Alejandro Cañizares
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| Alejandro Cañizares | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez |
| Born | 9 January 1983 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Málaga, Spain |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez (born 9 January 1983) is a Spanish professional golfer.
Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member José Maria Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 NCAA men's golf championship whilst at Arizona State University. He turned professional in 2006.
In August 2006, Cañizares won on his third start as an affiliate member of the European Tour, at the Imperial Collection Russian Open.[1] The win gave him full membership of the tour for two years. It also put him into the record books as the fastest affiliate member to win on the tour, surpassing Sergio García and Graeme McDowell who had both won in their fourth tournaments.[2]
Cañizares earned his PGA Tour card for 2008 through the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He divided his time between both the PGA and European tours during the season, but was only able to retain his playing status in Europe.
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[edit] Amateur wins (8)
- 2002 Spanish Amateur Match Play Championship, Spanish Amateur Under 21 Championship
- 2003 National Invitational
- 2003 NCAA Championship
- 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
- 2005 Big-10/Pac-10 Challenge
- 2005 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate
- 2005 Puerto Rico Classic
[edit] Professional wins (1)
[edit] European Tour wins (1)
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Palmer Cup: 2003 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2005, 2006 (winners)
- Jaques Leglise Trophy: 2001 (winners)
[edit] References
- ^ "Canizares claims Russian Open win". BBC Sport. 20 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5268786.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Canizares Makes History in Russia". PGA European Tour. 20 August 2006. http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=100&pagegid={AEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944}&eventid=2006068&infosid=3&pageno=1&reportid=53620. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
[edit] External links
- Alejandro Cañizares – profile on the European Tour's official site
- Alejandro Cañizares – profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Alejandro Cañizares – results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Rankings site
