Al Espinosa

Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American golfer.

Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Ryder Cup teams although he did not play in 1927. He lost to Leo Diegel in the 1928 PGA Championship finals. In 1929, he tied with Bobby Jones in the U.S. Open but lost by 23 strokes in the 36-hole playoff. He won the Mexican Open four times. His brother Abe also won on the PGA Tour. He was born in Monterey, California and died in San Francisco, California.

PGA Tour wins (9)

*1924 (1) Missouri Open
*1926 (1) Oklahoma City Open
*1928 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Mid-America Open
*1930 (1) Houston Open
*1932 (1) Ohio Open
*1933 (1) Ohio Open
*1934 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Denny Shute)
*1935 (1) Indianapolis Open

Other wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1922 Washington Open
*1923 Washington Open
*1936 Ohio Open

Results in major championships

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins