Santiago Luna

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Santiago Luna
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Personal information
Full nameSantiago Luna Torres
Born (1962-11-29) 29 November 1962 (age 62)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Residence Madrid, Spain
Career
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
European Senior Tour4
Other11
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T35: 1998

Santiago Luna Torres (born 29 November 1962) is a Spanish professional golfer.

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Luna's father was on the staff at Puerta de Hierro Golf Club in Madrid. He turned professional in 1982 and has spent over twenty years on the European Tour, playing in over five hundred tournaments. He ranked in the top one hundred on the Order of Merit twelve times, with a best of 31st place in 1998. His sole win on the European Tour came in 1995 at the Madeira Island Open, but he has several victories in other professional tournaments. He has represented his country in international competition several times, and in 1999 he helped Spain to the runner-up position at the World Cup.

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
15 Feb 1995 Madeira Island Open −16 (67-67-68-70=272)4 strokes Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
124 Sep 2011 Peugeot Tour de Lerma−18 (68-64-66=198)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo de la Riva, Flag of Spain.svg Jorge San Sebastián
221 Jul 2012 Peugeot Tour Alps de Madrid−10 (73-66-64=203)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Kellett, Ulster Banner.svg Gareth Shaw

Other wins (9)

European Senior Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
118 Aug 2013 SSE Scottish Senior Open −5 (69-71-71=211)1 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Denis O'Sullivan, Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance
28 Jun 2014 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship −14 (68-71-67-64=270)2 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Tinning
323 Jun 2017 European Tour Properties Senior Classic −10 (68-67-71=206)1 stroke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert, Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín
47 Oct 2018 Farmfoods European Senior Masters −10 (67-70-69=206)2 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier, Flag of England.svg Peter T. Wilson

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2006 Open Mahou de Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Luis Claverie, Flag of Spain.svg Juan Parrón Parrón won with birdie on third extra hole
Claviere eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship T80CUTT35T58

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Luna played.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

  1. "2020 Official Competition Guide" (PDF). Royal Spanish Golf Federation. pp. 114–115. Retrieved 9 November 2020.