José Manuel Lara

José Manuel Lara

At the 2009 Dutch Open
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Lara
Born 21 May 1977 (1977-05-21) (age 34)
Valencia, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality  Spain
Residence Valencia, Spain
Career
Turned professional 1997
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Challenge Tour 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2009
The Open Championship CUT: 2010
PGA Championship DNP

José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings. Since 2003, he has maintained his tour card by finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 30th place in 2006.

Lara claimed his first European Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006.[1] He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Contents

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 19 Nov 2006
(2007 season,
co-sanctioned by Asian Tour)
UBS Hong Kong Open -15 (64-66-66-69=265) 1 stroke Juvic Pagunsan
2 19 Sep 2010 Austrian Golf Open -17 (66-71-70-64=271) Playoff David Lynn

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 13 Sep 1998 Warsaw Golf Open -11 (69-70-66-68=273) 2 strokes Raimo Sjöberg

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2009 2010
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

External links