Álvaro Salto

Álvaro Salto Johansson (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

Álvaro Salto
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Salto Johansson
Born (1974-01-11) 11 January 1974
Málaga, Spain
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality Spain
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other1

Salto represented Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 with Sergio García, José Manuel Lara and Ivo Giner. He turned professional the following year.

Salto joined the Challenge Tour in 1998 and won the Eulen Open Galea in his rookie season. He picked up his second win on Tour in 2000 at the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open. In 2001 he went through qualifying school to earn his European Tour card for 2002. He struggled in his rookie season but earned his Tour card for 2003 through qualifying school. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2004 and remained on Tour until 2008. He picked up his third win on Tour in 2006 at the Parco di Monza Challenge. Since 2008 he has been playing on Tour part-time.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 Sep 1998 Eulen Open Galea −8 (67-68-77-68=280) 1 stroke England Daren Lee
2 7 May 2000 Credit Suisse Private Banking Open −16 (64-68-69-67=268) 1 stroke Italy Michele Reale
3 14 May 2006 Parco di Monza Challenge −13 (65-71-66-69=271) 2 strokes England Gareth Davies

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 Peugeot Challenge de León England Edward Rush Lost to par on first extra hole

Alps Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Jul 2010 Peugeot Tour Madrid −14 (65-67-67=199) 3 strokes Spain Iñigo Urquizu

Spanish national team appearances

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