Jean Garaïalde

Jean Garaïalde (born 2 October 1934) is a French professional golfer.

Career In 1934, Garaïalde was born in Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

In 1952, Garaïalde turned professional. In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 1948 to claim his own national open. Around that time, he won several other national opens around Europe, including the German Open in 1969 and 1970 and the Spanish Open also in 1969.

In his home country, Garaïalde was dominant winning 12 French PGA titles between 1960 and 1982, including seven in a row from 1962, 17 French Native Opens between 1957 and 1987, and 12 French Professional Championships between 1968 and 1985.

Garaïalde represented France in the World Cup a record 25 times. He retired shortly after his final appearance in 1982, although he has since played in several European, Challenge and European Seniors Tour events that have been held in France. In 1992 he won the Turespaña Léman International Senior Trophy in Switzerland, and tied for 11th in the Senior British Open Championship.

Professional wins (63) This list may be incomplete

European wins (6) 1969 French Open, Spanish Open, German Open, Omnium de la Côte Basque 1970 German Open, Volvo Open

French wins (54) 1951 Omnium de Saint-Jean-de-Luz 1952 Omnium de Biarritz 1953 Omnium de Valescure, Omnium de Monte-Carlo 1957 French Native Open 1958 French Native Open 1960 Grand Prix PGA France 1962 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open 1963 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open 1964 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open 1965 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Omnium International d'Evian 1966 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open 1967 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open 1968 Grand Prix PGA France, Championnat de France Pro 1969 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1970 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1971 Grand Prix PGA France, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1972 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1973 French Native Open 1974 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1975 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro 1976 French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro, Inter Maritime 1977 Championnat de France Pro 1978 Challenge Novotel, Inter Maritime 1979 Grand Prix PGA France 1980 Championnat de France Pro, French Match Play Championship, Challenge Novotel, Inter Maritime 1981 Trophée GSL Texas Institute 1982 Grand Prix PGA France, Championnat de France Pro, Rover Grand Prix, Cannes-Mougins Open 1985 Championnat de France Pro 1987 French Native Open

Other wins (2) 1969 Moroccan Open 1987 Ivory Coast Open

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships Note: Garaïalde only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances World Cup (representing France): 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 Joy Cup (representing the Rest of Europe): 1954, 1955, 1958 Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing France): 1972, 1973, 1975 (winners), 1976 Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1973 Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1974, 1976, (representing France) 1984