Jean Garaïalde

Jean Garaïalde
Jean Garaïalde
Personal information
Full name	Jean Garaïalde
Born	2 October 1934 (age 90); Ciboure, France
Sporting nationality	France
Career
Turned professional	1952
Former tour(s)	European Tour; European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	63
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour	1
Other	62
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1964, 1966
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T9: 1963

Jean Garaïalde (born 2 October 1934) is a French professional golfer.

Garaïalde was born in Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He turned professional in 1952. In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 1948 to claim his own national open. Around that time, he won several other national opens around Europe, including the German Open in 1969 and 1970 and the Spanish Open also in 1969.^[1]

In his home country, Garaïalde was dominant winning 12 French PGA titles between 1960 and 1982, including seven in a row from 1962, 17 French Native Opens between 1957 and 1987, and 12 French Professional Championships between 1968 and 1985.^[2]^[3]

Garaïalde represented France in the World Cup a record 25 times. He retired shortly after his final appearance in 1982,^[1] although he has since played in several European, Challenge and European Seniors Tour events that have been held in France. In 1992 he won the Turespaña Léman International Senior Trophy in Switzerland, and tied for 11th in the Senior British Open Championship.

Professional wins (63)

This list may be incomplete

European wins (6)

1969 French Open, Spanish Open, German Open, Omnium de la Côte Basque
1970 German Open, Volvo Open

French wins (54)

1951 Omnium de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
1952 Omnium de Biarritz
1953 Omnium de Valescure, Omnium de Monte-Carlo
1957 French Native Open
1958 French Native Open
1960 Grand Prix PGA France
1962 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open
1963 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open
1964 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open
1965 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Omnium International d'Evian
1966 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open
1967 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open
1968 Grand Prix PGA France, Championnat de France Pro
1969 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1970 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1971 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1972 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1973 French Native Open
1974 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1975 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
1976 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro, Inter Maritime
1977 Championnat de France Pro
1978 Challenge Novotel, Inter Maritime
1979 Grand Prix PGA France
1980 Championnat de France Pro, French Match Play Championship, Challenge Novotel, Inter Maritime
1981 Trophée GSL Texas Institute
1982 Grand Prix PGA France, Championnat de France Pro, Rover Grand Prix, Cannes-Mougins Open
1985 Championnat de France Pro
1987 French Native Open

Other wins (2)

1969 Moroccan Open
1987 Ivory Coast Open

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	8 Jul 1992	Turespaña Léman International Senior Trophy	−3 (71-70-69=210)	1 stroke	Neil Coles, Chick Evans

Results in major championships

Tournament	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Masters Tournament											CUT		CUT
The Open Championship	T32				T14	T21		T25	T12	T9	T13	CUT		T47		T30		CUT

Note: Garaïalde only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

World Cup (representing France): 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Joy Cup (representing the Rest of Europe): 1954, 1955, 1958
Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing France): 1972, 1973, 1975 (winners), 1976
Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1973
Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1974, 1976, (representing France) 1984

References

^ ^a ^b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
^ "Le palmarès de Jean Garaïalde" (PDF) (in French). 2004. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
^ "Golf Senior" (PDF) (in French). 2007. pp. 37–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.

External links

Jean Garaïalde at the European Tour official site

[alliss-1] Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.

[2] "Le palmarès de Jean Garaïalde" (PDF) (in French). 2004. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-06.

[3] "Golf Senior" (PDF) (in French). 2007. pp. 37–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.

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