Santiago Luna

Santiago Luna
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Santiago Luna Torres
Born (1962-11-29) 29 November 1962
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Nationality  Spain
Residence Madrid, Spain
Career
Turned professional 1982
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 14
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
European Senior Tour 2
Other 11
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T35: 1998
PGA Championship DNP

Santiago Luna Torres (born 29 November 1962) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Luna's father was on the staff at Puerta de Hierro Golf Club in Madrid. He turned professional in 1982 and has spent over twenty years on the European Tour, playing in over five hundred tournaments. He ranked in the top one hundred on the Order of Merit twelve times, with a best of 31st place in 1998. His sole win on the European Tour came in 1995 at the Madeira Island Open, but he has several victories in other professional tournaments. He has represented his country in international competition several times, and in 1999 he helped Spain to the runner-up position at the World Cup.

Professional wins (14)

European Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 5 Feb 1995 Madeira Island Open −16 (67-67-68-70=272) 4 strokes France Christian Cévaër

Alps Tour wins (2)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up
1 24 Sep 2011 Peugeot Tour de Lerma −18 (68-64-66=198) 2 strokes Spain Jorge San Sebastian, Spain Eduardo de la Riva
2 21 Jul 2012 Peugeot Tour Alps de Madrid −10 (73-66-64=203) 2 strokes Scotland Ross Kellett, Northern Ireland Gareth Shaw

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 18 Aug 2013 SSE Scottish Senior Open −5 (69-71-71=211) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan, Scotland Sam Torrance
2 8 Jun 2014 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship −14 (68-71-67-64=270) 2 strokes Denmark Steen Tinning

Other wins (9)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship T80 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP T35 T58

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Luna played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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