Jean Garaïalde

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Jean Garaïalde
Personal information
Full nameJean Garaïalde
Born (1934-10-02) 2 October 1934 (age 90)
Ciboure, France
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Career
Turned professional1952
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins63
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour1
Other62
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1964, 1966
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T9: 1963

Jean Garaïalde (born 2 October 1934) is a French professional golfer.

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Garaïalde was born in Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He turned professional in 1952. In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 1948 to claim his own national open. Around that time, he won several other national opens around Europe, including the German Open in 1969 and 1970 and the Spanish Open also in 1969. [1]

In his home country, Garaïalde was dominant winning 12 French PGA titles between 1960 and 1982, including seven in a row from 1962, 17 French Native Opens between 1957 and 1987, and 12 French Professional Championships between 1968 and 1985. [2] [3]

Garaïalde represented France in the World Cup a record 25 times. He retired shortly after his final appearance in 1982, [1] although he has since played in several European, Challenge and European Seniors Tour events that have been held in France. In 1992 he won the Turespaña Léman International Senior Trophy in Switzerland, and tied for 11th in the Senior British Open Championship.

Professional wins (63)

This list may be incomplete

European wins (6)

French wins (54)

Other wins (2)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
18 Jul 1992 Turespaña Léman International Senior Trophy −3 (71-70-69=210)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Neil Coles, Flag of the United States.svg Chick Evans

Results in major championships

Tournament195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
The Open Championship T32T14T21T25T12T9T13CUTT47T30CUT

Note: Garaïalde only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 320. ISBN   0-85613-520-8.
  2. "Le palmarès de Jean Garaïalde" (PDF) (in French). 2004. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  3. "Golf Senior" (PDF) (in French). 2007. pp. 37–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.