José Rivero

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José Rivero
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name José Rivero
Nickname Pepin
Born (1955-09-20) 20 September 1955
Madrid, Spain
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality  Spain
Residence Madrid, Spain
Career
Turned professional 1973
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 4
European Seniors Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T3: 1985
PGA Championship DNP

José Rivero (born 20 September 1955) is a Spanish golfer. He started his golf career as a caddie and turned professional in 1973. He was a full member of the European Tour from 1983 to 2001 and he won four European Tour events. He made the top fifteen on the Order of Merit five times, including a best of tenth in 1988.

Rivero was a member of the first two winning European Ryder Cup teams after the inclusion of Continental European players, at The Belfry in 1985 and Muirfield Village in 1987. He represented Spain in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup on many occasions, winning the latter in 1984 in partnership with José Maria Cañizares.

Rivero became eligible for senior golf in September 2005. He played four events on the European Seniors Tour that year and placed in the top six in each of them. His first win as a senior came at the 2006 DGM Barbados Open.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 14 Jul 1984 Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic −8 (73-69-71-67=280) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares
2 13 Jun 1987 Peugeot Open de France −19 (68-67-71-63=269) 1 stroke England Howard Clark
3 2 Jul 1988 Monte Carlo Open −15 (65-64-67-65=261) 2 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
4 14 Mar 1992 Catalan Open −8 (70-71-72-67=280) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares, Sweden Johan Ryström,
England Haydn Selby-Green

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Lancia Italian Open Scotland Sam Torrance Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)

  • 1998 Oki APG (Spain)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T3 CUT CUT T16 T42 T25 T57 CUT T14 CUT T68 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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

Team appearances

  • Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1984
  • World Cup (representing Spain): 1984 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
  • Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners)
  • Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Four Tours World Championship: 1988

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