Borja Virto

Borja Virto Astudillo (born 4 February 1991) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Borja Virto
Personal information
Full nameBorja Virto Astudillo
Born (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991
Pamplona, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Nationality Spain
ResidenceGorraiz, Spain
Career
CollegeIowa State University
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other2
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Virto and the second or maternal family name is Astudillo.

Virto played college golf at Iowa State University for two years.[1]

Virto played on the Alps Tour in 2014, winning twice, and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit.[2] This finish secured him a Challenge Tour card for 2015 but he finished T-18 at the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School (after starting at the second stage) to earn his European Tour card for 2015.

He split time between both tours in 2015 and won on the Challenge Tour at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in July[3] and The Foshan Open in October.[4] He finished 2015 in third place on the Challenge Tour, earning a place on the European Tour for 2016.

Amateur wins
  • 2009 Spanish Under 18 Championship

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 12 Jul 2015 D+D Real Slovakia Challenge –17 (69-67-69-66=271) 1 stroke Ricardo Gouveia
2 25 Oct 2015 Foshan Open –15 (64-67-72-70=273) 2 strokes Björn Åkesson

Alps Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jun 2014 Alps De Las Castillas –8 (68-66-71=205) 3 strokes Borja Etchart Gonzalez
2 5 Sep 2014 Open La Pinetina Memorial Giorgio Bordoni –12 (65-64-69=198) 1 stroke Carlos Balmaseda, Federico Maccario,
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See also

References
  1. "Borja Virto Bio". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Borja Virto Astudillo – Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. "Brilliant Borja claims Slovakia win in some style". PGA European Tour. 12 July 2015.
  4. "Virto Astudillo crowned Foshan Open Champion". PGA European Tour. 25 October 2015.


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