Manuel Piñero Sánchez (born 1 September 1952) is a Spanish professional

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er. Piñero was born in

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. He turned professional in 1968 and established himself on the

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in the early 1970s. He won nine titles on the Tour, the most prestigious of them the 1977 British PGA Championship. He featured in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times, including back to back fourth places in 1976 and 1977. Piñero was with

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when Crosby died. On 14 October 1977, Piñero teamed up with Crosby in a recreational match against fellow Spanish pro Valentín Barrios and his amateur partner Cesar de Zulueta, owner of Moraleja Golf Course, where the match was played. Shortly after the match ended Crosby had a heart attack at the edge of the clubhouse and died instantaneously. Piñero played for Europe in two

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s. In 1981 he defeated Jerry Pate 2 & 1 in his singles match. In 1985 he claimed four points out of five for the team which captured the trophy from the United States for the first time since 1957, defeating

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3 & 1 in singles. He was also a member of Spain's two man team at the World Cup of Golf nine times, collecting the team title in 1976 and

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. On the latter occasion he also won the individual title. Since turning fifty in 2002 Piñero has played on the European Seniors Tour, but he has had little success at that level.

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (9)

European Tour playoff record (3–0)

Other wins (8)

*1973 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1974 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1976

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(with

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) *1982

(with

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) *1982

Individual Trophy *1983 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1984 Spanish Professional Closed Championship *1989 Spanish Professional Closed Championship

Other senior wins (1)

*2003 Spanish Seniors Professional Closed Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Piñero never played in the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1978 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1974, 1976 (captain) *

(representing Spain):

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...

(winners),

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

, 1980,

(winners, individual winner),

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

, 1988 *

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(representing Spain): 1975 * Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 *

(representing Europe):

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

(winners) * Dunhill Cup (representing Spain):

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinero, Manuel Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Sportspeople from Badajoz Sportspeople from Málaga 1952 births Living people 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people