Marcelo Rozo

Marcelo Rozo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour.[1]

Marcelo Rozo
Personal information
Born (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989
Bogotá, Colombia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins8
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoIndividual
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoMixed team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaIndividual

Professional career

Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and won his first title on the tour at the Visa Open de Argentina on 8 December 2013.[1][2] Having shot a course record 64 in the second round,[3] Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera.[4]

Rozo earned his second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open at Guadalajara on 23 March 2014, eagling the second playoff hole in a seven-way playoff.[5] This win moved Rozo to a career high of 414th in the Official World Golf Ranking and into the top 500 for the first time in his career.[6] Later he finished second at the Ecuador Open and Colombian Classic, third at the Abierto del Centro, fourth at the Argentine Open, fifth at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC, sixth at the Lexus Panama Classic and ninth at the Mexico Open.[7] With US$89,117 in earnings, he ended second at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit.

In 2015, Rozo won the gold medal at the Pan American Games. However, he missed the cut at each of his seven appearances at the Web.com Tour. Therefore he switched to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica mid-season,[8] collecting a 6th finish at the Guatemala Open and a 7th at the Colombian Classic. In 2018, Rozo won the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 8 Dec 2013 Visa Open de Argentina −10 (73-64-69-72=278) 2 strokes United States Jeff Gove
2 23 Mar 2014 TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open −17 (67-65-66-69=267) Playoff Mexico Mauricio Azcue, United States Rick Cochran III,
Mexico Roberto Díaz, Argentina Lucho Dodd,
Argentina Julián Etulain, United States Matt Ryan
3 23 Sep 2018 JHSF Aberto do Brasil −20 (69-67-65-63=264) 1 stroke Australia Harrison Endycott, United States Chase Hanna

Colombian Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 Aug 2017 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín −16 (69-67-69-67=272) Playoff Colombia Nico Echavarría
2 29 Jul 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open −16 (65-70-65=200)* 1 stroke Colombia Nico Echavarría

*Note: The 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Latinoamerica Developmental Series wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 11 Dec 2016 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final −12 (66-70-71-69=272) Playoff Japan Eric Sugimoto

Other wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 Jul 2015 Pan American Games −13 (68-76-63-68=275) 1 stroke Chile Felipe Aguilar, Argentina Tommy Cocha
2 2 Aug 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games −24 (67-66-65-66=264) 13 strokes Mexico Raúl Pereda

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Evans Scholars Invitational United States Scottie Scheffler Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Marcelo Rozo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. "Marcelo Rozo makes Colombian golf history in Argentina". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. "Rozo joins Echenique at the top of the leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. "108° VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. "Marcelo Rozo prevails in seven-way playoff in Guadalajara". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. "Marcelo Rozo – Official World Golf Ranking profile". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. "Marcelo Rozo – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. 'Vuelvo a aprenderle cosas a la vida y al golf': Marcelo Rozo – El Tiempo, 16 September 2015
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