} Adrián Otaegui Jaúregui (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish professional golfer from

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who currently plays on the

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and also the

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. He has won four times on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Otaegui had a successful amateur career which included winning the 2010

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at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club where he beat Max Rottluff 4 & 3 in the final.

Professional career

Otaegui turned professional in July 2011. From 2011 to 2013 he played on the

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. He had three runner-up finishes in 2013, at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, the

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and the

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, finishing 7th in the money list to earn his place on the

for 2014. After a poor 2014, Otaegui regained his place on the European tour by finishing tied for 5th in the 2014 Q School. He lost his card again in 2015 but was joint winner of the 2015 Q School to regain his place for 2016. He had more success in 2016, being runner-up in the

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, a stroke behind

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, and tied for third place in the

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tournament. In 2017 Otaegui finished tied for 7th in the

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after being tied for the lead after 36 holes. Later in 2017 he tied for 5th in the

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and then had his first professional win in the

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. In the final against

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, he was three down after 9 holes but then won six of the next eight holes to win 2&1. Otaegui was runner-up in the 2018

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, a stroke behind

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and entered the world top-100 for the first time. In his next start he won the

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, beating

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by 2 shots in the final. In October 2020, Otaegui won his third title on the European Tour at the

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. Having opened the tournament with a ten-under par round of 62, he started the final round four strokes off the lead before closing with a nine-under par 63 to win by four strokes from third round leader

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Amateur wins

*2010

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (4)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 1 *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008 *

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(representing Spain): 2009 *

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(representing continental Europe): 2010 (winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing Spain):

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(representing Spain):

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Professional *

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(representing Spain):

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Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (4)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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