Álvaro Velasco (golfer)

Álvaro Velasco Roca (born 15 May 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Roca.
Álvaro Velasco
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Velasco Roca
NicknameVeli
Born (1981-05-15) 15 May 1981
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Nationality Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
SpouseMarta (2009)
Career
CollegeCoastal Carolina University
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2010
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
2018 TarragonaMen's team

Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He turned professional in 2005 and worked his way through the ranks graduating to the top level European Tour in 2008.

Velasco finished 100th on the Order of Merit in 2008, but fell back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 having finished 189th in the Race to Dubai rankings in 2009. He recorded the biggest win of his career at the 2010 Fred Olsen Challenge de España,[1] before trumping this by winning the Kazakhstan Open,[2] the Challenge Tour's biggest event. He would also win the Challenge Tour Rankings, to secure a return to the main tour.

At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, Velasco won a gold medal in the men's team competition.

Amateur wins
  • 2001 Italian International Amateur Championship
  • 2005 Spanish Amateur Closed Championship, Biarritz Cup

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Jun 2010 Fred Olsen Challenge de España –18 (70-63-68-65=266) 2 strokes Elliot Saltman
2 12 Sep 2010 Kazakhstan Open –21 (67-66-65-69=267) 5 strokes Federico Colombo, Scott Jamieson,
Julio Zapata
3 4 Sep 2016 Cordon Golf Open –12 (68-68-70-62=268) 1 stroke Alexander Knappe, Oscar Stark

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Norwegian Challenge Kristoffer Broberg Lost to birdie on second extra hole

EPD Tour wins (1)
  • 2005 Oliva Nova Classic

See also

References
  1. Dempster, Martin; Rodger, Nick (28 June 2010). "Elliot Saltman falls short in title bid as Alvaro Velasco surges to 65". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. 2010 Kazakhstan Open
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