Ángel Gallardo (golfer)
| Ángel Gallardo | |
|---|---|
 Gallardo (right) as a Ryder Cup captain's assistant | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ángel Gallardo |
| Born | 29 July 1943 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1962 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T24: 1974 |
Ángel Gallardo (born 29 July 1943) is a Spanish professional golfer.
Gallardo was a member of the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 until 1982. He finished in the top one hundred of the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those eleven seasons, with a best ranking of tenth in 1977. His only official European Tour win was the 1977 Italian Open however he did win the 1967 Portuguese Open and the 1970 Spanish Open, events that would soon be enfolded into the European Tour schedule. He also won the 1971 Mexican Open.
He was the second non-British golfer to be elected as Captain of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland in 1982.
Since leaving the tour, Gallardo has worked as a coach and as a golf course architect, with work that has included co-designing the PGA Golf de Catalunya, venue for the Open de España in 2009. He was vice-chairman of the PGA European Tour from 1995 to 2019 and is now Ambassador of the PGA European Tour.
Professional wins (7)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May 1977 | Italian Open | −2 (71-69-72-74=286) | Playoff |  Brian Barnes
|
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | Italian Open | Brian Barnes
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1977 | Callers of Newcastle |  Peter Butler,  John Fourie, Tommy Horton
|
Fourie won with par on second extra hole Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (6)
[edit]- 1967 Portuguese Open
- 1969 Sumrie Better-Ball (with Maurice Bembridge)
- 1970 Spanish Open
- 1971 Mexican Open
- 1973 Memorial Olivier Barras, Copa Raleigh
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T42 | CUT | CUT | T24 | CUT | T26 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Gallardo only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1980 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]- World Cup (representing Spain): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
- Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1972, 1974, 1977 (captain)
- Marlboro Nations' Cup (representing Spain): 1972 (winners), 1973
- Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1974, 1976 (captain), 1978 (captain), 1980 (captain)
External links
[edit]- Ángel Gallardo at the European Tour official site