Full name Manuel Pinero Sanchez U.S. Open DNP Height 1.70 m Turned professional 1968 Masters Tournament DNP Role Golfer | Professional wins 12 Name Manuel Pinero The Open Championship T6: 1981 Weight 68 kg | |
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Born 1 September 1952 (age 72) Badajoz, Spain ( 1952-09-01 ) | ||
Current tours European Seniors Tour | ||
Manuel pinero maestro del golf
Manuel Piñero Sanchez (born 1 September 1952) is a Spanish professional golfer.
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- Manuel pinero maestro del golf
- Los 9 de vuelta 549 manuel pi ero
- European Tour wins 9
- Other wins 3
- Results in major championships
- Team appearances
- References
Piñero was born in Badajoz. He turned professional in 1968 and established himself on the European Tour in the early 1970s. He won nine titles on the Tour, the most prestigious of them the 1977 British PGA Championship. He featured in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times, including back to back fourth places in 1976 and 1977.
Piñero played for Europe in two Ryder Cups. In 1981 he defeated Jerry Pate 2 & 1 in his singles match. In 1985 he claimed four points out of five for the team which captured the trophy from the United States for the first time since 1957, defeating Lanny Wadkins 3 & 1 in singles. He was also a member of Spain's two man team at the World Cup of Golf nine times, collecting the team title in 1976 and 1982. On the latter occasion he also won the individual title.
Since turning fifty in 2002 Piñero has played on the European Seniors Tour, but he has had little success at that level.
Los 9 de vuelta 549 manuel pi ero
European Tour wins (9)
European Tour playoff record (3–0)
Other wins (3)
Results in major championships
Note: Piñero never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.