Pablo Martín Benavides (born 20 April 1986) is a Spanish professional golfer.
| Pablo Martín | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Pablo Martín Benavides | ||||||
| Born | 20 April 1986 Málaga, Spain | ||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||||||
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2007 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour European Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| European Tour | 3 | ||||||
| Sunshine Tour | 2 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T30: 2007 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Martín was born in Málaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was named the Jack Nicklaus Award winner, the Haskins Award winner in 2006 as the best collegiate golfer in the world. He won the 2005 Porter Cup.
In April 2007, Martín became the first amateur ever to win a European Tour event when he captured the Estoril Open de Portugal title.[1] As an amateur, he had to forfeit the winner's prize money of €208,330, but the win still granted him exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2009. He turned professional in June 2007, and completed the season playing on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, relying on sponsors' invitations for PGA Tour events.
Martín did not enjoy immediate success on the European Tour after he turned professional, with only a single top ten finish in the 2008 and 2009 seasons but managed to retain his card for the 2010 season by finishing 118th on the 2009 Race to Dubai. However in the first event of the 2010 season, the Alfred Dunhill Championship, he won again to become the first player to win on the European Tour as both an amateur and as a professional.[2] In December 2010, he defended this title winning the 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship.[3]
After a poor 2012 season, Martín lost full playing rights on the European Tour and did not complete the Qualifying School.[citation needed]
Amateur wins edit
- 2001 Boys Amateur Championship
- 2004 Carris Trophy
- 2005 Porter Cup
Professional wins (3) edit
European Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Apr 2007 | Estoril Open de Portugal (as an amateur) |
−7 (73-70-66-68=277) | 1 stroke |  Raphaël Jacquelin
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| 2 | 13 Dec 2009 (2010 season) |
Alfred Dunhill Championship1 | −17 (68-63-71-69=271) | 1 stroke |  Charl Schwartzel
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| 3 | 12 Dec 2010 (2011 season) |
Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (2) | −11 (69-70-68-70=277) | 2 strokes | Anthony Michael,  Thorbjørn Olesen, Charl Schwartzel
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1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | T30 | T82 | ||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship |
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships edit
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T16 | 75 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2002 (winners), 2003[4]
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002, 2003
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2002, 2006
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners), 2005
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2004[5]
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2004
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2005, 2006 (winners)
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners)
References edit
- ^ "Amateur Martin takes historic win". BBC Sport. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Pablo Martin wins Alfred Dunhill Championship". BBC Sport. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Pablo Martin retains Alfred Dunhill Championship title". BBC Sport. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
External links edit
- Pablo Martín at the European Tour official site
- Pablo Martín at the Official World Golf Ranking official site