José Manuel Lara

José Manuel Lara
Lara at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Full nameJosé Manuel Lara
Born (1977-05-21) 21 May 1977 (age 47)
Valencia, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking76 (24 December 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2009
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2010
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Men's team

José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings. From 2003 to 2012, he maintained his tour card by finishing inside the top 115 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 30th place in 2006. However, after a poor 2013 season in which he only made 7 cuts from 29 tour events, he finished 154th on the money list and failed to regain his card at Q-School.

Lara claimed his first European Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006.[2] He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

At the 2012 BMW International Open, Lara was disqualified after his caddie tried to hide an illegal 15th club. In 2017, Lara was briefly the caddie for Sergio García. García's regular caddie left temporarily after his wife gave birth.

Lara is running a golf TV show at Movistar Golf Channel, named Movistar Lara Golf Academy, and is a golf director of A La Roca Golf Academy by Jmlara, at la Roca golf club, close to Barcelóna.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (10)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 19 Nov 2006
(2007 season) 		UBS Hong Kong Open1 −15 (64-66-66-69=265) 1 stroke Philippines Juvic Pagunsan
2 19 Sep 2010 Austrian Golf Open −17 (66-71-70-64=271) Playoff England David Lynn

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2010 Austrian Golf Open England David Lynn Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 Sep 1998 Warsaw Golf Open −11 (69-70-66-68=273) 2 strokes Sweden Raimo Sjöberg

Alps Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 14 Mar 2009 Peugeot Loewe Tour Escorpión −5 (70-69-69=208) Playoff Spain Xavier Guzmán

Other wins (6)

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  • 2001 Peugeot Oliva Nova, Peugeot Pula Golf, Ganador Gran Final Circuito Español
  • 2008 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
  • 2010 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
  • 2011 Peugeot Loewe Tour Golf Escorpión

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2009 2010
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Lara never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2007
Match Play
Championship
Invitational 76
  Did not play

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Week 51 2006 Ending 24 Dec 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Lara clinches first Tour victory". BBC Sport. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  3. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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