Manuel Piñero
Summary
- Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 6-3-0 · 6 points (66.7%)
- Singles 2-0-0 · Foursomes 2-2-0 · Four-ball 2-1-0
- Open top 10s 1981 (T6)
Near misses
Ryder Cup
2 Cups, 9 matches: 6 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-0-0.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
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Results by championship
Best day
1985 Ryder Cup
The Belfry (Brabazon Course) · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1985.
Career line, 1981–1985
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Manuel Piñero was born in 1952 in Badajoz, Spain. Piñero played in 2 Ryder Cups for Europe (1981, 1985), winning 6, losing 3 and halving 0 of 9 matches for 6 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Ryder Cup
Piñero played 2 Ryder Cups for Europe: 9 matches, 6 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 6 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-0-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 1991*; 1993*; 1995*.
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
- 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Seve Ballesteros (4), Bernhard Langer (3).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.