José Manuel Lara

José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer.

José Manuel Lara
Lara at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Lara
Born	(1977-05-21) 21 May 1977 (age 48) Valencia, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Valencia, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	10
Highest ranking	76 (24 December 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Other	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2009
The Open Championship	CUT: 2010
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Men's team

Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings. From 2003 to 2012, he maintained his tour card by finishing inside the top 115 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 30th place in 2006. However, after a poor 2013 season in which he only made 7 cuts from 29 tour events, he finished 154th on the money list and failed to regain his card at Q-School.

Lara claimed his first European Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006.^[2] He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

At the 2012 BMW International Open, Lara was disqualified after his caddie tried to hide an illegal 15th club. In 2017, Lara was briefly the caddie for Sergio García. García's regular caddie left temporarily after his wife gave birth.

Lara is running a golf TV show at Movistar Golf Channel, named Movistar Lara Golf Academy, and is a golf director of A La Roca Golf Academy by Jmlara, at la Roca golf club, close to Barcelóna.

Amateur wins

• 1996 European Junior Amateur Championship, Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Nov 2006 (2007 season)	UBS Hong Kong Open1	−15 (64-66-66-69=265)	1 stroke	Juvic Pagunsan
2	19 Sep 2010	Austrian Golf Open	−17 (66-71-70-64=271)	Playoff	David Lynn

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Austrian Golf Open	David Lynn	Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Sep 1998	Warsaw Golf Open	−11 (69-70-66-68=273)	2 strokes	Raimo Sjöberg

Alps Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Mar 2009	Peugeot Loewe Tour Escorpión	−5 (70-69-69=208)	Playoff	Xavier Guzmán

Other wins (6)

• 2001 Peugeot Oliva Nova, Peugeot Pula Golf, Ganador Gran Final Circuito Español
• 2008 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
• 2010 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
• 2011 Peugeot Loewe Tour Golf Escorpión

Results in major championships

Tournament	2009	2010
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship		CUT

Note: Lara never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2007
Match Play
Championship
Invitational	76

  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993, 1994, 1995
• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995^[3]
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995, 1997 (winners)
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1996^[4]
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 1996
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996

Professional

• World Cup (representing Spain): 2007