Ivó Giner (born 21 June 1976) is a Spanish professional

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er who played on the

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Career

Giner represented Spain in the

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in 1994 and again in 1996, when he secured a third-place finish together with

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and

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. In 1996 he won the Spanish International Youth Championship, a year after losing a playoff against Cea and García in the Spanish Amateur Championship. Giner turned professional in November 1996 and joined the

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, where he had immediate success winning the 1997 Open dei Tessali. Had played in the

in 1998 and 2000 but lost his card at the end of the 2000 season and did not manage to come through the Challenge Tour Rankings or the Qualifying School in either 2001 or 2002. Winning both the Open des Volcans Challenge de France and the Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open on the Challenge Tour in July 2003 meant that he regained his playing privileges for the European Tour, where he played in 2004 and 2005. The closest Giner came to winning in the European Tour was at the 2002 Madeira Island Open. He led the tournament after the third round but finished as the runner-up, one stroke behind

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, after bogeying the final hole.

Record rounds

In July 2003, Giner recorded a score of −29 (63-68-64-64=259) at the 2003 Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open. This equalled the

affiliated tournament record of a total of 29 under par set by

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at the 2003

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. Giner shot a stunning 11 under par 60 in the second round of the 2005 Madrid Open, equalling the European Tour record at the time. After a 32 at the turn, he raced home in just 28 with an eagle and seven birdies. He needed to birdie the last two holes for 59 but left a 14-foot attempt just short on the 17th, before making a 12-footer on the final hole. Due to the use of preferred lies at

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, Giner's score does not officially count as a record equalling effort.

Amateur wins

* 1996 Spanish International Youth Championship Source:

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Spanish Tour wins (4)

French Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Spain): 1992, 1994 *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing Spain): 1992,1994 *

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing Spain): 1996 *

(representing Spain):

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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(representing Continent of Europe): 1996

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giner, Ivó Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Barcelona 1976 births Living people 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people