Alexandre Rocha Explained

Alexandre Rocha
Fullname:Alexandre Nardy Rocha
Birth Date:21 November 1977
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Weight:79kg (174lb)
Residence:São Paulo, Brazil
College:Mississippi State University
Yearpro:2000
Tour:Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana
Extour:PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Web.com Tour
Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Prowins:15
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T68: 2011
Open:DNP
Pga:DNP

Alexandre Nardy Rocha (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

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
127 Sep 2015Aberto do Brasil−17 (68-65-67-67=267)Playoff Kent Bulle, Keith Mitchell
28 Mar 2020Estrella del Mar Open−29 (65-67-65-62=259)3 strokes Álvaro Ortiz

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
116 Feb 2019Copa Prissa−11 (71-66-68=205)2 strokes Cristian Romero
211 Jun 2023Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel−14 (66-63-67=196)Playoff Isidro Benítez
318 Aug 2023Club de Golf México Invitational−13 (66-70-67=203)2 strokes Luis Garza, Álvaro Ortiz
412 May 2024Tour Championship−15 (67-66-65-67=265)2 strokes Luis Garza, Óscar Serna

Other wins (8)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenT68
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Unheralded Brazilian Faced Long Road to First Tee . . Larry . Dorman . 4 March 2010 . 2010-08-31.
  2. Web site: What they said: Alexandre Rocha . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629092632/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r010/03/04/transcript.rocha/index.html . dead . 29 June 2011 . . 4 March 2010 . 2010-08-31 .