José Rivero
| José Rivero | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | José Rivero |
| Nickname | Pepin |
| Born |
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 Senior Tour Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| European Senior 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 professional 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 Senior 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 | 1987 | Lancia Italian Open |  Sam Torrance |
Lost to par on sixth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1998 Oki APG (Spain)
European Seniors Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 2006 | DGM Barbados Open | −9 (70-66-71=207) | Playoff | David J Russell |
| 2 | 18 Jun 2006 | Firstplus Wales Seniors Open | −4 (70-74-68=212) | 1 stroke | Juan Quirós, David J Russell, Sam Torrance,  Géry Watine |
| 3 | 30 Sep 2007 | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | −10 (70-66-70=206) | 1 stroke | Ross Drummond |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T3 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T42 | T25 | T57 | CUT | T14 | CUT | T68 | CUT |
Note: The Open Championship was the only major Rivero played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Spain): 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
- Kirin Cup (representing Europe): 1988
External links
- José Rivero at the European Tour official site
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Won: 16.5 – 11.5 | ||
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Won: 15 – 13 | ||