Adrián Otaegui

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Adrián Otaegui Jaúregui (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish-Emirati professional golfer from San Sebastián who plays on the European Tour where he has won five times. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Amateur career

Otaegui had a successful amateur career which included winning the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship 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 Challenge Tour. He had three runner-up finishes in 2013, at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, the Rolex Trophy and the Kazakhstan Open, finishing seventh on the rankings to earn status to play on the 2014 European Tour. 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, finishing runner-up in the Lyoness Open, one stroke behind Wu Ashun, and tied for third place in the Made in Denmark tournament.

In 2017, Otaegui finished tied for seventh in the Open de France after being tied for the lead after 36 holes. Later in 2017, he tied for 5th in the Porsche European Open and then had his first professional win in the Paul Lawrie Matchplay. In the final against Marcel Siem, he was three down after 9 holes but then won six of the next eight holes to win 2 and 1.

Otaegui was runner-up at the 2018 Volvo China Open, one stroke behind Alexander Björk and entered the world top-100 for the first time. In his next start, he won the Belgian Knockout, beating Benjamin Hébert by 2 shots in the final.

In October 2020, Otaegui won his third title on the European Tour at the Scottish Championship. 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 Matt Wallace.

In October 2022, Otaegui won the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at Valderrama. He shot a four-round total of 265 (19-under-par), setting a new tournament scoring record. He also beat Joakim Lagergren by six shots.

In June 2023, it was reported that Otaegui had been sanctioned with a four-tournament ban from the European Tour having played in multiple events in the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series. He was also reportedly fined £240,000.

In May 2024, Otaegui won the weather-shortened Volvo China Open. The win secured him a place in the 2024 PGA Championship.

Nationality change

In November 2024, it was announced that Otaegui would change his sporting nationality from Spain to UAE. He was eligible to do so having resided in the UAE for 13 years previous.

Amateur wins

*2010 Boys Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (5)

*''Note: The 2024 Volvo China Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''

¹Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

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 COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur
* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008
* European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2009, 2010
*Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing continental Europe): 2010 (winners)
*Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2010
* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2011

Professional
*World Cup (representing Spain): 2018
Source:

See also

* 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 2013 Challenge Tour graduates
* 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

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Spanish male golfers
Emirati male golfers
Golfers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
European Tour golfers
LIV Golf players
Sportspeople from San Sebastián
1992 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish sportsmen