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Diego Borrego

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Diego Borrego
Personal information
Full nameDiego Borrego
Born (1972-01-29) 29 January 1972 (age 52)
Málaga, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceMarbella, Spain
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1996
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens Men's team

Diego Borrego (born 29 January 1972) is a Spanish golfer.

He started playing golf at the age of seven and turned professional in 1991. He was a rookie on the European Tour in 1994, and two years later, he had his best season, winning the Turespana Masters and finishing thirtieth on the European Tour Order of Merit. He won his second European Tour title at the 2002 Madeira Island Open, but he has sometimes struggled to hold on to his card, and in 2006 dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour.

Amateur wins

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  • 1989 Sherry Cup
  • 1990 Spanish Amateur Open Championship
  • 1991 Italian Amateur Open Championship, Spanish Amateur Closed Championship

Professional wins (7)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Apr 1996 Turespaña Masters −17 (66-67-69-69=271) Playoff Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
2 24 Mar 2002 Madeira Island Open1 −7 (72-68-72-69=281) 1 stroke Spain Ivó Giner, Netherlands Maarten Lafeber

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1996 Turespaña Masters Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone Won with par on third extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 16 Jul 1993 Pro-Am de Leman −10 (67-72-71-68=278) 3 strokes Italy Giuseppe Calì
2 10 Sep 1995 Perrier European Pro-Am −9 (71-74-71-63=279) 1 stroke England Jonathan Lomas
3 24 Mar 2002 Madeira Island Open1 −7 (72-68-72-69=281) 1 stroke Spain Ivó Giner, Netherlands Maarten Lafeber

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Other wins (3)

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  • 1998 Azores Open (Portugal)
  • 1999 Campeonato de Catalunya, Oki Telepizza - Salamanca (both Spain)

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "1990 European Boys' Team Championship" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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