Marcelo Rozo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rozo and the second or maternal family name is Rengifo.

Marcelo Rozo
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Rozo Rengifo[1]
Born (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Colombian Tour
Professional wins10
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Mixed team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Individual

Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour.[2]

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.[2][3] Having shot a course record 64 in the second round,[4] Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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,[9] 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 (10)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Dec 2013 Visa Open de Argentina −10 (73-64-69-72=278) 2 strokes United States Jeff Gove
2 23 Mar 2014 TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open −17 (67-65-66-69=267) Playoff Mexico Mauricio Azcué, United States Rick Cochran III,
Mexico Roberto Díaz, Argentina Lucho Dodd,
Argentina Julián Etulain, United States Matt Ryan
3 23 Sep 2018 JHSF Aberto do Brasil −20 (69-67-65-63=264) 1 stroke Australia Harrison Endycott, United States Chase Hanna

Chilean Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 16 Nov 2013 Abierto del Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal −13 (68-66-69=203) 1 stroke Chile Santiago Russi

Colombian Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 13 Aug 2017 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín −16 (69-67-69-67=272) Playoff Colombia Nico Echavarría
2 22 Jul 2018 Abierto del Club El Rodeo −18 (64-72-68-66=270) 8 strokes Colombia Oswaldo Villada
3 29 Jul 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open −16 (65-70-65=200)* 1 stroke Colombia Nico Echavarría

*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 Japan Eric Sugimoto

Other wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Jul 2015 Pan American Games −13 (68-76-63-68=275) 1 stroke Chile Felipe Aguilar, Argentina Tommy Cocha
2 2 Aug 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games −24 (67-66-65-66=264) 13 strokes Mexico Raúl Pereda

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2019 Evans Scholars Invitational United States Scottie Scheffler Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Marcelo Rozo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Marcelo Rozo makes Colombian golf history in Argentina". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Rozo joins Echenique at the top of the leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ^ "108° VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Marcelo Rozo prevails in seven-way playoff in Guadalajara". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Marcelo Rozo – Official World Golf Ranking profile". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Marcelo Rozo – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ^ 'Vuelvo a aprenderle cosas a la vida y al golf': Marcelo Rozo – El Tiempo, 16 September 2015