| Antonio Garrido | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | (1944-02-02)2 February 1944 (age 81) Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Alicia |
| Children | 3, includingIgnacio |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1961 |
| Former tours | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 26 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 5 |
| European Senior Tour | 2 |
| Other | 11 (regular) 8 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1978 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T24: 1978 |
Antonio Garrido (born 2 February 1944) is a Spanish professionalgolfer. He won five times on theEuropean Tour and twice on theEuropean Senior Tour. He played in the1979 Ryder Cup, the first Ryder Cup in which continental European golfers were eligible to play.[1]
Garrido played on theEuropean Tour from its first official season in 1972 and won five tournaments between 1972 and 1986. He is notable for winning the first ever officialEuropean Tour event, the 1972Spanish Open. His best year was 1977 when he won theMadrid Open and theBenson & Hedges International Open and finished third on the Order of Merit. That same season he teamed up withSeve Ballesteros to win theWorld Cup of Golf for Spain, finishing three strokes ahead of the Philippines. Following this World Cup success he received an invitation to play in the1978 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. In1979, when players fromContinental Europe became eligible to play in theRyder Cup, Garrido and Ballesteros were the only two Continental Europe to compete.
Garrido played on theEuropean 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 1994Shell Scottish Seniors Open and the 1997Lawrence Batley Seniors, and being a runner-up 12 times.
Garrido's sonIgnacio was a successful European Tour golfer; having won the2003 Volvo PGA Championship.
In 1997 the Garridos became the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup afterPercy andPeter Alliss. Antonio Garrido's younger brotherGermán 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 byManuel andSeve Ballesteros,Francesco andEdoardo Molinari as well asRasmus andNicolai Højgaard.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr1972 | Spanish Open | +1 (77-71-71-74=293) | Playoff |  Valentín Barrios |
| 2 | 23 Apr1977 | Madrid Open | −10 (71-68-68-71=278) | 3 strokes |  Francisco Abreu |
| 3 | 14 May 1977 | Benson & Hedges International Open | −4 (72-68-72-68=280) | 3 strokes |  Bob Charles |
| 4 | 18 Apr1982 | Tunisian Open | −2 (71-73-70-72=286) | Playoff | Manuel Calero |
| 5 | 1 Jun1986 | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | −13 (69-67-71-68=275) | 1 stroke | José María Olazábal, Ronan Rafferty |
European Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | Spanish Open | Valentín Barrios | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | Swiss Open |  Tony Johnstone,Manuel Piñero | Piñero won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1982 | Tunisian Open | Manuel Calero | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep1994 | Shell Scottish Seniors Open | −9 (66-68-67=201) | 5 strokes |  Renato Campagnoli, Neil Coles |
| 2 | 5 Jul1997 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | −7 (70-66-68=206) | 1 stroke | Renato Campagnoli |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Forte PGA Seniors Championship | John Morgan | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Beko Classic |  Bob Lendzion, Bobby Verwey | Lendzion won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1998 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | Bobby Verwey | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1999 | Greek Seniors Open | Alberto Croce | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Source:[2]
| 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 theU.S. Open orPGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
