Nacho Elvira

Ignacio "Nacho" Elvira Mijares (born 17 February 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elvira and the second or maternal family name is Mijares.
Nacho Elvira
Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Elvira Mijares
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Madrid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality Spain
Career
CollegeTexas A&M
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour4

Amateur career

Elvira played college golf at Texas A&M University where he won one event and was a two-time All-American.[1]

Professional career

Elvira played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013, finishing 104th and then 14th. He won his first title in 2013 at The Foshan Open in China,[2] and finished 14th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2014 European Tour.

After a mediocre 2014 European Tour season in which he finished 121st, he returned to the Challenge Tour for 2015, where he won three times to earn an immediate return to the European Tour.

Since 2016 he has played on the European Tour. He lost a playoff at the 2016 Trophée Hassan II to Wang Jeung-hun. In 2019, he lost in another sudden death playoff to Scott Hend at the Maybank Championship. He had held the 54-hole lead but went to the last hole of regulation play, one stroke behind Hend. During his approach to the 18th, a clap of thunder occurred during his backswing, resulting in him leaving a 30 foot putt for birdie. Play was then suspended for over an hour, but Elvira came back to sink the lengthy birdie putt to force a playoff. He lost on the first extra hole, when Hend made an up and down from the bunker for birdie.

Amateur wins
  • 2008 Barona Intercollegiate Cup

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Oct 2013 Foshan Open −14 (68-68-66-72=274) 1 stroke Tyrrell Hatton, Shiv Kapur,
Sam Walker
2 25 Apr 2015 Challenge de Madrid −21 (66-68-66-67=267) 4 strokes Ricardo Gouveia, Ruaidhri McGee
3 24 May 2015 Kärnten Golf Open −21 (64-67-67-65=263) 1 stroke Jens Dantorp
4 22 Aug 2015 Rolex Trophy −24 (63-65-69-67=264) 2 strokes Ricardo Gouveia

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Trophée Hassan II Wang Jeung-hun Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Maybank Championship Scott Hend Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Texas A&M Men's Golf – History/Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. "Elvira claims maiden win at Foshan Open". Miami Herald. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.


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