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	José María Cañizares
2	13 Jun 1987	Peugeot Open de France	−19 (68-67-71-63=269)	1 stroke	Howard Clark
3	2 Jul 1988	Monte Carlo Open	−15 (65-64-67-65=261)	2 strokes	Mark McNulty
4	14 Mar 1992	Catalan Open	−8 (70-71-72-67=280)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares, Johan Ryström, Haydn Selby-Green

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1986	Lancia Italian Open	Sam Torrance	Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)

1998 Oki APG (Spain)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

2006 DGM Barbados Open, Wales Seniors Open
2007 Scottish Seniors Open

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

External links

José Rivero at the European Tour official site

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 1985

Seve Ballesteros Ken Brown José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Manuel Piñero José Rivero Sam Torrance Paul Way Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 16.5 – 11.5

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 1987

Seve Ballesteros Gordon Brand, Jnr Ken Brown Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle José María Olazábal José Rivero Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 – 13

Persondata
Name	Rivero, Jose
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	20 September 1955
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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