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Spanish professional golfer
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Canizares
and the second or maternal family name is
Gomez
.
Jose Alejandro Canizares Gomez
(born 9 January 1983) is a Spanish
professional golfer
who plays on the
European Tour
.
Career
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Canizares was born in
Madrid
, and is the son of five-time
European Tour
winner and four-time European
Ryder Cup
team member,
Jose Maria Canizares
. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 individual
NCAA men's golf championship
while at
Arizona State University
. He turned professional in 2006.
In August 2006, Canizares won on his third start as an affiliate member of the European Tour, at the
Imperial Collection Russian Open
.
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The win gave him full membership of the tour for two years. It also put him into the record books as the fastest affiliate member to win on the tour, surpassing
Sergio Garcia
and
Graeme McDowell
who had both won in their fourth tournaments.
[3]
Canizares earned his
PGA Tour
card for 2008 through the
2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
. He divided his time between both the PGA and European tours during the season, but was only able to retain his playing status in Europe.
In March 2014, Canizares won his second European Tour title at the
Trophee Hassan II
tournament in Morocco. He shot a 62 in the first round and led wire-to-wire, culminating in a five-stroke victory to end an eight-year drought on the tour.
Amateur wins
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- 2001 Copa Nacional Puerta de Hierro
[4]
- 2002 Spanish Amateur Under 21 Championship
[5]
- 2003 National Invitational,
NCAA Championship
- 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
- 2005 Big-10/Pac-10 Challenge, PING-Arizona Intercollegiate, Puerto Rico Classic
Professional wins (2)
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European Tour wins (2)
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European Tour playoff record (0?2)
Results in major championships
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Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
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Amateur
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