Tommy Cocha Explained

Tomás Cocha
Nickname:Tommy
Birth Date:26 April 1991
Birth Place:San Pedro de Jujuy, Argentina
Weight:54kg (119lb)
Residence:Windermere, Florida, U.S.
Yearpro:2010
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Extour:Web.com Tour
Tour de las Américas
Prowins:4

Tomás "Tommy" Cocha (born 26 April 1991) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Latinoamérica[1] having previously played on the Web.com Tour[2] and the Tour de las Américas. Cocha won the silver (men's individual) and bronze medal (mixed team) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Amateur career

As a junior, Cocha was part of the winning Argentinian team at the 2009 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan alongside Jorge Fernández-Valdés. As an amateur, Cocha also won the 2009 South American Match Play Championship and the 2010 South American Medal Play Championship.

Professional career

Cocha turned professional in 2010 and initially played on the Tour de las Américas in South America, he played his first PGA Tour event at the 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.

In 2012, Cocha joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica and achieved his first win as a professional at the 2012 Mundo Maya Open in the tour's inaugural event.[3] This win along with several other strong finishes lead to a 5th-place finish on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit for 2012, which earned Cocha his playing rights on the Web.com Tour for 2013.

In 2013, Cocha had a poor season on the Web.com Tour, only making two cuts in twelve starts.[4] In 2014, Cocha rejoined PGA Tour Latinoamérica and began to regain some form with a runner-up finish at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC,[5] a fourth at the Personal Classic, a fifth at the Colombian Classic and a seventh at the Abierto de Chile.[6] He also finished second at The Great Waterway Classic[7] and seventh at the Wildfire Invitational to end 28th on the PGA Tour Canada money list.[8] [9]

Cocha's second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica came in the second event of the 2015 season at the Mazatlán Open. His score of 271 set the tournament record for the lowest aggregate score.[10] Cocha made it back-to-back wins on PGA Tour Latinoamérica by winning the Abierto del Centro in the next event, in doing so this was Cocha's third win on the tour, equaling the record held by Julián Etulain.[11]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 Sep 2012Mundo Maya Open−22 (68-64-66-68=266)5 strokes Óscar Fraustro
229 Mar 2015Mazatlán Open−17 (67-68-67-69=271)5 strokes Óscar David Álvarez, Andrés Echavarría
319 Apr 2015Abierto del Centro−9 (70-67-68-70=275)4 strokes Ángel Cabrera, Steven Fox
412 Jun 2022Fortox Colombia Classic−22 (67-64-62-65=258)Playoff Isidro Benítez

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommy Cocha – Player Profile . . 27 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407003639/http://www.pgatourla.com/golfers/300092/profile/?lg=en . 7 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Web.com Tour – Player Profile . . 27 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407003639/http://www.pgatourla.com/golfers/300092/profile/?lg=en . 7 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Tommy Cocha claims first PGA Tour Latinoamérica event . . 8 September 2012 . 27 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Web.com Tour – Career Summary . . 27 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Ty Capps survives three-hole playoff to win in Uruguay . . 27 April 2014 . 27 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Tommy Cocha – 2014 Results . PGA Tour . 26 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Bradshaw earns first win at Great Waterway Classic . . 24 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Tommy Cocha – 2014 PGA Tour Canada Season Results . PGA Tour . 26 November 2014.
  9. Web site: Tommy Cocha – 2014 Stats PGA Tour Canada . PGA Tour . 26 November 2014.
  10. News: Cocha wins by two in Mexico . The Province . 29 March 2015.
  11. Web site: Cocha wins second straight Latinoamerica title . 19 April 2015 . Kern Golden Empire.