Jean Garaïalde is a French

France

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 professional golfer.

Garaïalde was born in Ciboure

Ciboure

Ciboure is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It lies across the river Nivelle from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz....

, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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. He turned professional

Professional golfer

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 in 1952. 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

German Open (golf)

The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...

 in 1969 and 1970 and the Spanish Open

Open de España

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 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

PGA European Tour

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, Challenge

Challenge Tour

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 and European Seniors Tour

European Seniors Tour

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 events that have been held in France. In 1992 he won the Turespaña Leman International Senior Trophy in Switzerland

Switzerland

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, and tied for 11th in the Senior British Open Championship

Senior British Open Championship

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.

Professional wins

This list may be incomplete

• 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 French PGA Championship
• 1962 French PGA Championship, French Native Open
• 1963 French PGA Championship, French Native Open
• 1964 French PGA Championship, French Native Open
• 1965 French PGA Championship, French Native Open, Omnium International d'Evian
• 1966 French PGA Championship, French Native Open
• 1967 French PGA Championship, French Native Open
• 1968 French PGA Championship, Championnat de France Pro
• 1969 French Open
  Open de France
  The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972....
  
  , Spanish Open
  Open de España
  The Open de España is the national open golf championship of Spain. It was founded in 1912 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the inception of the Tour in 1972. Except for a five year period in the early 1980s, the tournament has been played in April or May. In 2005 it was one...
  
  , German Open
  German Open (golf)
  The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...
  
  , Moroccan Open, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
• 1970 German Open
  German Open (golf)
  The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...
  
  , Volvo Open (Sweden), French PGA Championship, French Native Open, Championnat de France Pro
• 1971 French PGA Championship, 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 French PGA Championship
• 1980 Championnat de France Pro, French Match Play Championship, Challenge Novotel, Inter Maritime
• 1981 Trophée GSL Texas Institute
• 1982 French PGA Championship, Championnat de France Pro, Rover Grand Prix, Cannes-Mougins Open
• 1985 Championnat de France Pro
• 1987 French Native Open, Ivory Coast Open
• 1992 Turespaña Leman International Senior Trophy

Results in major championships

Tournament	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	T14	T21
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	T25	T12	T9	T13	CUT	DNP	T47	DNP	T30
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1970	1971
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

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