José Manuel Lara

José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings. From 2003 to 2012, he maintained his tour card by finishing inside the top 115 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 30th place in 2006. However, after a poor 2013 season in which he only made 7 cuts from 29 tour events, he finished 154th on the money list and failed to regain his card at Q-School.

Lara claimed his first European Tour victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

At the 2012 BMW International Open, Lara was disqualified after his caddie tried to hide an illegal 15th club. In 2017, Lara was briefly the caddie for Sergio García. García's regular caddie left temporarily after his wife gave birth.

Lara is running a golf TV show at Movistar Golf Channel, named Movistar Lara Golf Academy, and is a golf director of A La Roca Golf Academy by Jmlara, at la Roca golf club, close to Barcelóna.

Amateur wins

 * 1996 European Junior Amateur Championship, Spanish International Amateur Championship

European Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (6)

 * 2001 Peugeot Oliva Nova, Peugeot Pula Golf, Ganador Gran Final Circuito Español
 * 2008 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
 * 2010 Peugeot Loewe Tour de Maioris
 * 2011 Peugeot Loewe Tour Golf Escorpión

Results in major championships
Note: Lara never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship. {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships
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Team appearances
Amateur
 * Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993, 1994, 1995
 * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995
 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995, 1997 (winners)
 * European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1996
 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 1996
 * St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996

Professional
 * World Cup (representing Spain): 2007