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Rodolfo Cazaubón

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Rodolfo Cazaubón
Personal information
Full nameRodolfo Cazaubón Jr.
Born (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35)
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sporting nationality Mexico
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Texas[1]
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner		2015
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Men's team

Rodolfo Cazaubón Jr. (born 5 August 1989) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour.[2]

Amateur career

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Cazaubón played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won three tournaments in his senior year and was an All-American in 2013.[3] He played on the Mexican team in the 2010[4] and 2012 Eisenhower Trophy. The 2012 team finished second to the United States by five strokes.[5] He also played on the Mexican team in the 2011 World University Games, helping the team to a bronze medal.

Professional career

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Cazaubón turned professional in 2013 and largely played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2014 season.[2] His best result during his inaugural season as a professional was a second place at the 2014 Mundo Maya Open.[6]

During the 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season, Cazaubón won his first Official World Golf Ranking points event at the Lexus Panama Classic[7] He followed this up with his second win on the tour at the Dominican Republic Open in June 2015.[8] Cazaubón earned his third win of the season at the Lexus Peru Open and finished 2015 leading the Tour's Order of Merit, making him fully exempt for the 2016 Web.com Tour. He represented Mexico in Rio 2016 Olympic games

Professional wins (6)

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PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 3 May 2015 Lexus Panama Classic −12 (67-67-74-69=276) 2 strokes Spain Samuel Del Val, United States Ethan Tracy
2 7 Jun 2015 Dominican Republic Open −10 (70-69-67-72=278) 3 strokes Colombia Santiago Rivas, Brazil Alexandre Rocha
3 22 Nov 2015 Lexus Peru Open −20 (64-67-67-70=268) Playoff United States Kent Bulle
4 15 Oct 2017 Aberto do Brasil −17 (69-64-69-65=267) 6 strokes Mexico Óscar Fraustro, Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 25 Feb 2018 Copa Tequila Azulejos −8 (67-71-70=208) 1 stroke Mexico Gerardo Ruiz
2 17 Jan 2021
(2019–20 season) 		Copa Puro Sinaloa −20 (66-68-66-68=268) Playoff Colombia Camilo Aguado

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ Harrington, Elizabeth (6 February 2015). "Rodolfo Cazaubon Gears Up For Web.Com And PGA Latin America". Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy.
  2. ^ a b "PGA Tour Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "2013–14 North Texas Men's Golf: Fact and Records Book" (PDF). North Texas Mean Green. pp. 2, 18–19.
  4. ^ "2010 World Amateur Team Championships" (PDF). International Golf Federation. p. 44.
  5. ^ "2012 World Amateur Team Championship: Team/Player Leaderboard". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Mazziotta wins by 4 in Mexico". Fox News. Sport Network. 6 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Luna, the best Colombian Panama Lexus Classic, Cazaubón, the winner" (in Spanish). Colombian Federation of Golf. 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Cazaubon wins Dominican Republic Open by 3". The Kansas City Star. The Sports Network. 7 June 2015.
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