Borja Virto | |
Fullname: | Borja Virto Astudillo |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | Pamplona, Spain |
Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
Residence: | Gorraiz, Spain |
College: | Iowa State University |
Yearpro: | 2013 |
Tour: | Challenge Tour |
Extour: | European Tour Alps Tour |
Prowins: | 4 |
Chalwins: | 2 |
Otherwins: | 2 |
Borja Virto Astudillo (born 4 February 1991) is a Spanish professional golfer.
Virto played college golf at Iowa State University for two years.[1]
Virto played on the Alps Tour in 2014, winning twice, and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit.[2] This finish secured him a Challenge Tour card for 2015 but he finished T-18 at the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School (after starting at the second stage) to earn his European Tour card for 2015.
He split time between both tours in 2015 and won on the Challenge Tour at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in July[3] and The Foshan Open in October.[4] He finished 2015 in third place on the Challenge Tour, earning a place on the European Tour for 2016.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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1 | 12 Jul 2015 | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | −17 (69-67-69-66=271) | 1 stroke | Ricardo Gouveia | |
2 | 25 Oct 2015 | Foshan Open | −15 (64-67-72-70=273) | 2 strokes | Björn Åkesson |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 28 Jun 2014 | Alps de Las Castillas | −8 (68-66-71=205) | 3 strokes | Borja Etchart | |
2 | 5 Sep 2014 | Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | −12 (65-64-69=198) | 1 stroke | Carlos Balmaseda, Federico Maccario, Tom Shadbolt |
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