Full name Jose Rivero Residence Madrid, Spain Nickname Pepin Turned professional 1973 | Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Name Jose Rivero Nationality Spain | |
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Born 20 September 1955 (age 68)
Madrid, Spain ( 1955-09-20 ) | ||
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José Rivero (born 20 September 1955) is a Spanish professional golfer. He started his golf career as a caddie and turned professional in 1973. He was a full member of the European Tour from 1983 to 2001 and he won four European Tour events. He made the top fifteen on the Order of Merit five times, including a best of tenth in 1988.
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- Ariel fernando bautista checha y jose rivero
- Tango dorado jos rivero balada para mi muerte
- European Tour wins 4
- Other wins 1
- Results in major championships
- Team appearances
- References
Rivero was a member of the first two winning European Ryder Cup teams after the inclusion of Continental European players, at The Belfry in 1985 and Muirfield Village in 1987. He represented Spain in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup on many occasions, winning the latter in 1984 in partnership with José Maria Cañizares.
Rivero became eligible for senior golf in September 2005. He played four events on the European Senior Tour that year and placed in the top six in each of them. His first win as a senior came at the 2006 DGM Barbados Open.
Tango dorado jos rivero balada para mi muerte
European Tour wins (4)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
Note: The Open Championship was the only major Rivero played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.