Ignacio "Nacho" Elvira Mijares (born 17 February 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Amateur career Elvira played college golf at Texas A&M University where he won one event and was a two-time All-American.
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, 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.
In July 2021, Elvira beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win the Cazoo Open for his first European Tour victory.
Amateur wins 2008 Barona Intercollegiate Cup
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 Jul 2021Cazoo Open−16 (64-67-66-71=268)Playoff Justin Harding226 May 2024Soudal Open−18 (64-64-67-71=266)1 stroke Romain Langasque, Niklas Nørgaard, Thomas Pieters318 Jan 2026Dubai Invitational−10 (69-68-68-69=274)1 stroke Daniel Hillier
European Tour playoff record (1–3) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12016Trophée Hassan II Wang Jeung-hunLost to birdie on second extra hole22019Maybank Championship Scott HendLost to birdie on first extra hole32021Cazoo Open Justin HardingWon with par on first extra hole42023Made in HimmerLand Rasmus HøjgaardLost to par on sixth extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up120 Oct 2013Foshan Open−14 (68-68-66-72=274)1 stroke Tyrrell Hatton, Shiv Kapur, Sam Walker225 Apr 2015Challenge de Madrid−21 (66-68-66-67=267)4 strokes Ricardo Gouveia, Ruaidhri McGee324 May 2015Kärnten Golf Open−21 (64-67-67-65=263)1 stroke Jens Dantorp422 Aug 2015Rolex Trophy−24 (63-65-69-67=264)2 strokes Ricardo Gouveia
Results in major championships Tournament20232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2006 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2010 Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2011 Source:
See also 2013 Challenge Tour graduates 2015 Challenge Tour graduates List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
References
External links