Pablo Martin

  • DOB : 20 April 1986 (1986-04-20) (age 23)Malaga, Spain
  • Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Nationality :  Spain
  • Residence : Malaga, Spain
  • Career : College : Oklahoma State University
  • Turned professional : 2007
  • Current tour(s) : European Tour
  • Professional wins : 1

About

  • Number of wins by tour : European Tour : 1
  • Best results in Major Championships : The Masters : DNP
  • U.S. Open : T30: 2007
  • Open Championship : DNP
  • PGA Championship : DNP
  • Achievements and awards : Haskins Award : 2006


Pablo Martin-Benavides (born 20 April 1986) is a Spanish professional golfer.Martin was born in Malaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was awarded the Haskins Award in 2006 and has featured in the top ten of the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He won the 2005 Porter Cup.In April 2007, Martin became the first amateur ever to win a European Tour event when he captured the Estoril Open de Portugal title. As an amateur he had to forego the winner's prize money of ?208,330, but the win still granted him exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2009. He turned professional in June 2007, and completed the season playing on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, relying on sponsors' invitations for PGA Tour events.