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PGA Tour Latinoamérica
PGA Tour Latinoamérica was a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now also defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new tour. PGA Tour Latinoamérica was one of a number of lower-tier tours that factored into the Official World Golf Ranking, previously awarding a minimum of six points to the winner and points to the top six plus ties. The top five in the tour's Order of Merit earned status to play on the Korn Ferry Tour, with the money leader being fully exempt. The Order of Merit winner also received the Roberto De Vicenzo Award, named after one of the first golf stars to come out of Latin America. Players finishing 6th-50th retained privileges on PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but were also able to advance to the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament depending on position. Those 2nd-5th could also improve their status at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Jesús Rodríguez
José de Jesús Rodríguez Martínez (born 22 January 1981) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Rodríguez has previously played on the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Tour de las Américas. Background Rodríguez grew up in poverty in Irapuato, Mexico. He was one of seven siblings who slept shoulder-to-shoulder on the dirt floor of their one-room, bathroom-less adobe home. At the age of 12, he dropped out of school and began caddying full-time at Club de Golf Santa Margarita. That club is where he learned to golf. At the age of 15, Rodríguez crossed into the United States illegally by crossing the Rio Grande river. He worked in the U.S. for 10 years, mostly at a country club in Fayetteville, Arkansas as part of the maintenance crew. He worked six or seven days per week and did not have the time or money to golf. Rodríguez sent most of his pay home to Irapuato, allowing his parents to build two homes on their p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Cocha
Tomás "Tommy" Cocha (born 26 April 1991) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Latinoamérica having previously played on the Web.com Tour and the Tour de las Américas. Cocha won the silver (men's individual) and bronze medal (mixed team) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. Amateur career As a junior, Cocha was part of the winning Argentinian team at the 2009 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan alongside Jorge Fernández-Valdés. As an amateur, Cocha also won the 2009 South American Match Play Championship and the 2010 South American Medal Play Championship. Professional career Cocha turned professional in 2010 and initially played on the Tour de las Américas in South America, he played his first PGA Tour event at the 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. In 2012, Cocha joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica and achieved his first win as a professional at the 2012 Mundo Maya Open in the tour's inaugural event. This win along with seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open
The TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open was a men's professional golf tournament held in Mexico on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was first played in 2012 at La Herradura Golf Club and the inaugural winner of the event was Ariel Cañete. The tournament was never held at the same venue twice, having been played at the Atlas Country Club in 2013 when Manuel Villegas was victorious, before moving to Las Lomas Club de Golf in 2014 when Marcelo Rozo emerged as the winner after a rare seven-man playoff, something which has never happened on the PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion .... Winners References {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica , state=expanded PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Mexico Recurring sporting events established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Hopfinger
Brad may refer to: * Brad (given name), a masculine given name Places * Brad, Hunedoara, a city in Hunedoara County, Romania * Brad, a village in Berești-Bistrița Commune, Bacău County, Romania * Brad, a village in Filipeni, Bacău, Romania * Brad, a village in Negri, Bacău, Romania * Barad, Syria, also spelled "Brad", an ancient village Rivers * Brad (Crișul Alb), a tributary of the Crișul Alb in Hunedoara County, Romania * Brad (Suciu), a tributary of the Suciu in Maramureș County, Romania Other uses * Brad (band), American band * BRAD Insight, media directory * Brad, various types of nails * Brad, a brass fastener A brass fastener, butterfly clips, brad, paper fastener or split pin is a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together. A patent of the fastener was issued in 1866 to George W. McGill. The fastener is inserted into punche ..., a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together * Binary radians ("brads"), a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler McCumber
Mark Tyler McCumber (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He spent his first professional season on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He is the son of professional golfer Mark McCumber, who was the 1988 Players Champion and a 10-time winner on the PGA Tour. Amateur career McCumber attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators men's golf team, All American and participated in a total of 43 events during his four years, captaining the Gators golf team in his final two seasons. During his college career, McCumber regularly finished in the top ten of events but failed to achieve a win. Professional career After graduating from college, McCumber turned professional in 2013 and in the same year won his first professional tournament at the Florida Open. He joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica for the 2014 season. His first win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica came at the 2014 Ecuador Open. He followed this up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Rozo
Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour. 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. Having shot a course record 64 in the second round, Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera. 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. 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. 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, six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Etulain
Julián Oscar Etulain (born 21 June 1988) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Amateur career Before turning professional in 2008, Etulain had won the Argentine Amateur Championship and had represented Argentina at a number of events including the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy. Professional career In 2009, Etulain was named as the Tour de las Américas Rookie of the Year in his first full season as a professional golfer. Following this, he had a successful 2010 with two wins on the Tour de las Américas and finishing at the top of the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit. In 2011, he won a further two times on the Tour de las Americas finishing fifth on the Order of Merit and in doing so earned his 2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica card. In 2013, Etulian won the Lexus Peru Open on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and finished in sixth place on the Order of Merit. Following this, Etulian was able to gain conditional status on the Web.com Tour for 2014. During 2014 Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Kuchar
Matthew Gregory Kuchar (born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour. Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering a slump where he struggled to maintain his playing status on the PGA Tour. He rejuvenated himself and built a new, one-plane swing from 2008 onward leading to improved results. Kuchar was the PGA Tour's leading money winner in 2010. Kuchar won The Players Championship in 2012 Players Championship, 2012, the flagship event of the PGA Tour, his biggest tournament victory to date. As a result, he moved to a career high number five in the Official World Golf Ranking, world rankings and has spent over 40 weeks ranked inside its top-10. In February 2013 PGA Tour, 2013, Kuchar won his first World Golf Championship event, defeating Hunter Mahan in the final of the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, PGA Tour wins, ranks second in List of men's major championships winning golfers, men's major championships, and holds List of career achievements by Tiger Woods, numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur golf career, Woods turned professional in 1996 at the age of 20. By the end of April 1997, he had won three PGA Tour events in addition to his first major, the 1997 Masters Tournament, 1997 Masters, which he won by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance. He reached List of world number one male golfers, number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in June 1997, less than a year after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgestone America's Golf Cup
is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (18891976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of (), meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese. It primarily manufactures tires, as well as golf equipment. As of 2021, Bridgestone is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world, followed by Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, and Pirelli. Bridgestone Group has 181 production facilities in 24 countries as of July 2018. History Origins The history of the ''Bridgestone Tire Company, Ltd.'', founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan. The first Bridgestone tire was produced on 9 April 1930, by the Japanese "Tabi" Socks Tire Division (actually made jika-tabi). One year later on 1 March 1931, the founder, Shojiro Ishibashi, made the "Tabi" Socks Tire Division independent and established the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. "Bridgestone" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Villegas (golfer)
Manuel Villegas Restrepo (born 3 December 1984) is a Colombian professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He is also the brother of PGA Tour player Camilo Villegas. Professional career After graduating from the University of Florida in 2007, Villegas turned professional in 2008 and marked his professional debut with a win at the 2008 Colombian Open. In 2009 Villegas played a number of events in South America including one win at the Máster Profesional on the Colombian golf tour. in 2010 Villegas played a number of events on the Web.com Tour and the Hooters Tour (now called the NGA Pro Golf Tour) making his only win of the season at the Woodcreek Classic on the Hooters Tour. Villegas went on to represent Colombia with his brother Camilo at the 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. However, in 2012 his career suffered a setback when he fractured his right hand, forcing him to play a reduced schedule on the first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Fernández-Valdés
Jorge Diogenes Fernández-Valdés (born 6 August 1992) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Amateur career Fernández-Valdés had a successful junior career representing Argentina at the 2009 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and finishing runner up in the 2010 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in the 15-17 age category at Torrey Pines Golf Course. During his amateur career Fernández-Valdés also competed in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur and was a two time winner of the Pereyra Iraola Cup in 2008 and 2011 as the low amateur in the Argentine Open. Professional career Fernández-Valdés turned professional in 2012 and immediately joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica, making his inaugural start on the tour at the 2012 Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC. During the 2012 season he earned his full playing rights for PGA Tour Latinoamérica at qualifying in Buenos Aires and finished 27th on the Order of Merit. In 2013, Fernánd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
