & Hedges International Open | −4 (72-68-72-68=280) | 3 strokes | Bob Charles |
4 | 18 Apr 1982 | Tunisian Open | −2 (71-73-70-72=286) | Playoff | Manuel Calero |
5 | 1 Jun 1986 | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | −13 (69-67-71-68=275) | 1 stroke | José María Olazábal, Ronan Rafferty |
European Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1972 | Spanish Open | Valentín Barrios | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
2 | 1981 | Swiss Open | Tony Johnstone, Manuel Piñero | Piñero won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1982 | Tunisian Open | Manuel Calero | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 4 Sep 1994 | Shell Scottish Seniors Open | −9 (66-68-67=201) | 5 strokes | Renato Campagnoli, Neil Coles |
2 | 5 Jul 1997 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | −7 (70-66-68=206) | 1 stroke | Renato Campagnoli |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1995 | Forte PGA Seniors Championship | John Morgan | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1998 | Beko Classic | Bob Lendzion, Bobby Verwey | Lendzion won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1998 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | Bobby Verwey | Lost to par on first extra hole |
3 | 1999 | Greek Seniors Open | Alberto Croce | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Source: [2]
Tournament | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T59 | CUT | T24 | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||
The Open Championship | T51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Garrido never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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