Eduardo de la Riva
| Eduardo de la Riva | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 June 1982 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T15: 2013 |
Eduardo de la Riva (born 11 June 1982) is a Spanish professional golfer.
De la Riva turned professional in 2001. He joined the European Tour via qualifying school for 2003, but failed to keep his card. Since then, he has played mainly on the Challenge Tour, occasionally qualifying for local European Tour events. His best position on the European Tour was T-2, three times. In 2011, de la Riva won the Order of Merit on the Peugeot Tour, a Spanish national golf tour.[1] On the Challenge Tour, he won the 2012 Fred Olsen Challenge de España.[2]
Amateur wins
[edit]- Spanish Under 12 Championship[3]
- Spanish Boys Championship (twice)[3]
- Spanish Junior Championship (twice)[3]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Jun 2012 | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | −19 (68-63-69-65=265) | 1 stroke |  Simon Wakefield
|
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2002 one Peugeot Oki Tour event[3]
Playoff record
[edit]European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Nelson Mandela Championship |  Scott Jamieson, Steve Webster
|
Jamieson won with par on second extra hole de la Riva eliminated by par on first hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T15 |
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2000
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2000
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "El cacereño Javi Colomo gana el Peugeot Tour Gran Final de Golf". 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "De La Riva rallies for 1st Challenge Tour win". Fox News. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d "European Tour biography". Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links
[edit]- Eduardo de la Riva at the European Tour official site
- Eduardo de la Riva at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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