Rodolfo Cazaubón

{{short description|Mexican professional golfer}}

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| fullname = Rodolfo Cazaubón Jr.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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| height = 5 ft 10 in

| weight = 150 lb

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| college = University of North Texas{{cite web |url=http://ggga.com/2015/02/rodolfocazaubon/ |title=Rodolfo Cazaubon Gears Up For Web.Com And PGA Latin America |first=Elizabeth |last=Harrington |work=Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy |date=6 February 2015}}

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| tour = PGA Tour Latinoamérica

| extour = Web.com Tour

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| award1 = PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner

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{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Shenzhen|Men's team}}

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Rodolfo Cazaubón Jr. (born 5 August 1989) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/players/player.45702.html |title=PGA Tour Player Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=10 June 2015}}

Amateur career

Cazaubón played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won three tournaments in his senior year and was an All-American in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ntex/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/MensGolfFactBook.pdf |title=2013–14 North Texas Men's Golf: Fact and Records Book |pages=2, 18–19 |publisher=North Texas Mean Green}} He played on the Mexican team in the 2010{{cite web |url=http://igfederation.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2010IGFRecordBook.pdf |title=2010 World Amateur Team Championships |page=44 |publisher=International Golf Federation}} and 2012 Eisenhower Trophy. The 2012 team finished second to the United States by five strokes.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=teamPlayer&tid=3863 |title=2012 World Amateur Team Championship: Team/Player Leaderboard |accessdate=10 June 2015}} He also played on the Mexican team in the 2011 World University Games, helping the team to a bronze medal.

Professional career

Cazaubón turned professional in 2013 and largely played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2014 season. His best result during his inaugural season as a professional was a second place at the 2014 Mundo Maya Open.{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mazziotta-wins-by-4-in-mexico/ |title=Mazziotta wins by 4 in Mexico |date=6 April 2014 |work=Fox News |agency=Sport Network}}

During the 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season, Cazaubón won his first Official World Golf Ranking points event at the Lexus Panama Classic{{cite web |url=http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/website/index.php/noticias/pga-tour-latinoamerica/93668-luna-el-mejor-colombiano-del-lexus-panama-classic-cazaubon-el-ganador |title=Luna, the best Colombian Panama Lexus Classic, Cazaubón, the winner |publisher=Colombian Federation of Golf |date=3 May 2015 |language=Spanish}} He followed this up with his second win on the tour at the Dominican Republic Open in June 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/golf/article23393250.html |title=Cazaubon wins Dominican Republic Open by 3 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |agency=The Sports Network |date=7 June 2015}} Cazaubón earned his third win of the season at the Lexus Peru Open and finished 2015 leading the Tour's Order of Merit, making him fully exempt for the 2016 Web.com Tour. He represented Mexico in Rio 2016 Olympic games

Professional wins (6)

=PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|3 May 2015

|Lexus Panama Classic

|−12 (67-67-74-69=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Samuel Del Val, {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Tracy

align=center|2

|align=right|7 Jun 2015

|Dominican Republic Open

|−10 (70-69-67-72=278)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|COL}} Santiago Rivas, {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Rocha

align=center|3

|align=right|22 Nov 2015

|Lexus Peru Open

|−20 (64-67-67-70=268)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kent Bulle

align=center|4

|align=right|15 Oct 2017

|Aberto do Brasil

|−17 (69-64-69-65=267)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Óscar Fraustro, {{flagicon|MEX}} José de Jesús Rodríguez

=Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|25 Feb 2018

|Copa Tequila Azulejos

|−8 (67-71-70=208)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Gerardo Ruiz

align=center|2

|align=right|17 Jan 2021
(2019–20 season)

|Copa Puro Sinaloa

|−20 (66-68-66-68=268)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Aguado

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

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