Roberto Díaz (golfer)

Roberto Díaz
Roberto Díaz
Personal information
Born	3 February 1987 (age 37); Veracruz, Mexico
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality	Mexico
Residence	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Career
College	University of South Carolina Aiken
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2017
The Open Championship	DNP
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Central American and Caribbean Games

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	Peter Uihlein

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2017	Club Colombia Championship	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	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

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 2006, 2008

Professional

World Cup (representing Mexico): 2018

References

^ "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.
^ "Roberto Diaz - Men's Golf - University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "With weather clear, Phil Mickelson drops out of U.S. Open". ESPN. 15 June 2017.
^ 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.

External links

Roberto Díaz at the PGA Tour official site
Roberto Díaz at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[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.

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