Alfredo García-Heredia
| Alfredo García-Heredia | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alfredo García Heredia |
| Born | 19 December 1981 Gijón, Spain |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Alfredo García-Heredia (born 19 December 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer and European Tour player. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and the 2024 Omega European Masters. He won the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy on the Challenge Tour.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]García-Heredia was born in Gijón, Asturias, and was introduced to golf by his uncles aged 14.[1] He had a successful amateur career, winning the 2001 and 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship.[2]
In 2002, he played for Europe in the Bonallack Trophy in Japan and at the St Andrews Trophy in Switzerland, where he halved his Sunday singles match against Nigel Edwards.[3]
García-Heredia won the 2003 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, and secured a silver for Spain at the 2004 Eisenhower Trophy in Puerto Rico together with Álvaro Quirós and Rafa Cabrera-Bello.[4]
Professional career
[edit]García-Heredia turned professional in 2005 and started playing on the Challenge Tour. He was runner-up at the 2008 Challenge de España behind Andrew McArthur, and the 2020 Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz behind Pep Anglès, before securing his first title at the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy by birdieing the seventh hole of a four-man playoff. In 2021 he finished 6th in the Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the European Tour.[1]
On the European Tour, García-Heredia tied for 4th at the 2008 Open de España, two strokes behind winner Peter Lawrie, and for the first time secured a card at Q-School in 2008. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, behind Antoine Rozner. In 2024, he tied for 10th at Open de España and lost a playoff to Matt Wallace at the Omega European Masters to finish a career-best 75th in the Order of Merit, at the age of 42.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2001 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship
- 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Aug 2021 | B-NL Challenge Trophy | −11 (67-69-69-68=273) | Playoff |  Marcus Helligkilde,  Michael Hoey Haraldur Magnús
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Michael Hoey, Marcus Helligkilde, Haraldur Magnús
|
Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Magnús eliminated by par on third hole Hoey eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Alps Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Oct 2012 | Castellón Alps Comunidad Valencia | −12 (64-69-71=201) | 3 strokes |  Johan López Lázaro
|
| 2 | 15 Jul 2018 | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | −18 (64-65-66=195) | 2 strokes | Pierre Pineau
|
Playoff record
[edit]European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Omega European Masters |  Matt Wallace
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2002
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002, 2004
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2002, 2004
See also
[edit]- 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2021 Challenge Tour graduates
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Angel Hidalgo – player profile". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (7 September 2024). "Alfredo Garcia-Heredia Facts: 14 Things You Didn't Know About The Spanish Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "2002 St Andrews Trophy" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "2004 World Amateur Golf Team Championships Record Book" (PDF). IGF. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Wallace wins European Masters in play-off". BBC. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alfredo García-Heredia at the European Tour official site
- Alfredo García-Heredia at the Official World Golf Ranking official site