Alejandro Cañizares

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José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez (born 9 January 1983) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Career

Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member, José María Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 individual NCAA men's golf championship while at Arizona State University. He turned professional in 2006.

In August 2006, Cañizares won on his third start as an affiliate member of the European Tour, at the Imperial Collection Russian Open.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5268786.stm |title=Canizares claims Russian Open win |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2006 |accessdate=13 April 2009}} The win gave him full membership of the tour for two years. It also put him into the record books as the fastest affiliate member to win on the tour, surpassing Sergio García and Graeme McDowell who had both won in their fourth tournaments.{{cite news|url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=100&pagegid={AEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944}&eventid=2006068&infosid=3&pageno=1&reportid=53620 |title=Canizares Makes History in Russia |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=20 August 2006 |accessdate=13 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128054010/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=100&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2006068&infosid=3&pageno=1&reportid=53620 |archivedate=28 November 2006 |df=dmy }}

Cañizares earned his PGA Tour card for 2008 through the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He divided his time between both the PGA and European tours during the season, but was only able to retain his playing status in Europe.

In March 2014, Cañizares won his second European Tour title at the Trophée Hassan II tournament in Morocco. He shot a 62 in the first round and led wire-to-wire, culminating in a five-stroke victory to end an eight-year drought on the tour.

Amateur wins

2001 Copa Nacional Puerta de Hierro{{cite web |title=2020 Official Competition Guide |url=http://www.hierro3-reinodeleon.es/data/uploads/files/Gu%C3%ADa%20de%20Campos%20de%20Golf%202020.pdf |publisher=Royal Spanish Golf Federation |page=118 |accessdate=9 November 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084424/http://www.hierro3-reinodeleon.es/data/uploads/files/Gu%C3%ADa%20de%20Campos%20de%20Golf%202020.pdf |url-status=dead }}
2002 Spanish Amateur Under 21 Championship{{cite web |title=2020 Official Competition Guide |url=http://www.hierro3-reinodeleon.es/data/uploads/files/Gu%C3%ADa%20de%20Campos%20de%20Golf%202020.pdf |publisher=Royal Spanish Golf Federation |page=102 |accessdate=9 November 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084424/http://www.hierro3-reinodeleon.es/data/uploads/files/Gu%C3%ADa%20de%20Campos%20de%20Golf%202020.pdf |url-status=dead }}
2003 National Invitational, NCAA Championship
2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
2005 Big-10/Pac-10 Challenge, PING-Arizona Intercollegiate, Puerto Rico Classic

Professional wins (2)

=European Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

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|align=right|20 Aug 2006

|Imperial Collection Russian Open

|−22 (66-67-67-66=266)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} David Drysdale

align=center|2

|align=right|16 Mar 2014

|Trophée Hassan II

|−19 (62-68-69-70=269)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Sullivan

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2010

|Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Hanson

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|2010

|Alstom Open de France

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez, {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari

|Jiménez won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2010

!2011

!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

|T27

|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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!Tournament

!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|PGA Championship

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2001{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2001 (winners)
European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2002, 2004{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |title=European Youths Team Championship |date=19 October 2015 |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=20 September 2021}}
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners), 2005{{cite web|title=European Amateur Team Championship|date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship|publisher=European Golf Association|accessdate=9 November 2020}}
Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2005, 2006 (winners)