Al Espinosa

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Abel Ruben Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American golfer.

Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Ryder Cup teams although he did not play in 1927. He lost to Leo Diegel in the 1928 PGA Championship finals. In 1929, he tied with Bobby Jones in the U.S. Open but lost by a stunning 23 strokes in the 36-hole playoff. He won the Mexican Open four times. His brother Abe also won on the PGA Tour. He was born in Monterey, California and died in San Francisco, California.

[edit] PGA Tour wins (9)

1924 (1) Missouri Open
1926 (1) Oklahoma City Open
1928 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Mid-America Open
1930 (1) Houston Open
1932 (1) Ohio Open
1933 (1) Ohio Open
1934 (1) International Four-Ball Miami (with Denny Shute)
1935 (1) Indianapolis Open

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	DNP	T9	T13	T18	T14	2
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32
PGA Championship	T5	T9	T17	T3	2	T5

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T7	T17	T15	T29	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T35	T10	CUT	CUT	T21	T28	CUT	DNP	DNP	T32	T43
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT
PGA Championship	T5	T17	DNP	T9	DNP	DNP	DNP	T17	DNP	DNP	T33

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10