Antonio Garrido (golfer)

Antonio Garrido
Personal information
Born (1944-02-02) 2 February 1944 (age 80)
Madrid, Spain
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
SpouseAlicia
Children3, including Ignacio
Career
Turned professional1961
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins26
Number of wins by tour
European Tour5
European Senior Tour2
Other11 (regular)
8 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1978
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT24: 1978

Antonio Garrido (born 2 February 1944) is a Spanish professional golfer. He won five times on the European Tour and twice on the European Senior Tour. He played in the 1979 Ryder Cup, the first Ryder Cup in which Continental European golfers were eligible to play.[1]

Professional career

Garrido played on the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 and won five tournaments between 1972 and 1986. He is notable for winning the first ever official European Tour event, the 1972 Spanish Open. His best year was 1977 when he won the Madrid Open and the Benson & Hedges International Open and finished third on the Order of Merit. That same season he teamed up with Seve Ballesteros to win the World Cup of Golf for Spain, finishing three strokes ahead of the Philippines. Following this World Cup success he received an invitation to play in the 1978 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. In 1979, when players from Continental Europe became eligible to play in the Ryder Cup, Garrido and Ballesteros were the only two Continental Europe to compete.

Garrido played on the European Senior Tour from 1994. He was particularly successful from 1994 to 1999, never finishing lower than 11th in the Order of Merit, winning twice, the 1994 Shell Scottish Seniors Open and the 1997 Lawrence Batley Seniors, and being a runner-up 12 times.

Personal life

Garrido's son Ignacio was a successful European Tour golfer; having won the 2003 Volvo PGA Championship.

In 1997 the Garridos became the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup after Percy and Peter Alliss. Antonio Garrido's younger brother Germán was also a European Tour golfer. The two of them were the first pair of brothers to win on the European Tour. They were later followed by Manuel and Seve Ballesteros, Francesco and Edoardo Molinari as well as Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard.

Professional wins (26)

European Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 15 Apr 1972 Spanish Open +1 (77-71-71-74=293) Playoff Spain Valentín Barrios
2 23 Apr 1977 Madrid Open −10 (71-68-68-71=278) 3 strokes Spain Francisco Abreu
3 14 May 1977 Benson & Hedges International Open −4 (72-68-72-68=280) 3 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
4 18 Apr 1982 Tunisian Open −2 (71-73-70-72=286) Playoff Spain Manuel Calero
5 1 Jun 1986 London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity −13 (69-67-71-68=275) 1 stroke Spain José María Olazábal, Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1972 Spanish Open Spain Valentín Barrios Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 1981 Swiss Open Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone, Spain Manuel Piñero Piñero won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1982 Tunisian Open Spain Manuel Calero Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Other wins (11)

  • 1966 Castilla Tournament (Spain)
  • 1969 Spanish Professional Closed Championship[2]
  • 1975 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
  • 1977 World Cup (with Seve Ballesteros)
  • 1979 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
  • 1980 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
  • 1981 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
  • 1983 Castilia Tournament (Spain)
  • 1988 Castilia Tournament (Spain)
  • 1989 Castilia Tournament (Spain)
  • 1990 Castilia Tournament (Spain)

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 4 Sep 1994 Shell Scottish Seniors Open −9 (66-68-67=201) 5 strokes Italy Renato Campagnoli, England Neil Coles
2 5 Jul 1997 Lawrence Batley Seniors −7 (70-66-68=206) 1 stroke Italy Renato Campagnoli

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1995 Forte PGA Seniors Championship England John Morgan Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1998 Beko Classic United States Bob Lendzion, South Africa Bobby Verwey Lendzion won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1998 Lawrence Batley Seniors South Africa Bobby Verwey Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1999 Greek Seniors Open Italy Alberto Croce Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Other senior wins (8)

  • 1994 Champion Seniors Open (Australia), Argentine Senior PGA Championship
  • 1995 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship
  • 1996 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship
  • 1997 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship
  • 1998 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship
  • 2000 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship
  • 2001 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship

Source:[2]

Results in major championships

Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T59 CUT T24 CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Masters Tournament
The Open Championship T51 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT

Note: Garrido never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Meet Antonio". European Tour. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Official Competition Guide" (PDF). Royal Spanish Golf Federation. pp. 114–115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.