Jose Manuel Carriles

Carriles was born in Pedrena in northern Spain, the birthplace of the late Seve Ballesteros. Like Ballesteros, he learned the game on the beach, where he and some friends shared a half set of clubs.
Golf was always in the blood, his father caddied at the local course and his mother also worked there. He was forbidden to play at the club except for once a year in the caddies' competition, so as a youngster he used to climb the fence at the furthest point of the course for some secret practice.
Turned professional in 1983, and gained his card for The European Tour for the first time at the 1991 Qualifying School. Played full time on the European Tour between 1992 and 2007, in 229 starts making 105 cuts. He was in the top-ten four times and his best finish was at the German Open where he finished runner-up, 11 shots behind Vijay Singh. He finished the season 57th in the rankings.
Over the next 15 years, he divided his time between the European Tour and the Challenge Tour, winning twice on the latter, the 1993 Estoril Challenge, and the 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final. He was also runner-up at the 2003 Izki Challenge de Espana, the 2006 Lexus Open, and the Norwegian Challenge in 2006.
After finishing in third place at the 2013 Qualifying School Final, he joined the European Senior Tour. In 2015 he recorded three top-10 finishes and clinched his first win in 2019 at the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic at PGA Catalunya Resort, Spain.
In playing on the Legends tour since 2013, his best year was 2019 when he played in 17 events making 15 cuts and five top-ten finishes. He won the Destinations Senior Classic and was 16th in the Legends Order of Merit, he won euro99,086. He had not played in a PGA Tour or PGA Tour Champions event on American soil until he played in the 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship missing the cut.
2020 Notes: Played in 11 European Legends Tour events with one top-ten finish. He was 21st on the Order of Merit with euro1,076 in earnings. His best finish was T-3rd at the Riegler & Partner Legends, five shots back of winner Mauricio Molina.
2022 Notes: Was T-32nd at the Riegler & Partner Legends.