Borja Virto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Virto and the second or maternal family name is Astudillo.

Borja Virto Astudillo (born 4 February 1991) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Borja Virto
Virto in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Borja Virto Astudillo
Born	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 34) Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Gorraiz, Spain
Career
College	Iowa State University
Turned professional	2013
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Alps Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	2

Amateur career

Virto played college golf at Iowa State University for two years.^[1]

Professional career

Virto played on the Alps Tour in 2014, winning twice, and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit.^[2] This finish secured him a Challenge Tour card for 2015 but he finished T-18 at the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School (after starting at the second stage) to earn his European Tour card for 2015.

He split time between both tours in 2015 and won on the Challenge Tour at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in July^[3] and The Foshan Open in October.^[4] He finished 2015 in third place on the Challenge Tour, earning a place on the European Tour for 2016.

Amateur wins

• 2009 Spanish Under 18 Championship

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Jul 2015	D+D Real Slovakia Challenge	−17 (69-67-69-66=271)	1 stroke	Ricardo Gouveia
2	25 Oct 2015	Foshan Open	−15 (64-67-72-70=273)	2 strokes	Björn Åkesson

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Jun 2014	Alps de Las Castillas	−8 (68-66-71=205)	3 strokes	Borja Etchart
2	5 Sep 2014	Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni	−12 (65-64-69=198)	1 stroke	Carlos Balmaseda, Federico Maccario, Tom Shadbolt

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2008, 2009^[5]
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2013^[6]

See also

• 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2015 Challenge Tour graduates