Álvaro Velasco (golfer)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Roca.

Álvaro Velasco
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Velasco Roca
Nickname	Veli
Born	(1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Nationality	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Spouse	Marta (2009)
Career
College	Coastal Carolina University
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour Rankings winner	2010

Álvaro Velasco Roca (born 15 May 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He turned professional in 2005 and worked his way through the ranks graduating to the top level European Tour in 2008.

Velasco finished 100th on the Order of Merit in 2008, but fell back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 having finished 189th in the Race to Dubai rankings in 2009. He recorded the biggest win of his career at the 2010 Fred Olsen Challenge de España,^[1] before trumping this by winning the Kazakhstan Open,^[2] the Challenge Tour's biggest event. He would also win the Challenge Tour Rankings, to secure a return to the main tour.

Amateur wins

2001 Italian International Amateur Championship
2005 Spanish Amateur Closed Championship, Biarritz Cup

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Jun 2010	Fred Olsen Challenge de España	–18 (70-63-68-65=266)	2 strokes	Elliot Saltman
2	12 Sep 2010	Kazakhstan Open	–21 (67-66-65-69=267)	5 strokes	Federico Colombo, Scott Jamieson, Julio Zapata

Other wins (1)

2005 Oliva Nova Classic (EPD Tour)

References

↑ "Elliot Saltman falls short in title bid as Alvaro Velasco surges to 65". The Scotsman. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
↑ 2010 Kazakhstan Open

External links

Official website
Álvaro Velasco at the European Tour official site
Álvaro Velasco at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Velasco, Álvaro
Alternative names	Velasco Roca, Álvaro
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	15 May 1981
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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