Nacho Elvira

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Nacho Elvira
Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Elvira Mijares
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2023, 2024
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Graduate of the Year 		2016

Ignacio "Nacho" Elvira Mijares (born 17 February 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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Amateur career

Elvira played college golf at Texas A&M University where he won one event and was a two-time All-American. [1] [2]

Professional career

Elvira played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013, finishing 104th and then 14th. He won his first title in 2013 at The Foshan Open in China, [3] and finished 14th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2014 European Tour.

After a mediocre 2014 European Tour season in which he finished 121st, he returned to the Challenge Tour for 2015, where he won three times to earn an immediate return to the European Tour.

Since 2016 he has played on the European Tour. He lost a playoff at the 2016 Trophée Hassan II to Wang Jeung-hun. In 2019, he lost in another sudden death playoff to Scott Hend at the Maybank Championship. He had held the 54-hole lead but went to the last hole of regulation play, one stroke behind Hend. During his approach to the 18th, a clap of thunder occurred during his backswing, resulting in him leaving a 30 foot putt for birdie. Play was then suspended for over an hour, but Elvira came back to sink the lengthy birdie putt to force a playoff. He lost on the first extra hole, when Hend made an up and down from the bunker for birdie.

In July 2021, Elvira beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win the Cazoo Open for his first European Tour victory. [4]

He moved to a career best 126th in the Official World Golf Ranking in February 2017.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
125 Jul 2021 Cazoo Open −16 (64-67-66-71=268)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Harding
226 May 2024 Soudal Open −18 (64-64-67-71=266)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Romain Langasque, Flag of Denmark.svg Niklas Nørgaard,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Trophée Hassan II Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Maybank Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2021 Cazoo Open Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Harding Won with par on first extra hole
4 2023 Made in HimmerLand Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Højgaard Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
120 Oct 2013 Foshan Open −14 (68-68-66-72=274)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tyrrell Hatton, Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur,
Flag of England.svg Sam Walker
225 Apr 2015 Challenge de Madrid −21 (66-68-66-67=267)4 strokes Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia, Flag of Ireland.svg Ruaidhri McGee
324 May 2015 Kärnten Golf Open −21 (64-67-67-65=263)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Dantorp
422 Aug 2015 Rolex Trophy −24 (63-65-69-67=264)2 strokes Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia

Results in major championships

Tournament20232024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nacho Elvira profile". Texas A&M. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Texas A&M Men's Golf – History/Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Elvira claims maiden win at Foshan Open". Miami Herald. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Elvira wins maiden title after dramatic day in Wales". European Tour. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "European Amateur Team Championships, Results". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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