Ángel Gallardo (golfer)

Ángel Gallardo (born 29 July 1943) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Ángel Gallardo
Gallardo (right) as a Ryder Cup captain's assistant
Personal information
Full name	Ángel Gallardo
Born	(1943-07-29) 29 July 1943 (age 82) Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
Sporting nationality	Spain
Career
Turned professional	1962
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Other	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T24: 1974

Gallardo was a member of the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 until 1982. He finished in the top one hundred of the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those eleven seasons, with a best ranking of tenth in 1977. His only official European Tour win was the 1977 Italian Open however he did win the 1967 Portuguese Open and the 1970 Spanish Open, events that would soon be enfolded into the European Tour schedule. He also won the 1971 Mexican Open.

He was the second non-British golfer to be elected as Captain of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland in 1982.

Since leaving the tour, Gallardo has worked as a coach and as a golf course architect, with work that has included co-designing the PGA Golf de Catalunya, venue for the Open de España in 2009. He was vice-chairman of the PGA European Tour from 1995 to 2019 and is now Ambassador of the PGA European Tour.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	1 May 1977	Italian Open	−2 (71-69-72-74=286)	Playoff	Brian Barnes

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1977	Italian Open	Brian Barnes	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2	1977	Callers of Newcastle	Peter Butler, John Fourie, Tommy Horton	Fourie won with par on second extra hole Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (6)

• 1967 Portuguese Open
• 1969 Sumrie Better-Ball (with Maurice Bembridge)
• 1970 Spanish Open
• 1971 Mexican Open
• 1973 Memorial Olivier Barras, Copa Raleigh

Results in major championships

Tournament	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
The Open Championship	CUT	T42		CUT	CUT		T24	CUT		T26	CUT		CUT

Note: Gallardo only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1980 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Spain): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
• Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1972, 1974, 1977 (captain)
• Marlboro Nations' Cup (representing Spain): 1972 (winners), 1973
• Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1974, 1976 (captain), 1978 (captain), 1980 (captain)

External links

• Ángel Gallardo at the European Tour official site