Ignacio Garrido

Ignacio Garrido
Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Garrido
Born (1972-03-27) 27 March 1972 (age 52)
Madrid, Spain
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
Children1
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking62 (25 May 2003)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1998
PGA ChampionshipT41: 1997
U.S. OpenCUT: 1998
The Open ChampionshipT14: 2010

Ignacio Garrido (born 27 March 1972) is a Spanish professional golfer who won twice on the European Tour.

Garrido was born in Madrid. He is the eldest son of Antonio Garrido who won five times on the European Tour and also played in the 1979 Ryder Cup.

His uncle, Germán Garrido, also has won on the European Tour.

Professional career

Garrido turned professional in 1993 and after playing the Challenge Tour that year, he joined the European Tour in 1994. His best year on the Tour was 1997, when he finished sixth on the Order of Merit. Garrido and his father were the first father and son combination to have won on the European Tour since it began in 1972.

One of the highlights of his career was playing for Europe winning the 1997 Ryder Cup on Spanish soil, for the first time in Europe played outside the British Isles and with Seve Ballesteros as the first Spanish captain of the European team. The Garridos were the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup after Percy and Peter Alliss.[2]

Another highlight of Garido's career was winning the prestigious Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, England, in 2003, beating Trevor Immelman in a playoff.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 22 Jun 1997 Volvo German Open −13 (65-67-67-72=271) 4 strokes England Russell Claydon
2 25 May 2003 Volvo PGA Championship −18 (70-69-66-65=270) Playoff South Africa Trevor Immelman

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 Volvo PGA Championship South Africa Trevor Immelman Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2008 Open de España Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie Lost to par on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 Jun 1993 Challenge AGF −8 (67-75-72-66=280) Playoff Italy Marcello Santi

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Nov 1996 Hassan II Golf Trophy −13 (69-68-72-70=279) 2 strokes Zimbabwe Nick Price

Results in major championships

Tournament 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT T57
PGA Championship T41 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T54 CUT T14
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2003
Match Play
Championship T10
Invitational T77
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Equipment

  • Irons - Mizuno MX-200 3-PW, KBS X flex
  • Utility - Mizuno MP-Fli Hi 18 degree
  • Wedges - Mizuno MX Chrome 51, MPT-10 White Satin 58deg

References

  1. ^ "Week 21 2003 Ending 25 May 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Did You Know? feature for the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, at europeantour.com.
  3. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.