Salvador Balbuena Bruna (c. 1949-1950 – 9 May 1979)[1] was a Spanish professional golfer who won the 1976 Portuguese Open on the European Tour.

He died of a heart attack on the eve of the 1979 French Open in which he was due to play.

[1] Balbuena led by 5 strokes at the half-way stage and won by 4 shots from Sam Torrance.

In November he became the first non-American to win the Morocco Grand Prix, finishing three strokes ahead of three Americans.

Balbuena was having dinner with fellow Spanish golfers Antonio Garrido, José María Cañizares, and Manuel Piñero in Lyon, France, the day before the French Open began.