Valentín Barrios

Valentín Barrios
Personal information
Full name Valentín Barrios González
Born (1942-04-07) 7 April 1942
Madrid, Spain
Nationality  Spain
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T49: 1971
PGA Championship DNP

Valentín Barrios González (born 7 April 1942)[1] is a Spanish professional golfer. He won the 1971 Madrid Open, the 1972 Algarve Open and was one of the winning pair in the 1972 Marlboro Nations' Cup. He represented Spain three times in the World Cup.

Golf career

Barrios was runner-up in the 1963 Open de España, but he was at his best from about 1969 to 1974. He was runner-up in the 1970 Italian BP Open, the 1970 German Open and won the 1971 Madrid Open and the 1972 Algarve Open.[2][3] Partnered with Ángel Gallardo and representing Spain, they won the 1972 Marlboro Nations' Cup, beating the Welsh pair of Brian Huggett and David Vaughan in the final.[4] He also won the 1973 Lancia D'Oro invitation tournament at Biella Golf Club near Magnano, Italy.[5]

Barrios played on the European Tour in the 1970s. He never won a European Tour event but was runner-up three times, in the 1972 Spanish Open, 1972 Italian Open and the 1974 Madrid Open. He twice lost in a playoff, at the third playoff hole against Antonio Garrido in the 1972 Spanish Open and at the first playoff hole at the 1974 Madrid Open.

Tournament wins (3)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1972 Spanish Open Spain Antonio Garrido Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 1974 Madrid Open Spain Manuel Piñero Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1969 1970 1971
The Open Championship CUT CUT T49

Note: Barrios only played in the Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Valentín Barrios González" (in Spanish). PGA Spain.
  2. ↑ "Spanish players first and second". The Times. 26 April 1971. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Gallacher fourth after two 75's". The Glasgow Herald. 13 March 1972. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Golf – Steadiness of Spaniards beats Wales in final". The Times. 11 September 1972. p. 8.
  5. ↑ http://www.golfclubbiella.it/en/albo-doro/
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