Álvaro Salto

Álvaro Salto
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1974-01-11) 11 January 1974
Málaga, Spain
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Nationality  Spain
Career
Turned professional 1997
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 3

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

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 (3)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of VictoryRunner-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

Spanish national team appearances

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