José Rivero

José Rivero
Personal information
Nickname	Pepin
Born	(1955-09-20) 20 September 1955 (age 69) Madrid, Spain
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1973
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	43 (2 April 1989)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
European Senior Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T3: 1985
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year 2006

José Rivero (born 20 September 1955) is a Spanish professional golfer.

He started his golf career as a caddie and turned professional in 1973. He was a full member of the European Tour from 1983 to 2001 and he won four European Tour events. He made the top fifteen on the Order of Merit five times, including a best of tenth in 1988.

Rivero was a member of the first two winning European Ryder Cup teams after the inclusion of Continental European players, at The Belfry in 1985 and Muirfield Village in 1987. He represented Spain in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup on many occasions, winning the latter in 1984 in partnership with José María Cañizares.

Rivero became eligible for senior golf in September 2005. He played four events on the European Senior Tour that year and placed in the top six in each of them. His first win as a senior came at the 2006 DGM Barbados Open.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Jul 1984	Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic	−8 (73-69-71-67=280)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares
2	13 Jun 1987	Peugeot Open de France	−19 (68-67-71-63=269)	1 stroke	Howard Clark
3	2 Jul 1988	Monte Carlo Open	−15 (65-64-67-65=261)	2 strokes	Mark McNulty
4	14 Mar 1992	Catalan Open	−8 (70-71-72-67=280)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares, Johan Ryström, Haydn Selby-Green

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1987	Lancia Italian Open	Sam Torrance	Lost to par on sixth extra hole

• 1984 World Cup (with José María Cañizares)
• 1998 Oki APG (Spain)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Mar 2006	DGM Barbados Open	−9 (70-66-71=207)	Playoff	David J. Russell
2	18 Jun 2006	Firstplus Wales Seniors Open	−4 (70-74-68=212)	1 stroke	Juan Quirós, David J. Russell, Sam Torrance, Géry Watine
3	30 Sep 2007	Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open	−10 (70-66-70=206)	1 stroke	Ross Drummond

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	DGM Barbados Open	David J. Russell	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Note: Rivero only played in The Open Championship.

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

• Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Spain): 1984
• World Cup (representing Spain): 1984 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Kirin Cup (representing Europe): 1988

• José Rivero at the European Tour official site
• José Rivero at the Official World Golf Ranking official site