Marcelo Rozo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rozo and the second or maternal family name is Rengifo.

Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour.^[2]

Marcelo Rozo
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Rozo Rengifo[1]
Born	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35) Bogotá, Colombia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Colombia
Residence	Bogotá, Colombia
Career
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Latinoamérica Colombian Tour
Professional wins	10
Medal record Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Individual 2015 Toronto Mixed team Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Individual

Professional career

Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and won his first title on the tour at the Visa Open de Argentina on 8 December 2013.^[2][3] Having shot a course record 64 in the second round,^[4] Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera.^[5]

Rozo earned his second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open at Guadalajara on 23 March 2014, eagling the second playoff hole in a seven-way playoff.^[6] This win moved Rozo to a career high of 414th in the Official World Golf Ranking and into the top 500 for the first time in his career.^[7] Later he finished second at the Ecuador Open and Colombian Classic, third at the Abierto del Centro, fourth at the Argentine Open, fifth at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC, sixth at the Lexus Panama Classic and ninth at the Mexico Open.^[8] With US$89,117 in earnings, he ended second at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit.

In 2015, Rozo won the gold medal at the Pan American Games. ^{[citation needed]} However, he missed the cut at each of his seven appearances at the Web.com Tour. Therefore he switched to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica mid-season,^[9] collecting a 6th finish at the Guatemala Open and a 7th at the Colombian Classic. In 2018, Rozo won the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Dec 2013	Visa Open de Argentina	−10 (73-64-69-72=278)	2 strokes	Jeff Gove
2	23 Mar 2014	TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open	−17 (67-65-66-69=267)	Playoff	Mauricio Azcué, Rick Cochran III, Roberto Díaz, Lucho Dodd, Julián Etulain, Matt Ryan
3	23 Sep 2018	JHSF Aberto do Brasil	−20 (69-67-65-63=264)	1 stroke	Harrison Endycott, Chase Hanna

Chilean Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	16 Nov 2013	Abierto del Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal	−13 (68-66-69=203)	1 stroke	Santiago Russi

Colombian Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Aug 2017	Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín	−16 (69-67-69-67=272)	Playoff	Nico Echavarría
2	22 Jul 2018	Abierto del Club El Rodeo	−18 (64-72-68-66=270)	8 strokes	Oswaldo Villada
3	29 Jul 2018	Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open	−16 (65-70-65=200)*	1 stroke	Nico Echavarría

*Note: The 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Latinoamerica Developmental Series wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	11 Dec 2016	Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final	−12 (66-70-71-69=272)	Playoff	Eric Sugimoto

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Jul 2015	Pan American Games	−13 (68-76-63-68=275)	1 stroke	Felipe Aguilar, Tommy Cocha
2	2 Aug 2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	−24 (67-66-65-66=264)	13 strokes	Raúl Pereda

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	Evans Scholars Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2010, 2012