Nacho Elvira

Ignacio "Nacho" Elvira Mijares (born 17 February 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elvira and the second or maternal family name is Mijares.
Nacho Elvira
Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Elvira Mijares
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Madrid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality Spain
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Graduate of the Year		2016

Amateur career

Elvira played college golf at Texas A&M University where he won one event and was a two-time All-American.[1][2]

Professional career

Elvira played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013, finishing 104th and then 14th. He won his first title in 2013 at The Foshan Open in China,[3] and finished 14th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2014 European Tour.

After a mediocre 2014 European Tour season in which he finished 121st, he returned to the Challenge Tour for 2015, where he won three times to earn an immediate return to the European Tour.

Since 2016 he has played on the European Tour. He lost a playoff at the 2016 Trophée Hassan II to Wang Jeung-hun. In 2019, he lost in another sudden death playoff to Scott Hend at the Maybank Championship. He had held the 54-hole lead but went to the last hole of regulation play, one stroke behind Hend. During his approach to the 18th, a clap of thunder occurred during his backswing, resulting in him leaving a 30 foot putt for birdie. Play was then suspended for over an hour, but Elvira came back to sink the lengthy birdie putt to force a playoff. He lost on the first extra hole, when Hend made an up and down from the bunker for birdie.

In July 2021, Elvira beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win the Cazoo Open for his first European Tour victory.[4]

He moved to a career best 126th in the Official World Golf Ranking in February 2017.

Amateur wins
  • 2008 Barona Intercollegiate Cup

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 25 Jul 2021 Cazoo Open −16 (64-67-66-71=268) Playoff South Africa Justin Harding

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Trophée Hassan II South Korea Wang Jeung-hun Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Maybank Championship Australia Scott Hend Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2021 Cazoo Open South Africa Justin Harding Won with par on first extra hole
4 2023 Made in HimmerLand Denmark Rasmus Højgaard Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Oct 2013 Foshan Open −14 (68-68-66-72=274) 1 stroke England Tyrrell Hatton, India Shiv Kapur,
England Sam Walker
2 25 Apr 2015 Challenge de Madrid −21 (66-68-66-67=267) 4 strokes Portugal Ricardo Gouveia, Republic of Ireland Ruaidhri McGee
3 24 May 2015 Kärnten Golf Open −21 (64-67-67-65=263) 1 stroke Sweden Jens Dantorp
4 22 Aug 2015 Rolex Trophy −24 (63-65-69-67=264) 2 strokes Portugal Ricardo Gouveia

Results in major championships
Tournament 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [5]

See also

References
  1. "Nacho Elvira profile". Texas A&M. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
  2. "Texas A&M Men's Golf – History/Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. "Elvira claims maiden win at Foshan Open". Miami Herald. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. "Elvira wins maiden title after dramatic day in Wales". European Tour. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. "European Amateur Team Championships, Results". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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