José Manuel Carriles Corino (born 12 May 1963) is a Spanish professional golfer.[1]

José Manuel Carriles
Personal information
Full nameJosé Manuel Carriles Corino
Born (1963-05-12) 12 May 1963 (age 61)
Pedreña, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Spain
Career
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1993, 2000

Early life

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Carriles was born in Pedreña in northern Spain, the birthplace of the late Seve Ballesteros. Like Ballesteros, he learned the game on the beach, where he and some friends shared a half set of clubs.

Golf was always in the blood, his father caddied at the local course and his mother also worked there. He was forbidden to play at the club except once a year in the caddies' competition, so as a youngster he used to climb the fence at the furthest point of the course for some secret practice.[2]

Career

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Carriles turned professional in 1983, and earned his European Tour card for the first time at the 1991 Qualifying School.[2]

His best finish on the European Tour came in 1992, at the German Open where he finished runner-up, 11 strokes behind Vijay Singh. He finished the season 57th in the rankings.

Over the next 15 years he divided his time between the European Tour and the Challenge Tour, winning twice on the latter, the 1993 Estoril Challenge and the 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final. He was also runner-up at the 2003 Izki Challenge de España, the 2006 Lexus Open and the Norwegian Challenge in 2006.[3]

After finishing in third place at the 2013 Qualifying School Final, he joined the European Senior Tour.[4] In 2015 he recorded three top-10 finishes, and clinched his first win in 2019 at the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic at PGA Catalunya Resort, Spain.[5]

Professional wins (3)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 19 Oct 1997 Estoril Challenge −12 (64-70-70-72=276) 1 stroke   Kalle Brink
2 26 Oct 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final −11 (68-69-66-70=273) Playoff   Johan Edfors

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1997 Open des Volcans   Mark Litton
2 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final   Johan Edfors Won with birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 14 Jul 2019 European Tour Destinations Senior Classic −13 (70-66-67=203) 3 strokes   Chris Williams

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Open Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Carriles only played in The Open Championship.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jose Manuel Carriles". CBS Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "José Manuel Carriles Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final". European Tour. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Player La Sella Golf, José Manuel Carriles will be on the European Tour". Denia. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 European Tour Destinations Senior Classic R3". Golf Today. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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