Álvaro Salto
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Salto Johansson
Born	(1974-01-11) 11 January 1974 (age 50) Málaga, Spain
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Other	1

Álvaro Salto Johansson (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

Salto represented Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 with Sergio García, José Manuel Lara and Ivo Giner. He turned professional the following year.

Salto joined the Challenge Tour in 1998 and won the Eulen Open Galea in his rookie season. He picked up his second win on Tour in 2000 at the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open. In 2001 he went through qualifying school to earn his European Tour card for 2002. He struggled in his rookie season but earned his Tour card for 2003 through qualifying school. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2004 and remained on Tour until 2008. He picked up his third win on Tour in 2006 at the Parco di Monza Challenge. Since 2008 he has been playing on Tour part-time.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	27 Sep 1998	Eulen Open Galea	−8 (67-68-77-68=280)	1 stroke	Daren Lee
2	7 May 2000	Credit Suisse Private Banking Open	−16 (64-68-69-67=268)	1 stroke	Michele Reale
3	14 May 2006	Parco di Monza Challenge	−13 (65-71-66-69=271)	2 strokes	Gareth Davies

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2004	Peugeot Challenge de León	Edward Rush	Lost to par on first extra hole

Alps Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jul 2010	Peugeot Tour Madrid	−14 (65-67-67=199)	3 strokes	Iñigo Urquizu

Spanish national team appearances

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1996

External links

• Álvaro Salto at the European Tour official site
• Álvaro Salto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site