Marcelo Rozo

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Marcelo Rozo
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Rozo Rengifo [1]
Born (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Colombian Tour
Professional wins10
Medal record
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Men's golf
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Toronto Mixed team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla Individual

Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour. [2]

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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. [2] [3] Having shot a course record 64 in the second round, [4] Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] 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. [ citation needed ] 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, [9] 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 (10)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
18 Dec 2013 Visa Open de Argentina −10 (73-64-69-72=278)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gove
223 Mar 2014 TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open −17 (67-65-66-69=267)Playoff Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Azcué, Flag of the United States.svg Rick Cochran III,
Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Díaz, Flag of Argentina.svg Lucho Dodd,
Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Etulain, Flag of the United States.svg Matt Ryan
323 Sep 2018 JHSF Aberto do Brasil −20 (69-67-65-63=264)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrison Endycott, Flag of the United States.svg Chase Hanna

Chilean Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 Nov 2013Abierto del Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal−13 (68-66-69=203)1 stroke Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Russi

Colombian Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
113 Aug 2017Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín−16 (69-67-69-67=272)Playoff Flag of Colombia.svg Nico Echavarría
222 Jul 2018Abierto del Club El Rodeo−18 (64-72-68-66=270)8 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Oswaldo Villada
329 Jul 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open −16 (65-70-65=200)*1 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Dec 2016 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final−12 (66-70-71-69=272)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Eric Sugimoto

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Jul 2015 Pan American Games −13 (68-76-63-68=275)1 stroke Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Aguilar, Flag of Argentina.svg Tommy Cocha
22 Aug 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games −24 (67-66-65-66=264)13 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Pereda

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Marcelo Rozo – Profile". PGA Tour . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Marcelo Rozo makes Colombian golf history in Argentina". PGA Tour . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rozo joins Echenique at the top of the leaderboard". PGA Tour . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "108° VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot". PGA Tour . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marcelo Rozo prevails in seven-way playoff in Guadalajara". PGA Tour . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Marcelo Rozo – Official World Golf Ranking profile". Official World Golf Ranking . Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Marcelo Rozo – Results". PGA Tour . Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ↑ 'Vuelvo a aprenderle cosas a la vida y al golf': Marcelo Rozo – El Tiempo, 16 September 2015
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