Carlos del Moral Barilari (born 30 August 1985) is a Spanish professional
golf
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er.
Amateur and early professional career
![Carlos Del Moral](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Carlos_Del_Moral.jpg)
Born in
Valencia
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, he was a successful junior, winning the
Carris Trophy
The Carris Trophy is the English Boys Under 18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship. It was founded in 1935.
History
The event was founded as a boys' golf tournament in 1935 at the Moor Park Golf Club by Austin Carris. The competition was adopt ...
and the
Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
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before taking up a scholarship at the
University of Oklahoma
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, where he played on the golf team alongside
Anthony Kim
Anthony Ha-Jin Kim (born June 19, 1985) is an American professional golfer with three PGA Tour wins, who played in one Ryder Cup competition, and one Presidents Cup competition. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since an injury in 2012. He ...
. Del Moral turned professional in 2005, and joined the second-tier
Challenge Tour
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History
The ...
for the following season, soon winning the
Texbond Open in
Italy
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and ending the year 51st in the rankings. He spent the following two seasons gaining experience at Challenge Tour level, while playing occasionally on the main
European Tour
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, with a best finish of 7th at the 2008
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. At the end of the season, he finished in a tie for 2nd at the
Qualifying School
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, earning him full playing rights for the 2009 European Tour season.
2009 season
After missing the cut in his first tournament as a full European Tour player, the
Sportsbet Australian Masters
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History
In 1989 the International Management Group took control of the management of the tournament.
Though the ...
, del Moral then enjoyed a consistent start to his season, making eleven of the next fourteen cuts, including three consecutive top-20s in events in
Spain
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Portugal
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and
China
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. However, his form evaporated over the summer months, and he ended the year making just two of his last six cuts. Despite having recorded eight top-30 finishes over the year, del Moral had failed to convert any of those into top-10s, and as a result finished outside the important top 115 players in the money list, who retained their tour card. He suffered further disappointment when he was unable to repeat his performance at qualifying school, finishing outside the thirty qualifiers.
2010 season
Although he had failed to retain a full card, del Moral's 2009 performance did gain him entry to some of the smaller European Tour events in 2010, and so he split his early season between the European and Challenge Tours. However, his inconsistent form continued, and he did not record a top-10 finish on either Tour prior to the start of July. At that point, a switch to the Challenge Tour full-time produced an upsurge in form, culminating in a second professional win of his career, at the inaugural
M2M Russian Challenge Cup in September. That win gained him entry to the season-ending
Grand Final
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, where he was just unable to get the required result, ending the season 21st in the rankings. However, he put the disappointment behind him by once again graduating from the qualifying school.
Amateur wins
*2001 Spanish National Under-18 Championship
*2002
Carris Trophy
The Carris Trophy is the English Boys Under 18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship. It was founded in 1935.
History
The event was founded as a boys' golf tournament in 1935 at the Moor Park Golf Club by Austin Carris. The competition was adopt ...
,
Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy was an international golf tournament for boys and girls who were either the current holders of their under-18 National Championship or had won another major golfing event in the preceding twelve months. Fir ...
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (2)
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
Team appearances
Amateur
*
European Boys' Team Championship
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S ...
(representing Spain): 2002 (winners), 2003
See also
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2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.
2009 European Tour rookie
2009 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2009
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2010 ...
*
2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 28 players who earned their 2013 European Tour card through Q School in 2012.
2013 European Tour rookie
2013 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2013
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2014 ...
*
2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 27 players who earned their 2014 European Tour card through Q School in 2013.
2014 European Tour rookie
2014 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2014
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2016 ...
References
External links
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Spanish male golfers
Oklahoma Sooners men's golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Valencia
1985 births
Living people