Alexandre Rocha

Alexandre Rocha
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Nardy Rocha
Born (1977-11-21) 21 November 1977 (age 47)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationality Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo, Brazil
Career
CollegeMississippi State University
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Web.com Tour
Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins16
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT68: 2011
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Alexandre Nardy Rocha[a] (born 21 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional golfer.

Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University,[1][2] before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying for the European Tour at the end of 2005. He did not win enough money during his rookie season to retain his playing status and returned to qualifying school where he was the joint winner alongside Carlos Rodiles.

Having lost his card on the European Tour again at the end of the 2009 season, Rocha qualified for the Asian Tour for 2010. In 2010, Rocha became the second Brazilian (after Jaime Gonzalez, who played on the PGA Tour up until 1982) to join the PGA Tour when he graduated from Qualifying School. Rocha finished 127th in the 2011 FedEx Cup standings, then lost his PGA Tour card after 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014 before spending 2015 on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Amateur wins

  • 1992 South American Championship
  • 1993 Brazil National Junior Championship
  • 1994 Brazil National Championship
  • 1995 Brazil National Junior Championship, South American Championship
  • 1997 Brazil National Championship

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 27 Sep 2015 Aberto do Brasil −17 (68-65-67-67=267) Playoff United States Kent Bulle, United States Keith Mitchell
2 8 Mar 2020 Estrella del Mar Open −29 (65-67-65-62=259) 3 strokes Mexico Álvaro Ortiz

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 28 Jan 2001 Rabobank Masters de Chile −15 (65-69-67-64=265) 2 strokes Paraguay Ángel Franco, United States Dan Olsen

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 16 Feb 2019 Copa Prissa −11 (71-66-68=205) 2 strokes Mexico Cristian Romero
2 11 Jun 2023 Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel −14 (66-63-67=196) Playoff Mexico Isidro Benítez
3 18 Aug 2023 Club de Golf México Invitational −13 (66-70-67=203) 2 strokes Mexico Luis Garza, Mexico Álvaro Ortiz
4 12 May 2024 Tour Championship −15 (67-66-65-67=265) 2 strokes Mexico Luis Garza, Mexico Óscar Serna

Colombian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Jul 2024 Abierto de Colombia −12 (71-69-66-70=276) 6 strokes Colombia Iván Camilo Ramírez

Other wins (8)

  • 2000 San Fernando Open (Brazil)
  • 2002 Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am (Brazil)
  • 2003 Brasília DF Open (Brazil), Club de Campo Open (Brazil), Curitiba Open (Brazil), Casino de Charlevoix Cup (with Bryn Parry)
  • 2004 Little Rock Maverick Tour Classic (United States)
  • 2008 Marbella Open (Chile)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2008 Trophée du Golf Club de Genève Netherlands Wil Besseling, Sweden Klas Eriksson Eriksson won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Rocha eliminated by par on third hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T68
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nardy and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.

References

  1. ^ Dorman, Larry (4 March 2010). "Unheralded Brazilian Faced Long Road to First Tee". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. ^ "What they said: Alexandre Rocha". PGA Tour. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.