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

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Early life

Ortiz was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played college golf in the United States at the

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from 2014 to 2018. At the

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, he finished 9th in the individual competition and was on the Mexican team that won the silver medal. He played in the Mexican team in the

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, and

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. He won the 2019

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, a result which gained him an invitation to the

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. Ortiz had been runner-up in the event in 2017 and 2018. In the Masters, he made the cut and finished tied for 36th place with a score of 286, 2-under-par, one stroke behind

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, 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

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. In January 2020, Ortiz won a qualifying event for the

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to gain a place on the tour. In the first event of the season, the Estrella del Mar Open, he was runner-up behind

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. The tour was then suspended because of the

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, being replaced by the

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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

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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

Source:

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Mexico):

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(representing the International team):

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Álvaro Mexican male golfers Arkansas Razorbacks men's golfers Mexican expatriate golfers in the United States Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Summer World University Games medalists in golf FISU World University Games silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco 1995 births Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Golfers from Jalisco