Álvaro Velasco Roca (born 15 May 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration.
Professional career In 2005, Velasco turned professional. He worked his way through the ranks graduating to the top level European Tour in 2008.
Velasco finished 100th on the Order of Merit in 2008, but fell back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 having finished 189th in the Race to Dubai rankings in 2009. He recorded the biggest win of his career at the 2010 Fred Olsen Challenge de España, before trumping this by winning the Kazakhstan Open,2010 Kazakhstan Open the Challenge Tour's biggest event. He would also win the Challenge Tour Rankings, to secure a return to the main tour.
At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, Velasco won a gold medal in the men's team competition.
Amateur wins 2001 Italian International Amateur Championship 2005 Spanish Amateur Closed Championship, Biarritz Cup
Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Jun 2010Fred Olsen Challenge de España−18 (70-63-68-65=266)2 strokes Elliot Saltman212 Sep 2010Kazakhstan Open−21 (67-66-65-69=267)5 strokes Federico Colombo, Scott Jamieson, Julio Zapata34 Sep 2016Cordon Golf Open−12 (68-68-70-62=268)1 stroke Alexander Knappe, Oscar Stark
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Norwegian Challenge Kristoffer BrobergLost to birdie on second extra hole
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2005
See also 2007 Challenge Tour graduates 2010 Challenge Tour graduates
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