Álvaro Ortiz (golfer)
Mexican professional golfer
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Álvaro Ortiz Becerra (born 25 November 1995) is a Mexican professional golfer.
| Álvaro Ortiz | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Álvaro Ortiz Becerra |
| Born | 25 November 1995 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Mexico |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tours | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T36: 2019 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2021, 2025 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Medal record | |
Early life
Ortiz was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played college golf in the United States at the University of Arkansas from 2014 to 2018.[1] At the 2017 Summer Universiade, he finished 9th in the individual competition and was on the Mexican team that won the silver medal.[2] He played in the Mexican team in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2014, 2016, and 2018.[2] He won the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship, a result which gained him an invitation to the 2019 Masters Tournament. Ortiz had been runner-up in the event in 2017 and 2018.[3] In the Masters, he made the cut and finished tied for 36th place with a score of 286, 2-under-par, one stroke behind Viktor Hovland, 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 Masters Tournament. In January 2020, Ortiz won a qualifying event for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to gain a place on the tour. In the first event of the season, the Estrella del Mar Open, he was runner-up behind Alexandre Rocha. The tour was then suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by the LocaliQ Series, 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 Abierto Mexicano de Golf.[4]
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 Latin America Amateur Championship
Source:[2]
Professional wins (5)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
|---|
| Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2026 | UNC Health Championship | −10 (67-62-69-72=270) | Playoff |  Ross Steelman |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2026 | Simmons Bank Open | −26 (65-61-65-63=254) | 4 strokes |  Sandy Scott |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 | UNC Health Championship | Ross Steelman |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Mar 2021 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | −23 (64-68-70-63=265) | 3 strokes |  Drew Nesbitt |
Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Oct 2023 | Copa Simsa | −19 (63-67-64=194) | 3 strokes | Roberto Lebrija |
| 2 | 8 Dec 2023 | El Jaguar Golf Open | −14 (66-70-66=202) | 5 strokes | Emilio González, Alejandro Madariaga |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T36 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 2014, 2016, 2018
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018