Diego Borrego (born 29 January 1972) is a Spanish golfer.
Early life Borrego started playing golf at the age of seven.
Professional career In 1991, Borrego turned professional. He was a rookie on the European Tour in 1994, and two years later, he had his best season, winning the Turespana Masters and finishing thirtieth on the European Tour Order of Merit. He won his second European Tour title at the 2002 Madeira Island Open but he has sometimes struggled to hold on to his card and in 2006 dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour.
Amateur wins 1989 Sherry Cup 1990 Spanish Amateur Open Championship 1991 Italian Amateur Open Championship, Spanish Amateur Closed Championship
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Apr 1996Turespaña Masters−17 (66-67-69-69=271)Playoff Tony Johnstone224 Mar 2002Madeira Island Open1−7 (72-68-72-69=281)1 stroke Ivó Giner, Maarten Lafeber 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11996Turespaña Masters Tony JohnstoneWon with par on third extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Jul 1993Pro-Am de Leman−10 (67-72-71-68=278)3 strokes Giuseppe Calì210 Sep 1995Perrier European Pro-Am−9 (71-74-71-63=279)1 stroke Jonathan Lomas324 Mar 2002Madeira Island Open1−7 (72-68-72-69=281)1 stroke Ivó Giner, Maarten Lafeber 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
Other wins (3) 1998 Azores Open (Portugal) 1999 Campeonato de Catalunya, Oki Telepizza - Salamanca (both Spain)
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1988, 1989 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 1990 European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1990 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 1991
Professional Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1996 World Cup (representing Spain): 1996
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