Alfredo Garcia-Heredia has been a professional golfer for two decades, during which time he has competed on the DP World Tour. Here we learn more about the Spaniard.
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia Facts
1. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia was born on December 19, 1981 in Gijón, Spain
2. His uncles introduced him to the sport when he was 14.
3. He was born into a golfing family and could invite any of his ten immediate family members to practice in his hometown of Gijón.
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4. Garcia-Heredia had a very successful amateur career, winning the Spanish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship in 2001 and 2004
5. In addition to his wins, he has competed in numerous amateur team events, including the Eisenhower Cup and St. Andrews Cup in 2002 and 2004
6. He turned professional in 2005
7. His hobbies include fishing and watching football.
8. Garcia-Heredia has competed in the European Tour Qualifying School on several occasions, with the Spaniard competing in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016. In between, he was successful in 2008 and 2010.
9. One of his best results came at his hometown Open in 2008, when he finished fourth, two strokes behind Spanish Open champion Paul Lowry
10. The Spaniard has won many mini-tours. Among them is the Seve Ballesteros PGA Tour, which Garcia-Heredia won several times in 2018.
11. As mentioned above, García-Heredia has competed on the DP World Tour throughout his career and in 2022 he finished sixth in the Road to Mallorca rankings, earning a card again
12. One of his biggest wins came on the Challenge Tour that year, when the Spaniard won the B-NL Challenge after birdieing the seventh hole of a four-man playoff.
13. Garcia-Heredia has one of the best “greens in regulation” stats on the DP World Tour and ranked 14th in 2022. That year, he hit greens 70.81%, 5% higher than the tour average.
14. His biggest earnings came from the 2023 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, where he finished second alone and received €110,000
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia Bio
| Name | Alfredo Garcia-Heredia |
| born | December 19, 1981 – Gijón, Spain |
| high | 6 feet (1.85 meters) |
| Becoming a Pro | 2005 |
| Previous tour | Challenge Tour, Seve Ballesteros PGA Tour |
| Current Tours | DP World Tour, Challenge Tour |
| PGA Tour Winner | 0 |
| DP World Tour Winner | 0 |
| Career-high world ranking | 179th |
| Career income | $1,127,452 |
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia wins
| travel | event | Winning Score |
|---|---|---|
| Challenging Journey | B-NL Challenge Trophy | -11 (Playoffs) |
