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Sebastián García Rodríguez (born 4 March 1989) is a Spanish
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who plays on the European Tour.


Career

García enjoyed a successful 2019, beginning the year with two victories on the
Alps Tour The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. Established in 2001, it is a third level tour, the highest level of men's gol ...
and ending it as a Challenge Tour graduate as he finished 15th on the Road to Mallorca Rankings to earn a maiden card for the European Tour. His best finishes on the Challenge Tour were runner-ups at the
Challenge de España The Challenge de España is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Sen ...
and the
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. On the
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, he led the Hero Open in England at the halfway point. He was 4th at the Austrian Open and tied 6th at the Portugal Masters, to finish 130th in the Race to Dubai. On the
2021 European Tour The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 13th and final edition of the Race to Dubai. The Race to Dubai was won by Collin Morikawa, becoming the first American player ...
, he held the overnight lead after an opening round of 64 at the BMW International Open in Germany, won by Viktor Hovland. He was 4th at the Magical Kenya Open, tied for 8th at the
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, and tied 5th at the Mallorca Golf Open, to finish 120th in the Race to Dubai and narrowly keep his card.


Professional wins (3)


Alps Tour wins (3)


See also

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2019 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2019. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2019 earned European Tour cards for 2020. * European Tour rookie in 2020 † First-time member ineligible for R ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:García Rodríguez, Sebastián Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Madrid 1989 births Living people 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people