Jose Manuel Lara
Residence: Valencia, Spain
DOB: 21/05/1977
Jose Manuel Lara is a man to watch having made consistent improvements over the past four years. He began his golfing career caddying for his father – and had a strong amateur career, representing Spain as a junior, during which time he played a lot of golf with his close friend Sergio Garcia.
2006 was his best finish on the European Order of Merit – he ended the season 30th. He continued this form into 2007 and got off to a great start by winning his maiden Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006 (actually falls within the 2007 season). Fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jiménez was on the green and the first to congratulate him on his maiden win. Jose made his professional team debut in partnering Miguel Angel Jiménez in the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup as a late replacement for the injured José Maria Olazábal.
2008 was a mediocre year for Jose. Only managing a handful of top-10 finishes he could only finish 56 on the European Tour Order of Merit. The highlight of the year was a second place finish at the Russian Open. A final round 64 saw him jump up the leader board to finish alone in second. At the Indian Masters earlier in the year he finished alone in third.
Jose Manuel Lara Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Jose Manuel Lara throughout his career
Jose Manuel Lara Tournament History
2008 Irish Open |
24-27 January - Buick Invitational - Torrey Pines. Tiger Woods joined elite company on the final day of the Buick Invitational, even though he might as well have been playing alone. He thrilled the 4-deep gallery with an improbable flop shot from the trampled grass behind the 9th green to save par. He sent Torrey Pines into delirium with a 60-foot birdie putt that started in one direction and slid into the cup from the other. He made 3 straight bogeys on the back 9, a rarity for him when he's in the lead. And none of it mattered. The outcome was never in doubt at the Buick Invitational, only the final score. A 10-foot birdie on the 18th gave Woods a 1-under 71 and an 8-shot victory, the ninth time in his career that he has won by at least that many. |
In Jose Manuel Lara's bag...In Joses bag at the Irish Open 2008 - where he tied 58th - Wilson Pi7 irons, Wilson Fybrid fairway woods - and Odysseys new XG Sabretooth putter.
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2007 Barclays Scottish Open |
12-15 July - The Barclays Scottish Open - Loch Lomond. As the curtain raiser to the Open Championship the following week at Carnoustie, the Barclays Scottish Open attracted some of the biggest names in the world – Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Luke Donald and others all made the trip. It wasn’t, however, one of the big names who walked away with the £50,000 first prize – but a virtually unknown Frenchman - Gregory Havret - who holed a tricky 5-footer on the first extra hole to beat world no 3 Phil Mickelson in a play-off. The title also earned Havret the last remaining spot at the Open. |
In Jose Manuel Lara's bag...All we can be sure about in Jose Manual Lara's bag at the Scottish Open is that he's using Wilson Pi7 irons. A Cleveland Tour action wedge with his name engraved on the back can also be seen.
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