# The 14 Greatest Spanish Golfers of All Time

> Major champions who made Augusta and the Open feel like home share this list with Ryder Cup stalwarts, LPGA winners and a few pioneers only longtime fans will remember.

*By YPB Team · Published November 8, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-14-greatest-spanish-golfers-of-all-time*

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1. **Seve Ballesteros** — score 1000/1000
   Won five majors, the Open Championship in 1979, 1984 and 1988 and the Masters in 1980 and 1983, and captained Europe to Ryder Cup victory at Valderrama in 1997.
2. **Jon Rahm** — score 733/1000
   Basque golfer who won the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and the 2023 Masters, and first reached world number one in July 2020.
3. **Pablo Larrazábal** — score 466/1000
   Barcelona golfer with nine European Tour wins, including the 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by one shot over Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson.
4. **Carlota Ciganda** — score 466/1000
   Pamplona-born LPGA Tour winner, with two victories in 2016 and the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic, who has played in eight Solheim Cups for Europe.
5. **Antonio Garrido** — score 466/1000
   Won the 1972 Spanish Open, the first official European Tour event, and partnered Seve Ballesteros at the 1979 Ryder Cup as one of the first continental Europeans picked.
6. **Rafa Cabrera-Bello** — score 466/1000
   Canary Islander who played in Europe's 2016 Ryder Cup team and won the 2017 Scottish Open and the 2021 Open de España, both in playoffs.
7. **Manuel Piñero** — score 363/1000
   Nine-time European Tour winner who took World Cup team titles for Spain in 1976 and 1982 and earned four points for Europe at the 1985 Ryder Cup.
8. **Miguel Ángel Jiménez** — score 363/1000
   Collected 21 European Tour titles, won the 2014 Open de España at age 50 and later added senior majors including the 2018 Senior Open Championship.
9. **Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño** — score 363/1000
   Madrid-born player who won seven European Tour events between 2005 and 2013 and climbed to 27th in the world ranking.
10. **Azahara Muñoz** — score 363/1000
   Won the 2009 British Ladies Amateur, was LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2010 and took the 2012 Sybase Match Play Championship.
11. **Álvaro Quirós** — score 0/1000
   Long-hitting Andalusian with seven European Tour titles, among them the 2011 Dubai Desert Classic and the 2011 Dubai World Championship.
12. **José María Olazábal** — score 0/1000
   Two-time Masters champion, winning at Augusta in 1994 and 1999, who later captained Europe's 2012 Ryder Cup comeback at Medinah.
13. **Sergio García** — score 0/1000
   Won the 2017 Masters in a playoff and the 2008 Players Championship, and holds the Ryder Cup record of 28.5 points across ten appearances for Europe.
14. **Beatriz Recari** — score 0/1000
   Three-time LPGA Tour winner, including the Kia Classic and Marathon Classic in 2013, the year she helped Europe win the Solheim Cup.

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