Al Espinosa
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Abel Ruben Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American golfer.
Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Ryder Cup teams although he did not play in 1927. He lost to Leo Diegel in the 1928 PGA Championship finals. In 1929, he tied with Bobby Jones in the U.S. Open but lost by a stunning 23 strokes in the 36-hole playoff. He won the Mexican Open four times. His brother Abe also won on the PGA Tour. He was born in Monterey, California and died in San Francisco, California.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (9)
- 1924 (1) Missouri Open
- 1926 (1) Oklahoma City Open
- 1928 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Mid-America Open
- 1930 (1) Houston Open
- 1932 (1) Ohio Open
- 1933 (1) Ohio Open
- 1934 (1) International Four-Ball Miami (with Denny Shute)
- 1935 (1) Indianapolis Open
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T9 | T13 | T18 | T14 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 |
| PGA Championship | T5 | T9 | T17 | T3 | 2 | T5 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T7 | T17 | T15 | T29 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T35 | T10 | CUT | CUT | T21 | T28 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T32 | T43 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT |
| PGA Championship | T5 | T17 | DNP | T9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | DNP | DNP | T33 |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] See also
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