} Ángel Hidalgo Portillo (born 28 April 1998) is a Spanish

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and

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player. He won the

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Acciona Open de España for his first

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title. He won the 2021 German Challenge on the

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Amateur career

Hidalgo was born in

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, and played golf at Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, encouraged by his grandfather and father, also named Ángel and a golf professional. Hidalgo had a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish Amateur in 2016 and 2018. He was part of the Spanish National Team and represented his country at the

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three times, winning the event in

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. In 2018, he played for Europe in the

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in Qatar and at the

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in Finland, where Hidalgo, who was three-down after five holes in his match against

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, clawed his way to victory helping the Continent of Europe claim the trophy for the first time since 2012 and for the sixth time in the match's history. Hidalgo won the bronze for Spain at the

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in Ireland, together with Alejandro del Rey and Victor Pastor.

Professional career

Hidalgo turned professional in 2018 and started playing on the Alps Tour and the

in 2019. On the Alps Tour, he was runner-up at the 2020 Toscana Alps Open, one stroke behind

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, before winning the Ein Bay Open and the Memorial Giorgio Bordoni in 2021. In 2021, he was 3rd at the

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, ahead of earning his first

title at the 2021 Big Green Egg German Challenge, finishing two strokes clear of Lukas Nemecz and compatriot

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. Playing mainly on the

in 2022, he shot a 63 in the opening round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at Valderrama to share the lead. He carded eight birdies, and narrowly failed to chip in for another on his final hole which would have seen him equal

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's 28-year-old course record. He finished solo 4th in the tournament, to finish 91st in the season rankings and secure his card for 2023. In September, Hidalgo won the Acciona Open de España, beating

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in a playoff to claim his first European Tour title.

Amateur wins

*2016 Campeonato de Espana Amateur, Campeonato Internacional de Andalucia U25, Memorial Norberto Goizueta, Campeonato Internacional de Espana U18, Copa Nacional Puerta de Hierro *2017 Campeonato Absoluto de las Comunidad Valenciana, Memorial Norberto Goizueta *2018 Copa de Andalucia, Campeonato de Espana Amateur Source:

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Spain):

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(winners),

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(representing Europe): 2018 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2018 (winners) *

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(representing Spain):

References

External links

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