Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer. Biography Espinosa was born on March 24, 1891 in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican American descent, and served in the U.S. Army in World War I. Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the Ryder Cup teams in 1927, 1929, and 1931, although he did not play in 1927. He lost to Leo Diegel in the PGA Championship finals in 1928. He tied with Bobby Jones in the U.S. Open in 1929 at Winged Foot, but lost by 23 strokes in the 36-hole playoff. He won the Mexican Open four times. His older brother Abe (1889–1980) also won on the PGA Tour. He died of cancer at age 65 in 1957 in San Francisco, and is buried at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. Professional wins (20) 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 (11) this list may be incomplete 1922 Washington Open 1923 Washington Open 1925 Chicago District Open Championship 1927 Illinois PGA Championship 1928 Illinois PGA Championship 1930 Illinois PGA Championship 1936 Ohio Open 1944 Mexican Open 1945 Mexican Open 1946 Mexican Open 1947 Mexican Open Results in major championships NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1924 PGA – 1931 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1924 PGA – 1925 PGA) See also List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins References External links American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from California American sportspeople of Mexican descent Sportspeople from Monterey, California 1891 births 1957 deaths