Manuel Piñero

Manuel Piñero
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Piñero Sanchez
Born	1 September 1952 (1952-09-01) (age 59) Badajoz, Spain
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	Spain
Residence	Málaga, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1968
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	9 (tied 27th all time)
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T6: 1981
PGA Championship	CUT: 1986

Manuel Piñero Sanchez (born 1 September 1952) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Piñero was born in Badajoz. He turned professional in 1968 and established himself on the European Tour in the early 1970s. He won nine titles on the Tour, the most prestigious of them the 1977 British PGA Championship. He featured in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times, including back to back fourth places in 1976 and 1977.

Piñero played for Europe in two Ryder Cups. In 1981 he defeated Jerry Pate 2 & 1 in his singles match. In 1985 he claimed four points out of five in the team which captured the trophy from the United States for the first time since 1957, defeating Lanny Wadkins 3 & 1 in singles. He was also a member of Spain's two man team at the World Cup of Golf nine times, collecting the team title in 1976 and 1982. On the latter occasion he also won the individual title.

Since turning fifty in 2002 Piñero has played on the European Seniors Tour, but he has had little success at that level.

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Apr 1974	Madrid Open	-5 (73-71-69-70=273)	Playoff	Valentin Barrios
2	25 Jul 1976	Swiss Open	-6 (69-70-67-68=274)	3 strokes	Dave Hill
3	28 May 1977	British PGA Championship	[phone]=283)	3 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
4	12 Jul 1980	Mazda Cars English Classic	-2 (69-69-72-76=286)	1 stroke	Sandy Lyle
5	26 Apr 1981	Madrid Open	-9 (70-68-69-72=279)	5 strokes	Des Smyth
6	30 Aug 1981	Swiss Open	-11 (69-73-69-66=277)	Playoff	Antonio Garrido, Tony Johnstone
7	5 Sep 1982	European Open Championship	-14 (68-68-67-63=266)	2 strokes	Sam Torrance
8	28 Apr 1985	Cepsa Madrid Open	-10 (67-71-67-73=278)	Playoff	José Maria Cañizares
9	5 May 1985	Italian Open	-21 (69-66-66-66=267)	1 stroke	Sam Torrance

Other wins (3)

• 1972 Spanish PGA Championship
• 1973 Spanish PGA Championship
• 1982 World Cup (individual title)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T36	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T58	T6	T51	T45	T36	T25	T19	CUT	65	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	T51
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1981, 1985 (winners)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1985
• World Cup: 1974, 1976 (winners), 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 (individual and team winners), 1983, 1985, 1988
• Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982
• Double Diamond: 1974, 1976

External links

• Manuel Piñero at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Piñero, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	1 September 1952
Place of birth	Badajoz, Spain
Date of death
Place of death