Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 â January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer.
Espinosa was born on March 24, 1891, in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican Americans descent. His brother, Abe Espinosa, also became a professional golfer.
Espinosa served in the U.S. Army in World War I.
Espinosa won eight 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.
Espinosa served as the Head Professional at Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio from 1931 through 1944. During his tenure at Portage he won the Ohio Open three times: in 1932, 1933, and 1936. While head pro at Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio, in the early 1940s, Espinosa hired as his assistant future Masters champion Herman Keiser.
In 1957, Espinosa died of cancer at age 65 in San Francisco. and is buried at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey.
In 1957, Espinosa was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame.
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NYF = tournament not yet founded<br> NT = no tournament<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place