Álvaro Salto

Álvaro Salto (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

Álvaro Salto
Personal information
Born (1974-01-11) 11 January 1974
Málaga, Spain
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Nationality Spain
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3

Salto represented Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 with Sergio García, José Manuel Lara and Ivo Giner. He turned professional the following year.

Salto joined the Challenge Tour in 1998 and won the Eulen Open Galea in his rookie season. He picked up his second win on Tour in 2000 at the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open. In 2001 he went through qualifying school to earn his European Tour card for 2002. He struggled in his rookie season but earned his Tour card for 2003 through qualifying school. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2004 and remained on Tour until 2008. He picked up his third win on Tour in 2006 at the Parco di Monza Challenge. Since 2008 he has been playing on Tour part-time.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 Sep 1998 Eulen Open Galea −8 (67-68-77-68=280) 1 stroke Daren Lee
2 7 May 2000 Credit Suisse Private Banking Open −16 (64-68-69-67=268) 1 stroke Michele Reale
3 14 May 2006 Parco di Monza Challenge −13 (65-71-66-69=271) 2 strokes Gareth Davies

Spanish national team appearances

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