| Alfredo García-Heredia | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alfredo García Heredia |
| Born | (1981-12-19) 19 December 1981 (age 43) Gijón, Spain |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Alfredo García-Heredia (born 19 December 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer and European Tour player. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and the 2024 Omega European Masters. He won the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career
García-Heredia was born in Gijón, Asturias, and was introduced to golf by his uncles at age 14. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 2001 and 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship.
In 2002, he played for Europe in the Bonallack Trophy in Japan and at the St Andrews Trophy in Switzerland, where he halved his Sunday singles match against Nigel Edwards.
García-Heredia won the 2003 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, and secured a silver for Spain at the 2004 Eisenhower Trophy in Puerto Rico together with Álvaro Quirós and Rafa Cabrera-Bello.
Professional career
García-Heredia turned professional in 2005 and started playing on the Challenge Tour. He was runner-up at the 2008 Challenge de España behind Andrew McArthur and the 2020 Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz,behind Pep Anglès. He secured his first Challenge Tour win at the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy, birdieing the seventh extra hole of a four-man playoff. He finished the 6th in the Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the 2022 European Tour.
On the European Tour, García-Heredia tied for 4th at the 2008 Open de España, two strokes behind winner Peter Lawrie and also secured a card at Q-School in 2008. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. In 2024, he tied for 10th at Acciona Open de España and lost in a playoff to Matt Wallace at the Omega European Masters to finish a career-best 75th in the Order of Merit, at the age of 42.
Amateur wins
- 2001 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship
- 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship
Professional wins (3)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Aug 2021 | B-NL Challenge Trophy | −11 (67-69-69-68=273) | Playoff |  Marcus Helligkilde,  Michael Hoey Haraldur Magnús
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Michael Hoey, Marcus Helligkilde, Haraldur Magnús
|
Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Magnús eliminated by par on third hole Hoey eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Alps Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Oct 2012 | Castellón Alps Comunidad Valencia | −12 (64-69-71=201) | 3 strokes |  Johann López Lázaro
|
| 2 | 15 Jul 2018 | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | −18 (64-65-66=195) | 2 strokes | Pierre Pineau
|
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Omega European Masters |  Matt Wallace
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2002
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002, 2004
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2002, 2004
See also
- 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2021 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Angel Hidalgo – player profile". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- Cradock, Matt (7 September 2024). "Alfredo Garcia-Heredia Facts: 14 Things You Didn't Know About The Spanish Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- "2002 St Andrews Trophy" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- "2004 World Amateur Golf Team Championships Record Book" (PDF). IGF. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- "Garcia-Heredia prevails in play-off to secure maiden Challenge Tour title". The Golf House. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- "Wallace wins European Masters in play-off". BBC Sport. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
- Alfredo García-Heredia at the European Tour official site
- Alfredo García-Heredia at the Official World Golf Ranking official site