José Manuel Lara
José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer.
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Lara at the 2009 KLM Open | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | José Manuel Lara | ||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1977 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Spain | ||||||||
| Residence | Valencia, Spain | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1997 | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 76 (24 December 2006) | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| European Tour | 2 | ||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Other | 7 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2009 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2010 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings. From 2003 to 2012, he maintained his tour card by finishing inside the top 115 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 30th place in 2006. However, after a poor 2013 season in which he only made 7 cuts from 29 tour events, he finished 154th on the money list and failed to regain his card at Q-School.
Lara claimed his first European Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
At the 2012 BMW International Open, Lara was disqualified after his caddie tried to hide an illegal 15th club. In 2017, Lara was briefly the caddie for Sergio García. García's regular caddie left temporarily after his wife gave birth.
Lara is running a golf TV show at Movistar Golf Channel, named Movistar Lara Golf Academy, and is a golf director of A La Roca Golf Academy by Jmlara, at la Roca golf club, close to Barcelóna.