Carlos Ortiz
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 150 (68 kg)
Age: 30 (April 24, 1991)
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Residence: Dallas, Texas
Family:
Wife, Haley; Sofia, Mila; Julia
Education:
University of North Texas (2013, International Studies)
Turned Professional:
2013
City plays from:
Guadalajara, Mexico
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2021 (1) Vivint Houston Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (3):
2014 (3) Panama Claro Championship, El Bosque Mexico Championship, WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2019 Desert Classic (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#6 : 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFINCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#44 : 2021 Puerto Rico OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,260,000 : 2021 Vivint Houston Open (Finished 1)2021-22 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba - Finished solo-second at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba in his home country of Mexico. Marked his second runner-up on TOUR and best result since winning the 2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. Led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.80).
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 145 | 445 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 85 | 60 | 1 | $7,537,820 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | $873,234 | |||
| 2021 | 28 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 48 | $2,682,104 | ||||
| 2020 | 22 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 51 | $1,631,474 | ||||
| 2019 | 28 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 113 | $1,073,962 | ||||
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $20,789 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $15,820 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 29 | 75 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 172 | $263,466 | ||||||
| 2015 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 93 | $964,137 | |||||
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $12,834 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2021 | CUT | T55 | CUT | T42 | T36 | T15 | |||
| 2020 | CNL | CUT | T16 | ||||||
| 2019 | T52 | ||||||||
| 2016 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2021 | T47 | T66 | ||
| 2020 | CUT | T25 | ||
| 2019 | T67 | |||
| 2015 | T24 | T65 | ||
Personal
- Grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico, playing at Guadalajara Country Club, the same home course where LPGA great Lorena Ochoa grew up playing. Is 10 years younger than Ochoa but recalls the work and dedication she put in on the range every day.
- Started to play golf with his father as a youth and picked golf over other sports because "it is the most challenging sport to play."
- Says he would probably be a businessman if he were not playing golf.
- Biggest thrill in golf is the adrenaline he gets in competition.
- Big fan of Real Madrid.
- Enjoys "Two and a Half Men" and the movie "The Untouchables."
- Favorite athlete in another sport is Roger Federer.
- Enjoys steak, sushi and Japanese food.
- His favorite vacation spot would have beaches or skiing.
- Dream foursome would include Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.