José Rivero (born 20 September 1955) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Career

He started his golf career as a caddie and turned professional in 1973. He was a full member of the European Tour from 1983 to 2001 and he won four European Tour events. He made the top fifteen on the Order of Merit five times, including a best of tenth in 1988. Rivero was a member of the first two winning European Ryder Cup teams after the inclusion of Continental European players, at The Belfry in 1985 and

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in 1987. He represented Spain in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup on many occasions, winning the latter in 1984 in partnership with

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. Rivero became eligible for senior golf in September 2005. He played four events on the European Senior Tour that year and placed in the top six in each of them. His first win as a senior came at the 2006

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Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (2)

*1984 World Cup (with

) *1998 Oki APG (Spain)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Note: Rivero only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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(representing Spain): 1984 * World Cup (representing Spain): 1984 (winners), 1987, 1988,

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, 1991, 1992, 1993,

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* Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners) * Dunhill Cup (representing Spain):

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, 1987, 1988,

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, 1991, 1992, 1993,

, 1995 *

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(representing Europe): 1988

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivero, Jose Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Golfers from Madrid 1955 births Living people 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people