Colombian professional golfer
Marcelo Rozo Born (1989-09-06 ) 6 September 1989 (age 35) Bogotá , ColombiaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Sporting nationality Colombia Residence Bogotá, Colombia Turned professional 2012 Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica Professional wins 8
Marcelo Rozo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour .[ 1]
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 . [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,[ 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)
Colombian Tour wins (2)
*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
Eric Sugimoto
Other wins (2)
Playoff record
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)
Team appearances
Amateur
References
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