Pedro Linhart is a Spanish

Spain

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 professional golfer

Professional golfer

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Linhart was born Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

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, Spain to American

United States

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 parents, and took up Spanish citizenship in the 1980s. He turned professional in 1982, and after a failed visit to European Tour

PGA European Tour

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 qualifying school

Qualifying school

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 in 1986 he spent time working as an assistant pro in New Jersey

New Jersey

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 and playing on the mini-tour circuit in the United States.

Linhart won a European Tour card at his second attempt and was a rookie on the tour in 1994. In 1995 he won the Canarias Challenge, a Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

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 event, on the islands of his birth. In 1999 he won the Madeira Island Open

Madeira Island Open

The Madeira Islands Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour, played on the Madeira Islands in Portugal. It was founded in 1993 and is often the first event of the season played in Europe, after the season has spent the northern winter in Asia, Australasia and South Africa...

 on the main European tour, but he suffered a wrist injury in 2000 and was unable to build on this success. In 2007, Pedro finished 2nd in the Qualifying School

Qualifying school

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 for the European Tour, and therefore regained his card.

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	28 Mar 1999 1999 European Tour The 1999 European Tour was the 28th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie.-Schedule:...	Madeira Island Open Madeira Island Open The Madeira Islands Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour, played on the Madeira Islands in Portugal. It was founded in 1993 and is often the first event of the season played in Europe, after the season has spent the northern winter in Asia, Australasia and South Africa...	-12 (70-64-71-71=276)	1 stroke	Mark James

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year...	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
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...	103	DNP	DNP	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	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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