Santiago Tarrío Ben (born 21 November 1990) is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour where has won twice.

Santiago Tarrío
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Tarrío Ben
Born (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 33)
Touro, A Coruña, Spain
Sporting nationality Spain
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking87 (26 September 2021)[1]
(as of 3 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other2
Achievements and awards
Alps Tour
Order of Merit winner
2018

Amateur career

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Tarrío started playing golf at the age of 7 and turned professional at the age of 17.[2]

Professional career

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Tarrío did not start competing internationally until 2016.[2] He had played two events in Spain on the 2015 Alps Tour, missing the cut on each occasion. However he finished 4th at the Alps Tour Qualifying School at the end of 2015, to gain a regular place on the tour for 2016.[3] Tarrío was runner-up in the 72-hole Alps Costa del Sol, three strokes behind Tom Shadbolt, and finished the season 26th on the Order of Merit.[4][5] He was 19th on the 2017 Order of Merit, finishing a stroke behind James Sharp at the Cervino Open.[6][7] Tarrío won three events in 2016 and 2017 on the domestic Gambito Tour.[8]

2018 was a break-through year for Tarrío. He won two events on the Alps Tour, the Gösser Open and the 72-hole Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or, was joint runner-up twice and led the Order of Merit, to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2019.[9][10][11]

Tarrío played on the 2019 Challenge Tour. His best finish was a tied for 4th place at the Open de Bretagne and he finished the season 63rd on the Order of Merit.[12] On the shorterned 2020 Challenge Tour, Tarrío had a fourth-place finish at the Dimension Data Pro-Am in South Africa and finished the season with a runner-up finish at the Challenge Tour Grand Final, ending the season 7th on the Order of Merit.[12]

Tarrío won his first Challenge Tour event in June 2021, winning a three-man playoff for the D+D Real Czech Challenge.[13] The following week he was third at the Challenge de Cádiz and his second win a week later at the Challenge de España.[14][15] In August 2021 he finished solo third at the Hero Open, a European Tour event, after birdies at two of the last three holes.[16]

Professional wins (4)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 6 Jun 2021 D+D Real Czech Challenge −17 (67-72-68-64=271) Playoff   Julien Brun,   Kristian Krogh Johannessen
2 18 Jun 2021 Challenge de España −20 (71-64-67-66=268) 1 stroke   Ewen Ferguson,   Frédéric Lacroix,
  Blake Windred

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2021 D+D Real Czech Challenge   Julien Brun,   Kristian Krogh Johannessen Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Alps Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 26 May 2018 Gösser Open −13 (67-68-68=203) 3 strokes   Louis Cohen Boyer,   Kevin Hesbois,
  Lukas Nemecz
2 24 Jun 2018 Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or −16 (64-68-71-65=268) 5 strokes   Teremoana Beaucousin

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 39 2021 Ending 26 Sep 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About me/Sobre mí" (in Spanish). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Santiago Tarrio Player Tour Season Record 2015". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Santiago Tarrio Player Tour Season Record 2016". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "2016 Alps Costa del Sol". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Santiago Tarrio Player Tour Season Record 2017". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 Cervino Open". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Programa Pro Spain Team Promoción 2021" (PDF). Royal Spanish Golf Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Santiago Tarrio Player Tour Season Record 2018". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. ^ "2018 Gosser Open". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  11. ^ "2018 Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or". Alps Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Santiago Tarrio Career Record Details Challenge Tour". European Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Tarrio claims maiden Challenge Tour victory in Czech Republic". European Tour. 6 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Tarrio triumphs in Spain to move into pole position on Road to Mallorca". European Tour. 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Santiago Tarrio Tournament Results". European Tour. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Hero Open: Grant Forrest dedicates 'dream' first European Tour title to late dad". BBC Sport. 9 August 2021.
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