Al Espinosa

Al Espinosa
Al Espinosa
Personal information
Full name	Abel Ruben Espinosa
Nickname	Al
Born	March 24, 1891; Monterey, California
Died	January 4, 1957 (aged 65); San Francisco, California
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1921
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	9
Other	10
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T7: 1934
PGA Championship	2nd: 1928
U.S. Open	2nd: 1929
The Open Championship	T32: 1929

Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer.

Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Ryder Cup teams although he did not play in 1927. He lost to Leo Diegel in the 1928 PGA Championship finals. In 1929, he tied with Bobby Jones in the U.S. Open but lost by 23 strokes in the 36-hole playoff. He won the Mexican Open four times. His brother Abe also won on the PGA Tour. Espinosa, who was of Mexican American descent,^[1] was born in Monterey, California and died in San Francisco, California.

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (9)

1924 (1) Missouri Open
1926 (1) Oklahoma City Open
1928 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Mid-America Open
1930 (1) Houston Open
1932 (1) Ohio Open
1933 (1) Ohio Open
1934 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Denny Shute)
1935 (1) Indianapolis Open

Other wins (10)

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
U.S. Open	DNP	T9	T13	T18	T14	2
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32
PGA Championship	QF	R16	R32	SF	2	QF

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T7	T17	T15	T29	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T35	T10	CUT	CUT	T21	T28	CUT	DNP	DNP	T32	T43
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT
PGA Championship	QF	R32	DNP	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	DNP	DNP	R64

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	3	4	4
U.S. Open	1	0	1	3	7	14	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
PGA Championship	1	1	5	7	10	11	11
Totals	2	1	6	11	20	30	27

Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1924 PGA – 1931 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1924 PGA – 1925 PGA)

References

^ Rice, Grantland (August 16, 1954). "Golf's Greatest Putt". Sports Illustrated.

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[1] Rice, Grantland (August 16, 1954). "Golf's Greatest Putt". Sports Illustrated.

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