Borja Virto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Virto and the second or maternal family name is Astudillo.
Borja Virto
Virto in 2016
Personal information
Full nameBorja Virto Astudillo
Born (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)
Pamplona, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceGorraiz, Spain
Career
CollegeIowa State University
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other2

Borja Virto Astudillo (born 4 February 1991) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Virto played college golf at Iowa State University for two years.[1]

Virto played on the Alps Tour in 2014, winning twice, and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit.[2] This finish secured him a Challenge Tour card for 2015 but he finished T-18 at the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School (after starting at the second stage) to earn his European Tour card for 2015.

He split time between both tours in 2015 and won on the Challenge Tour at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in July[3] and The Foshan Open in October.[4] He finished 2015 in third place on the Challenge Tour, earning a place on the European Tour for 2016.

Amateur wins

  • 2009 Spanish Under 18 Championship

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Jul 2015 D+D Real Slovakia Challenge −17 (69-67-69-66=271) 1 stroke Portugal Ricardo Gouveia
2 25 Oct 2015 Foshan Open −15 (64-67-72-70=273) 2 strokes Sweden Björn Åkesson

Alps Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jun 2014 Alps de Las Castillas −8 (68-66-71=205) 3 strokes Spain Borja Etchart
2 5 Sep 2014 Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni −12 (65-64-69=198) 1 stroke Spain Carlos Balmaseda, Italy Federico Maccario,
England Tom Shadbolt

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Borja Virto Bio". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Borja Virto Astudillo – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Brilliant Borja claims Slovakia win in some style". PGA European Tour. 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Virto Astudillo crowned Foshan Open Champion". PGA European Tour. 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "European Amateur Team Championship Results". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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