Roberto Díaz (golfer)

Roberto Díaz
Personal information
Born (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)
Veracruz, Mexico
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality Mexico
ResidenceMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2017
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Men's team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Barranquilla Individual

Roberto Díaz (born 3 February 1987) is a Mexican professional golfer.[1] He currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. He played collegiate golf for USC Aiken from 2005 to 2008 before turning professional in 2009.[2]

Professional career

In 2017, Díaz lost in a playoff to Ethan Tracy at the Club Colombia Championship. The finish moved him from outside the top 700 in the Official World Golf Ranking to 462nd, which qualified him for the WGC-Mexico Championship by being the highest-ranked Mexican golfer. Díaz also qualified for the U.S. Open, his first major championship, when Phil Mickelson withdrew to attend his daughter's high school graduation.[3][4] He would go on to shoot 72-76 to miss the cut. Diaz finished 25th in the 2017 Web.com Tour rankings, the last guaranteed position for a PGA Tour card.

After the 2018-19 PGA Tour season, Diaz lost his tour card and returned to the Korn Ferry Tour.

In March 2021, Diaz won the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Korn Ferry Tour by one stroke over Peter Uihlein.

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 21 Mar 2021 Chitimacha Louisiana Open −18 (69-65-64-68=266) 1 stroke United States Peter Uihlein

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Club Colombia Championship United States Ethan Tracy Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 29 Nov 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games −17 (271) 3 strokes Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez

Results in major championships

Tournament 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2017
Championship T67
Match Play
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mark Wahlberg desea suerte a Roberto Díaz en el US Open 2017 - MARCA Claro México". marca.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Roberto Diaz - Men's Golf - University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "With weather clear, Phil Mickelson drops out of U.S. Open". ESPN. 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ Culpepper, Chuck (15 June 2017). "Roberto Diaz will always be the guy who replaced Phil Mickelson at the 2017 U.S. Open". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2017.