José de Jesús Rodríguez

José de Jesús Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús Rodríguez Martínez
Nickname "Camarón" (Shrimp)[1]
Born (1981-01-22) 22 January 1981
Irapuato, Mexico
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Nationality  Mexico
Residence Irapuato, Mexico
Spouse Bianca González (m. 2004)
Children Ximena, José de Jesús Jr.
Career
Turned professional 2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica (2012–13, 2016–17)
PGA Tour Canada (2008–13)
Web.com Tour (2014–15, 2018)
Professional wins 21
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Other 20
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner		 2017

José de Jesús Rodríguez Martínez (born 22 January 1981) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Prior to joining the PGA Tour, he played on the Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Tour de las Américas.[1][2][3]

Professional career

Rodríguez turned professional in 2007 and mainly played on the Mexican Tour during 2008, although he did make three starts on the Canadian Tour making the cut in all three. He achieved his first professional win in 2008 winning the event hosted in Puebla on the Mexican Tour.

In 2009, Rodríguez played an increased schedule on the Canadian Tour but failed to record a win in any events during the season.[4] His form on the Canadian Tour improved in 2010 where, despite a winless season, he achieved three top-three finishes in just eight starts.[5] His good form in 2010 was also apparent on the Mexican Tour in 2010 where he achieved four victories.[1]

2011 was a very successful season for Rodríguez on the Canadian Tour the where he won consecutive events at the Mexican PGA Championship and Times Colonist Island Savings Open and went on to win the Tour's Order of Merit.[3] During the 2011 season, Rodríguez also won two events on the Mexican Tour taking him to a total of four wins for the season.[1]

In 2012, Rodríguez was granted membership on the inaugural season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica though his performances on the Mexican Tour and also played a reduced schedule on PGA Tour Canada. Despite not winning on either of the two development tours Rodríguez was able to win another two events on the Mexican Tour during 2012.[1]

In 2013, Rodríguez predominantly played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and achieved his first victory at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC[6] which was quickly followed up with a second victory at the Arturo Calle Colombian Classic.[7] These two victories helped Rodríguez to a second place finish on the Tour's Order of Merit for 2013 which earned his playing card for the Web.com Tour in 2014. During 2013, Rodríguez achieved a further four wins on the Mexican Tour taking his career haul to a record of 13 wins on the tour.[1]

Rodríguez had two wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2017 and led the tour's Order of Merit, earning him a return to the Web.com Tour for 2018, this time with full status.

Professional wins (21)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Apr 2018 United Leasing & Finance Championship −6 (69-73-70-70=282) 1 stroke United States Wyndham Clark

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref
1 8 May 2011 Mexican PGA Championship −14 (67-71-69-67=274) Playoff Canada Roger Sloan [8]
2 5 Jun 2011 Times Colonist Island Savings Open −13 (70-67-64-66=267) 2 Strokes United States Wes Homan [9]

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 28 Apr 2013 Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC −17 (71-66-66-68=271) Playoff United States Timothy O'Neal, Argentina Sebastian Saavedra [10]
2 3 Nov 2013 Arturo Calle Colombian Classic −14 (67-73-65-65=270) Playoff Colombia Manuel Villegas [11]
3 19 Feb 2017 Avianca Colombia Open −15 (70-68-67-64=269) 2 strokes Colombia Nicolas Echavarria
4 20 Aug 2017 Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC −11 (68-69-67-73=277) 4 strokes England Kelvin Day

Mexican Tour wins (14)

  • 2008 Puebla
  • 2010 Guadalajara, Mazatlan, Puebla, Mexico City
  • 2011 Guadalajara, Torreon
  • 2012 Yucatan, Monterrey
  • 2013 Yucatan, Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua
  • 2018 Queretaro

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "José de Jesús Rodríguez – Player Profile". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Web.com Tour – Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "PGA Tour Canada – Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "PGA Tour Canada – José de Jesús Rodríguez (2009)". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "PGA Tour Canada – José de Jesús Rodríguez (2010)". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ ""Camarón" Rodríguez finally has his day to celebrate on Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rodríguez claims second playoff win, extends lead as Tour No. 1". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mexican PGA Championship – 2011 Final Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Times Colonist Island Savings Open – 2011 Final Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC – 2013 Final Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Arturo Calle Colombian Classic presentado por Avianca – 2013 Final Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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