Adrian Otaegui

He was mentored by Europe's 2012 Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal, having played most of his junior golf at his local golf club in the seaside resort of Fuenterrabia, where Olazabal was born and raised. Then he made the short move over the border to Biarritz but still maintained contact with his idol and mentor. Won 11 titles in a glittering amateur career, including the 2010 British Boys Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club in Scotland, emulating the achievement of Olazabal, whose name was etched onto the same trophy in 1983 by winning the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club where he beat Max Rottluff 4 & 3 in the final.
Otaegui turned professional in July 2011. From 2011 to 2013, he played on the Challenge Tour. He had three runner-up finishes in 2013 at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, the Rolex Trophy, and the Kazakhstan Open, finishing 7th on the order of merit to earn his place on the European Tour for 2014. After a poor 2014, Otaegui regained his place on the European tour by finishing T-5th in the 2014 Q School. He lost his card again in 2015 but was the joint winner of the 2015 Q School to regain his place for 2016.
2016 Notes: Played in 27 European Tour events making 15 cuts, and was in the top ten twice, including a 2nd place finish at the Lyoness Open, finishing 1 shot back of winner Ashun Wu. A month later finished T-3rd at the Made in Denmark 2 shots back of winner Thomas Pieters. He ended the year 69th in the Race to Dubai.
2017 Notes: Played in 31 European Tour events making 19 cuts and finishing in the top-ten 3 times. After a poor start, Otaegui finished T-7th in the French Open after being tied for the lead after 36 holes. A month later was T-5th in the Porsche European Open, and then, in his next start, he had his first professional win in the Paul Lawrie Matchplay. In the final against Marcel Siem, he was three down after 9 holes but then won six of the next eight holes to win 2&1. He ended the year 58th in the Race to Dubai.
2018 Notes: Played in 26 European Tour events making 23 cuts with seven top-ten finishes. Otaegui was runner-up in the 2018 Volvo China Open, a stroke behind Alexander Bjork, and entered the world top 100 for the first time. In his next start, he won the Belgian Knockout, beating Benjamin Hebert by 2 shots in the final. The win ended a stretch of six events that he didn't finish higher than 19th. He completed his year with a T-10th at the Made in Denmark, then T-3rd at the Turkish Airlines Open, two shots back of winner Justin Rose. Was T-4th at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, 4 shots back of winner Danny Willett. He finished 23rd in the Race to Dubai.
2019 Notes: Played in 30 European Tour events making 14 cuts with two top-ten finishes. He was runner-up in the ISPS Handa World Super 8 Perth; he lost 3 & 2 in the finals to Ryan Fox. He was T-10th at the Hero Indian Open.
2020 Notes: Played in 21 European Tour events making 16 cuts with two top-ten finishes. Was 25th in the Race to Dubai. He was 2nd at the English Championship, seven shots back of winner Andy Sullivan. Shot a final round 63 to win the Scottish Championship by four shots over Matt Wallace. He was T-14th in his last event of the season at the DP World Tour Championship.
2021 Notes: Played in 28 DP World Tour events making 19 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 60th in the Race to Dubai. He was 2nd at the Scandinavian Mixed, Hosted by Henrik & Annika, a shot back of winner Jonathan Caldwell. In his final event missed the cut at the AVIV Dubai CHampionship.
2022 Notes: Played in 24 DP World Tour events making 21 cuts with five top-ten finishes. Was 15th in the Race to Dubai. He was T-3rd at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, seven shots back of winner Nicolai Hojgaard. Finished T-5th at the Qatar Masters, three shots back of winner Ewen Ferguson. Shot 66 in the final round of the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain to finish 2nd, a shot back of winner Pablo Larrazabal who shot a final round 62. Was T-3rd at the Hero Open, five shots back of winner Sean Crocker. Shot 64-68 over the weekend to win the Andalucia Masters by six shots over Joakim Lagergren. He was T-16th in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
2023 Notes: Waas 2nd at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, two shots back of winner Ockie Strydom. Finished 2nd at the KLM Open, two shots back of the winner Pablo Larrazabal.