Alfredo García-Heredia (born 19 December 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer and European Tour player. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and the 2024 Omega European Masters. He won the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career García-Heredia was born in Gijón, Asturias, and was introduced to golf by his uncles at age 14. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 2001 and 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship.
In 2002, he played for Europe in the Bonallack Trophy in Japan and at the St Andrews Trophy in Switzerland, where he halved his Sunday singles match against Nigel Edwards.
García-Heredia won the 2003 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, and secured a silver for Spain at the 2004 Eisenhower Trophy in Puerto Rico together with Álvaro Quirós and Rafa Cabrera-Bello.
Professional career García-Heredia turned professional in 2005 and started playing on the Challenge Tour. He was runner-up at the 2008 Challenge de España behind Andrew McArthur and the 2020 Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz,behind Pep Anglès. He secured his first Challenge Tour win at the 2021 B-NL Challenge Trophy, birdieing the seventh extra hole of a four-man playoff. He finished the 6th in the Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the 2022 European Tour.
On the European Tour, García-Heredia tied for 4th at the 2008 Open de España, two strokes behind winner Peter Lawrie and also secured a card at Q-School in 2008. He was runner-up at the 2022 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. In 2024, he tied for 10th at Acciona Open de España and lost in a playoff to Matt Wallace at the Omega European Masters to finish a career-best 75th in the Order of Merit, at the age of 42.
Amateur wins 2001 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship 2004 Spanish Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship
Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up129 Aug 2021B-NL Challenge Trophy−11 (67-69-69-68=273)Playoff Marcus Helligkilde, Michael Hoey Haraldur Magnús
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12021B-NL Challenge Trophy Michael Hoey, Marcus Helligkilde, Haraldur MagnúsWon with birdie on seventh extra holeMagnús eliminated by par on third holeHoey eliminated by birdie on first hole
Alps Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Oct 2012Castellón Alps Comunidad Valencia−12 (64-69-71=201)3 strokes Johann López Lázaro215 Jul 2018Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera −18 (64-65-66=195)2 strokes Pierre Pineau
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Omega European Masters Matt WallaceLost to birdie on first extra hole
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners) Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2002 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002, 2004 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2002, 2004
See also 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2021 Challenge Tour graduates 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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