Nacho Elvira Player Profile And What's In The Bag
Nacho Elvira started the day with a four-shot lead and birdied his first hole before making two bogeys and a further birdie for a 71 to win the Soudal Open, his second DP World Tour title, by one shot at 18 under par.
"I'm very happy," said the Spaniard. "I was a little bit emotional because I know all the hard work that I put in that sometimes doesn't show. I couldn't ask for anything better. I wasn't feeling comfortable off the tee today, my driving was a little bit off and you really need to hit it straight here.
"It was all hard because I knew I wasn't hitting it good but I tried to keep it in play and I tried to hold on to it."
On a tough day, with rain threatening to flood the course, the greens staff worked wonders to keep the course playable.
Denmark's Niklas Norgaard and France's Romain Langasque both closed with 68s for a share of second place at 17-under alongside Belgium's Thomas Pieters who carded a 66. England's Joe Dean and Matthew Jordan closed with a 69 and bogey-free 65 respectively to tie for fifth place at 16-under.
Player Profile
Elvira was born in Santander on February 17, 1987.
Elvira played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013, finishing 104th and then 14th. He won his first title in 2013 at The Foshan Open in China and finished 14th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2014 DP World Tour.
After a mediocre season in which he finished 121st, he returned to the Challenge Tour for 2015, where he won three times to earn an immediate return to the main tour.
Since 2016 he has played on the DP World Tour. He lost a playoff at the 2016 Trophee Hassan and three years later he lost in another sudden death playoff at the Maybank Championship. He had held the 54-hole lead but went to the last hole of regulation play, one stroke behind Scott Hend. During his approach to the 18th, a clap of thunder occurred during his backswing, resulting in him leaving a 30 foot putt for birdie. Play was then suspended for more than an hour, but Elvira came back to sink the birdie putt to force a playoff. He lost on the first extra hole, when Hend made an up and down from the bunker for birdie.
In July 2021, Elvira finally ended his playoff hoodoo when he beat Justin Harding to win the Cazoo Open.
In February 2024 he finished tied second at the Kenya Open. His win in Belgium takes him to ninth place in the Race to Dubai and 132nd in the world rankings.
He has made 275 starts and 150 cuts on the DP World Tour and has earned more than 6.7 million euros in prize money.
Last 10 Events
Soudal Open - 1st
Volvo China Open - T56th
Jonsson Workwear Open - T51st
SDC Championship - T44th
Magical Kenya Open - T2nd
Commerical Bank Qatar Masters - T13th
Bahrain Championship - CUT
Ras Al Khaimah Championship - T16th
Dubai Desert Classic - T41st
Dubai Invitational - T28th
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 293.91 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 51.93%
Greens in Regulation - 67.12%
Sand Saves - 69.77%
Putts Per Round - 28.32
Scoring Average - 70.00
End of Year World Ranking Position
2019: 274
2020: 473
2021: 314
2022: 350
2023: 272
What's In Nacho Elvira's Golf Bag
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max 8.5°
Fairway: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 15°
Utility: Callaway X Forged UT 18°
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24, 4-5; Callaway Apex MB ’24 6-10
Wedges: Callaway JAWS MD5 50° & 54° 10S; Callaway JAWS Raw 58° 12X
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie
Golf Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
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