Alexandre Rocha

Alexandre Nardy Rocha (born 21 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional golfer.

Alexandre Rocha
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Nardy Rocha
Born (1977-11-21) 21 November 1977
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Nationality Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo, Brazil
Career
CollegeMississippi State University
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins11
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT68: 2011
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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
  • 1992 South American Championship
  • 1993 Brazil National Junior Championship
  • 1994 Brazil National Championship
  • 1995 Brazil National Junior Championship, South American Championship
  • 1997 Brazil National Championship

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Sep 2015 Aberto do Brasil −17 (68-65-67-67=267) Playoff Kent Bulle, Keith Mitchell
2 8 Mar 2020 Estrella del Mar Open −29 (65-67-65-62=259) 3 strokes Carlos Ortiz

Tour de las Américas wins (1)
  • 2001 Rabobank Masters de Chile

Canadian Tour wins (1)
  • 2003 Casino de Charlevoix Cup (with Bryn Parry)

Other wins (7)
  • 2000 San Fernando Open (Brazil)
  • 2002 Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Pro-am (Brazil)
  • 2003 Brasília DF Open (Brazil), Club de Campo Open (Brazil), Curitiba Open (Brazil)
  • 2004 Little Rock Maverick Tour Classic (United States)
  • 2008 Marbella Open (Chile)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2008 Trophée du Golf Club de Genève Wil Besseling, Klas Eriksson Erikssn won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Rocha eliminated by par on third hole

Results in major championships
Tournament2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T68
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. Dorman, Larry (4 March 2010). "Unheralded Brazilian Faced Long Road to First Tee". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  2. "What they said: Alexandre Rocha". PGA Tour. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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