} Santiago Tarrío Ben (born 21 November 1990) is a Spanish

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who currently plays on the

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where has won twice.

Amateur career

Tarrío started playing golf at the age of 7 and turned professional at the age of 17.

Professional career

Tarrío did not start competing internationally until 2016. He had played two events in Spain on the

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, missing the cut on each occasion. However he finished 4th at the Alps Tour

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at the end of 2015, to gain a regular place on the tour for 2016. Tarrío was runner-up in the 72-hole Alps Costa del Sol, three strokes behind Tom Shadbolt, and finished the season 26th on the Order of Merit. He was 19th on the 2017 Order of Merit, finishing a stroke behind James Sharp at the Cervino Open. Tarrío won three events in 2016 and 2017 on the domestic Gambito Tour. 2018 was a break-through year for Tarrío. He won two events on the

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, the Gösser Open and the 72-hole Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or, was joint runner-up twice and led the Order of Merit, to gain a place on the

for 2019. Tarrío played on the

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. His best finish was a tied for 4th place at the Open de Bretagne and he finished the season 63rd on the Order of Merit. On the shorterned

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, Tarrío had a fourth place finish at the

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in South Africa and finished the season with a runner-up finish at the

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, ending the season 7th on the Order of Merit. Tarrío won his first Challenge Tour event in June 2021, winning a three-man playoff for the

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. The following week he was third at the Challenge de Cádiz and his second win a week later at the

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. In August 2021 he finished solo third at the

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, a

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event, after birdies at two of the last three holes.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Alps Tour wins (2)

Team appearances

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(representing Spain):

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