Alexandre Rocha
| Alexandre Rocha | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alexandre Nardy Rocha |
| Born | 21 November 1977 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Brazil |
| Residence | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Career | |
| College | Mississippi State University |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| 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 wins | 16 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T68: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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
[edit]- 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)
[edit]PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
[edit]| 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 |  Kent Bulle, Keith Mitchell
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| 2 | 8 Mar 2020 | Estrella del Mar Open | −29 (65-67-65-62=259) | 3 strokes |  Álvaro Ortiz
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Tour de las Américas wins (1)
[edit]| 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 |  Ángel Franco, Dan Olsen
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Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Feb 2019 | Copa Prissa | −11 (71-66-68=205) | 2 strokes | Cristian Romero
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| 2 | 11 Jun 2023 | Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel | −14 (66-63-67=196) | Playoff | Isidro Benítez
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| 3 | 18 Aug 2023 | Club de Golf México Invitational | −13 (66-70-67=203) | 2 strokes | Luis Garza, Álvaro Ortiz
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| 4 | 12 May 2024 | Tour Championship | −15 (67-66-65-67=265) | 2 strokes | Luis Garza, Óscar Serna
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Colombian Tour wins (1)
[edit]| 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 |  Iván Camilo Ramírez
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Other wins (8)
[edit]- 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
[edit]Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève |  Wil Besseling,  Klas Eriksson
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Eriksson won with birdie on fourth extra hole Rocha eliminated by par on third hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | T68 |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Brazil): 1994, 1996, 1998
Professional
See also
[edit]- 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
Notes
[edit]- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nardy and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
References
[edit]- ^ Dorman, Larry (4 March 2010). "Unheralded Brazilian Faced Long Road to First Tee". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "What they said: Alexandre Rocha". PGA Tour. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Alexandre Rocha at the PGA Tour official site
- Alexandre Rocha at the European Tour official site
- Alexandre Rocha at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Alexandre Nardy Rocha at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
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