Álvaro Velasco (golfer)

Álvaro Velasco Roca (born 15 May 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Álvaro Velasco
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Velasco Roca
Nickname	Veli
Born	(1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 43) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Spouse	Marta ​ (m. 2009)​
Career
College	Coastal Carolina University
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour Rankings winner 2010
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Men's team

Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He turned professional in 2005 and worked his way through the ranks graduating to the top level European Tour in 2008.

Velasco finished 100th on the Order of Merit in 2008, but fell back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 having finished 189th in the Race to Dubai rankings in 2009. He recorded the biggest win of his career at the 2010 Fred Olsen Challenge de España,^[1] before trumping this by winning the Kazakhstan Open,^[2] the Challenge Tour's biggest event. He would also win the Challenge Tour Rankings, to secure a return to the main tour.

At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, Velasco won a gold medal in the men's team competition.