Álvaro Ortiz (golfer)

Álvaro Ortiz Becerra (born 25 November 1995) is a Mexican professional golfer.

Álvaro Ortiz
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Ortiz Becerra
Born (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Sporting nationality Mexico
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arkansas
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins2
Major tour wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT36: 2019
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2021
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 TaipeiMen's team

Early life

Ortiz was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played college golf in the United States at the University of Arkansas from 2014 to 2018.[1] At the 2017 Summer Universiade, he finished 9th in the individual competition and was on the Mexican team that won the silver medal.[2] He played in the Mexican team in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2014, 2016, and 2018.[2] He won the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship, a result which gained him an invitation to the 2019 Masters Tournament. Ortiz had been runner-up in the event in 2017 and 2018.[3] In the Masters, he made the cut and finished tied for 36th place with a score of 286, 2-under-par, one stroke behind Viktor Hovland, who won the Silver Cup as the leading amateur.

His older brother, Carlos, is also a professional golfer.

Professional career

Ortiz turned professional in 2019 after the Masters Tournament. In January 2020, Ortiz won a qualifying event for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to gain a place on the tour. In the first event of the season, the Estrella del Mar Open, he was runner-up behind Alexandre Rocha. The tour was then suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by the LocaliQ Series which was held in the second half of 2020. The PGA Tour Latinoamérica season was extended into 2021 and Ortiz won the first event of the year, the Abierto Mexicano de Golf.[4]

Amateur wins
  • 2013 Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LIII
  • 2014 Torneo Nacional Copa Yucatan, World Junior Team Qualifier
  • 2016 The Aggie Invitational, Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club
  • 2017 Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club
  • 2018 Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club, Campeonato Nacional Interclubes Mexico
  • 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship

Source:[2]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Mar 2021 Abierto Mexicano de Golf −23 (64-68-70-63=265) 3 strokes Canada Drew Nesbitt

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 21 Oct 2023 Copa Simsa −19 (63-67-64=194) 3 strokes Mexico Roberto Lebrija

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament T36
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Alvaro Ortiz". University of Arkansas. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. "Alvaro Ortiz". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. "Alvaro Ortiz wins Latin America Amateur, heads to Masters". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 January 2019.
  4. "Alvaro Ortiz". PGA Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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