Jaime Ortiz-Patiño


Jaime Ortiz-Patiño was a Bolivian art collector, golf course owner and former President of the World Bridge Federation.
Ortiz-Patino was born on 20 June 1930 in Paris. His father was the aristocrat Jorge Ortiz Linares who served as Ambassador of Bolivia to France and his mother was Graziella Patino, the daughter of Bolivian tin mining magnate Simon Patino. Ortiz-Patino received his education 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.