Adrián Otaegui Jaúregui (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish-Emirati professional golfer from San Sebastián who plays on the European Tour where he has won five times. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.
| Adrián Otaegui | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Otaegui in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Adrián Otaegui Jaúregui |
| Nickname | The Vowel Man[1] |
| Born | 21 November 1992 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain (until Nov 2024) United Arab Emirates (Dec 2024–) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 64 (17 February 2019)[2] (as of 24 November 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T65: 2018 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2020 |
| The Open Championship | T55: 2023 |
Amateur career
editOtaegui had a successful amateur career which included winning the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club where he beat Max Rottluff 4 & 3 in the final.[3]
Professional career
editOtaegui turned professional in July 2011. From 2011 to 2013 he played on the Challenge Tour. He had three runner-up finishes in 2013, at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, the Rolex Trophy and the Kazakhstan Open, finishing seventh on the rankings to earn status to play on the 2014 European Tour.[4] After a poor 2014, Otaegui regained his place on the European tour by finishing tied for 5th in the 2014 Q School. He lost his card again in 2015, but was joint winner of the 2015 Q School to regain his place for 2016. He had more success in 2016, finishing runner-up in the Lyoness Open, one stroke behind Wu Ashun, and tied for third place in the Made in Denmark tournament.
In 2017, Otaegui finished tied for seventh in the Open de France after being tied for the lead after 36 holes.[5] Later in 2017, he tied for 5th in the Porsche European Open and then had his first professional win in the Paul Lawrie Matchplay. In the final against Marcel Siem, he was three down after 9 holes but then won six of the next eight holes to win 2 and 1.[6]
Otaegui was runner-up at the 2018 Volvo China Open, one stroke behind Alexander Björk and entered the world top-100 for the first time. In his next start, he won the Belgian Knockout, beating Benjamin Hébert by 2 shots in the final.[7]
In October 2020, Otaegui won his third title on the European Tour at the Scottish Championship. Having opened the tournament with a ten-under par round of 62, he started the final round four strokes off the lead before closing with a nine-under par 63 to win by four strokes from third round leader Matt Wallace.[8]
In October 2022, Otaegui won the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at Valderrama. He shot a four-round total of 265 (19-under-par), setting a new tournament scoring record. He also beat Joakim Lagergren by six shots.[9]
In June 2023, it was reported that Otaegui had been sanctioned with a four-tournament ban from the European Tour having played in multiple events in the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series. He was also reportedly fined £240,000.[10]
In May 2024, Otaegui won the weather-shortened Volvo China Open. The win secured him a place in the 2024 PGA Championship.[11]
Nationality change
editIn November 2024, it was announced that Otaegui would change his sporting nationality from Spain to UAE. He was eligible to do so having resided in the UAE for 13 years previous.[12]
Amateur wins
editProfessional wins (5)
editEuropean Tour wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2017 | Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play | 2 and 1 |  Marcel Siem
| |
| 2 | 20 May 2018 | Belgian Knockout | −3 | 2 strokes |  Benjamin Hébert
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| 3 | 18 Oct 2020 | Scottish Championship | −23 (62-70-70-63=265) | 4 strokes |  Matt Wallace
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| 4 | 16 Oct 2022 | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | −19 (67-66-64-68=265) | 6 strokes |  Joakim Lagergren
|
| 5 | 5 May 2024 | Volvo China Open1 | −18 (67-66-65=198)* | 1 stroke |  Guido Migliozzi
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*Note: The 2024 Volvo China Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Results in major championships
editResults not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T65 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T55 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | T60 | |
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T62 |
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2009, 2010[13]
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing continental Europe): 2010 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2010
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2011
Professional
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Romine, Brentley (16 July 2023). "Ranking the entire 151st Open field, from No. 1 to No. 156". NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Week 7 2019 Ending 17 Feb 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Farquharson, Colin (15 August 2010). "Adrián Otaegui wins 2010 Boys' Amateur Championship". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "2013 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Otaegui and Uihlein lead the way in France". European Tour. 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Adrian Otaegui battles back to claim Paul Lawrie Match Play title". RTÉ. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Bisset, Fergus (20 May 2018). "Adrian Otaegui beats Benjamin Hebert to win Belgian Knockout". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Otaegui powers to victory in Scotland". European Tour. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Casey, Phil (16 October 2022). "Home favourite Adrian Otaegui eases to victory in Andalucia Masters". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Parsons, Ben (2 June 2023). "Ryder Cup hopeful suffers blow with ban for LIV Golf participation". Bunkered. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Adrian Otaegui secures PGA Championship place with Volvo China Open win on DP World Tour". Sky Sports. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Five-time DP World Tour winner Otaegui to represent UAE". Gulf News. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Jacques Léglise Trophy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Men's Records". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links
edit- Adrián Otaegui at the European Tour official site
- Adrián Otaegui at the Official World Golf Ranking official site