Manuel Piñero

Manuel Piñero
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Piñero Sanchez
Born	(1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 Badajoz, Spain
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	151 lb (68 kg; 10.8 st)
Nationality	Spain
Residence	Málaga, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1968
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T6: 1981
PGA Championship	CUT: 1986

Manuel Piñero Sanchez (born 1 September 1952) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Piñero was born in Badajoz. He turned professional in 1968 and established himself on the European Tour in the early 1970s. He won nine titles on the Tour, the most prestigious of them the 1977 British PGA Championship. He featured in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times, including back to back fourth places in 1976 and 1977.

Piñero played for Europe in two Ryder Cups. In 1981 he defeated Jerry Pate 2 & 1 in his singles match. In 1985 he claimed four points out of five for the team which captured the trophy from the United States for the first time since 1957, defeating Lanny Wadkins 3 & 1 in singles. He was also a member of Spain's two man team at the World Cup of Golf nine times, collecting the team title in 1976 and 1982. On the latter occasion he also won the individual title.

Since turning fifty in 2002 Piñero has played on the European Seniors Tour, but he has had little success at that level.

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Apr 1974	Madrid Open	−5 (73-71-69-70=283)	Playoff	Valentín Barrios
2	25 Jul 1976	Swiss Open	−6 (69-70-67-68=274)	3 strokes	Dave Hill
3	28 May 1977	Penfold PGA Championship	+3 (73-70-74-66=283)	3 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
4	12 Jul 1980	Mazda Cars English Classic	−2 (69-69-72-76=286)	1 stroke	Sandy Lyle
5	26 Apr 1981	Madrid Open	−9 (70-68-69-72=279)	5 strokes	Des Smyth
6	30 Aug 1981	Swiss Open	−11 (69-73-69-66=277)	Playoff	Antonio Garrido, Tony Johnstone
7	5 Sep 1982	European Open Championship	−14 (68-68-67-63=266)	2 strokes	Sam Torrance
8	28 Apr 1985	Cepsa Madrid Open	−10 (67-71-67-73=278)	Playoff	José Maria Cañizares
9	5 May 1985	Italian Open	−21 (69-66-66-66=267)	1 stroke	Sam Torrance

European Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Madrid Open	Valentín Barrios	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1981	Swiss Open	Antonio Garrido, Tony Johnstone	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1985	Cepsa Madrid Open	José María Cañizares	Won on fourth extra hole

Other wins (3)

• 1972 Spanish PGA Championship
• 1973 Spanish PGA Championship
• 1982 World Cup (individual title)

Results in major championships

Note: Piñero never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1974, 1976 (captain)
• World Cup (representing Spain): 1974, 1976 (winners), 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 (winners, individual winner), 1983, 1985, 1988
• Philip Morris International (representing Spain): 1975
• Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1981, 1985 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1985

External links

• Manuel Piñero at the European Tour official site