Ignacio Garrido
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Ignacio Garrido (born 27 March 1972 in Madrid) is a Spanish golfer. He is the eldest son of Antonio Garrido who won five times on the European Tour and played in the 1979 Ryder Cup.
Ignacio 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. The highlights of his career include playing for the European Team in the 1997 Ryder Cup and winning the prestigious Volvo PGA Championship in 2003. The Garridos were the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup after Percy and Peter Alliss, and the first to have won on the European Tour since it began in 1972. [1]
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[edit] Professional wins
- 1993 Challenge AGF (Challenge Tour)
- 1996 Hassan II Trophy (Morocco)
- 1997 Volvo German Open (European Tour)
- 2003 Volvo PGA Championship
[edit] Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy: (amateur, representing Spain): 1992
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1995, 1996, 1997
- World Cup (representing Spain): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003
- The Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2003
[edit] References
- ^ Did You Know? feature for the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic, at europeantour.com.
