Nacho Elvira Player Profile And What's In The Bag

Nacho Elvira started the day with a four-shot lead and birdied his first hole before making two bogeys and a further birdie for a 71 to win the Soudal Open, his second DP World Tour title, by one shot at 18 under par.

"I'm very happy," said the Spaniard. "I was a little bit emotional because I know all the hard work that I put in that sometimes doesn't show. I couldn't ask for anything better. I wasn't feeling comfortable off the tee today, my driving was a little bit off and you really need to hit it straight here.

"It was all hard because I knew I wasn't hitting it good but I tried to keep it in play and I tried to hold on to it."

• Player Profile
• Last 10 Events
• Key Stats
• World Ranking
• What's In The Bag

On a tough day, with rain threatening to flood the course, the greens staff worked wonders to keep the course playable.

Denmark's Niklas Norgaard and France's Romain Langasque both closed with 68s for a share of second place at 17-under alongside Belgium's Thomas Pieters who carded a 66. England's Joe Dean and Matthew Jordan closed with a 69 and bogey-free 65 respectively to tie for fifth place at 16-under.

Player Profile

Elvira was born in Santander on February 17, 1987.

Elvira played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013, finishing 104th and then 14th. He won his first title in 2013 at The Foshan Open in China and finished 14th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2014 DP World Tour.  

After a mediocre season in which he finished 121st, he returned to the Challenge Tour for 2015, where he won three times to earn an immediate return to the main tour.

Since 2016 he has played on the DP World Tour. He lost a playoff at the 2016 Trophee Hassan and three years later he lost in another sudden death playoff at the Maybank Championship. He had held the 54-hole lead but went to the last hole of regulation play, one stroke behind Scott Hend. During his approach to the 18th, a clap of thunder occurred during his backswing, resulting in him leaving a 30 foot putt for birdie. Play was then suspended for more than an hour, but Elvira came back to sink the birdie putt to force a playoff. He lost on the first extra hole, when Hend made an up and down from the bunker for birdie.

In July 2021, Elvira finally ended his playoff hoodoo when he beat Justin Harding to win the Cazoo Open. 

In February 2024 he finished tied second at the Kenya Open. His win in Belgium takes him to ninth place in the Race to Dubai and 132nd in the world rankings.

He has made 275 starts and 150 cuts on the DP World Tour and has earned more than 6.7 million euros in prize money.

Last 10 Events

Soudal Open - 1st

Volvo China Open - T56th

Jonsson Workwear Open - T51st

SDC Championship - T44th

Magical Kenya Open - T2nd

Commerical Bank Qatar Masters - T13th

Bahrain Championship - CUT

Ras Al Khaimah Championship - T16th

Dubai Desert Classic - T41st

Dubai Invitational - T28th

Key Stats

Driving Distance - 293.91 Yards

Driving Accuracy - 51.93%

Greens in Regulation - 67.12%

Sand Saves - 69.77%

Putts Per Round - 28.32

Scoring Average - 70.00

End of Year World Ranking Position

2019: 274

2020: 473

2021: 314

2022: 350

2023: 272

What's In Nacho Elvira's Golf Bag

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max 8.5°

Fairway: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 15°

Utility: Callaway X Forged UT 18°

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24, 4-5; Callaway Apex MB ’24 6-10

Wedges: Callaway JAWS MD5 50° & 54° 10S; Callaway JAWS Raw 58° 12X

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie

Golf Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour