Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño

European golf club owner and official, contract bridge official and Swiss player

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 03-Jan-2013

Profession: golfer, bridge player

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño (20 June 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Bolivian art collector and golf course owner who served as President of the World Bridge Federation.Born on 20 June 1930 in Paris, Ortiz-Patino was from a noble family which originally came from Asturias and settled in South America in the 18th Century.
His father was the aristocrat Jorge Ortiz-Linares who served as Ambassador of Bolivia to France and his mother was Graziella Patino daughter of Bolivian tin mining magnate Simon Patino.
He was educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland.
In his youth Ortiz-Patino competed in multiple international tennis tournaments including Roland Garros.Ortiz-Patino served as the final President of Patino Mining Company until 1982.
Furthermore, he was President of the World Bridge Federation from 1976 to 1986.
He subsequently acquired Valderrama Golf Club in 1984.
Under Ortiz-Patino's ownership Valderrama Golf Club hosted the 32nd Ryder Cup in 1997.Ortiz-Patino died on 3 January 2013 in Spain.