José María Cañizares (born 18 February 1947) is a Spanish

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er.

Early life

Cañizares was born in

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Professional career

In 1967, he turned professional. He made the top hundred on the

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Order of Merit every year from the first season in 1972 through to 1993. He placed in the top ten five times, with a best ranking of fourth in 1983. He won six events on the tour. Cañizares was a member of four European

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teams and had a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and two ties, including 2.5 points in four singles matches. In 1985 his singles victory over

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rubber-stamped a European win that took the trophy from the Americans for the first time in 28 years. In 1989 his putt to beat Ken Green on the 18th at

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ensured a 14–14 tie and keep the cup in European hands. Cañizares won the

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team event for Spain on two occasions. In

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, his partner was

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. In

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, he teamed up with

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, and on that occasion he also took the individual prize. After becoming eligible for senior tournaments in 1997 Cañizares played mainly on the U.S.-based

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. He won once as a senior, at the 2001 Toshiba Senior Classic. In 2000 he had ten top ten finishes and set a then tour record for season earnings without a win of

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1,155,939. He also played a few times on the

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Personal life

Cañizares' son

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won a European Tour event in

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and a second one in

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Professional wins (19)

European Tour wins (6)

European Tour playoff record (3–3)

Safari Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (11)

*1970 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1977 Memorial Olivier Barras, Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1978 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1982

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(team with

), Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1984

(team with

), World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy *1988 Volvo Open (Spain) *1990 Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Tania Abitbol) *1991 Spanish Professional Closed Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

Results in major championships

''Note: Cañizares never played in the

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nor the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1981 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

(representing Spain):

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

(winners),

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

(winners, individual winner),

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

(representing Europe):

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

(winners),

(tied, cup retained) * Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1974 *Sotogrande Match/ Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, (representing Spain) 1984 *

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(representing Spain): 1975 *

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(representing Spain):

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

* Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners) * UBS Warburg Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canizares, Jose Maria Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers European Senior Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Golfers from Madrid 1947 births Living people 21st-century Spanish people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen