Ignacio Garrido

Ignacio Garrido (born 27 March 1972) is a Spanish professional golfer. He is the eldest son of Antonio Garrido who won five times on the European Tour and who played in the 1979 Ryder Cup.

Garrido was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 1993 and after playing the Challenge Tour that year, he joined the European Tour in 1994. His best year on the Tour was 1997, when he finished sixth on the Order of Merit. The highlights of his career include playing for the European Team in the 1997 Ryder Cup and winning the prestigious Volvo PGA Championship in 2003. The Garridos were the second father and son combination to have played in the Ryder Cup after Percy and Peter Alliss, and the first to have won on the European Tour since it began in 1972. [ [http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F%2DFD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2007016&infosid=9 Did You Know? feature for the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic] , at "europeantour.com".]

Professional wins

Challenge Tour

*1993 Challenge AGF

European Tour

*1997 Volvo German Open
*2003 Volvo PGA Championship

Other

*1996 Hassan II Trophy (Morocco)

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

*Eisenhower Trophy: (amateur, representing Spain): 1992
*Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners)
*Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1995, 1996, 1997
*World Cup (representing Spain): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003
*Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2003

References

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=5850 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=5555 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]