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Spanish professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez (born 9 January 1983) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Alejandro Cañizares | |
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Cañizares at the 2009 KLM Open | |
Personal information | |
Full name | José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 9 January 1983
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Málaga, Spain |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 2006 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Highest ranking | 89 (16 March 2014)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T27: 2010 |
Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member, José María Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 individual NCAA men's golf championship while at Arizona State University. He turned professional in 2006.
In August 2006, Cañizares won on his third start as an affiliate member of the European Tour, at the Imperial Collection Russian Open.[2] The win gave him full membership of the tour for two years. It also put him into the record books as the fastest affiliate member to win on the tour, surpassing Sergio García and Graeme McDowell who had both won in their fourth tournaments.[3]
Cañizares earned his PGA Tour card for 2008 through the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He divided his time between both the PGA and European tours during the season, but was only able to retain his playing status in Europe.
In March 2014, Cañizares won his second European Tour title at the Trophée Hassan II tournament in Morocco. He shot a 62 in the first round and led wire-to-wire, culminating in a five-stroke victory to end an eight-year drought on the tour.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 20 Aug 2006 | Imperial Collection Russian Open | −22 (66-67-67-66=266) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 16 Mar 2014 | Trophée Hassan II | −19 (62-68-69-70=269) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
European Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2010 | Alstom Open de France | ![]() ![]() |
Jiménez won with par on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||||
The Open Championship | T27 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
PGA Championship | |||||
U.S. Open | |||||
The Open Championship | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Amateur
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