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Member of the Nationwide Tour from 1990-93, 1995, 1997 and 2005-07. Member of the PGA TOUR in 1994 and 1998-2004. 2011: Made
the cut at the Mexico Open, one of his two starts on the Nationwide Tour.
Missed the cut in the PGA TOUR's Mayakoba Golf Classic. 2010: Made eight cuts in 24 starts and had four top-25 finishes. Best
week was a T15 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. 2009: Fourth of his four top-10 finishes came at the season-ending
Nationwide Tour Championship in Daniel Island, SC, where he T5. Used a hole-in-one during the third round to move into contention
at the Ralston Creek Course. Final-round, 1-under 71 netted a $38,000 payday and moved him from No. 46 to No. 29 on the money
list. Finished fourth at the Melwood Prince George's County Open, his best performance since a runner-up showing at the 2008
Rex Hospital Open. Was one of three players to post all four rounds in the 60s at the Knoxville Open, where he finished T8.
Put together another four rounds in the 60s at the WNB Golf Classic, where he finshed T5. 2008: Ended 71st on Nationwide Tour
money list, making 16 cuts from 24 starts, with five top-25s. Posted his only top-10 finish of the year at The Rex Hospital
Open, finishing just two strokes behind Scott Gutschewski. The runner-up finish was the fourth of his career on the Nationwide
Tour..Playing in his native Mexico in February, was T11 at the PGA TOUR's Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya. It was his
best TOUR finish since a T9 at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial. 2007: Made the cut in 17 of 28 starts on the Nationwide
Tour, with nine top-25 finishes. Concluded the year No. 43 on the money list, with $144,086. Posted three of his four top-10
finishes in a four-tournament stretch, beginning with a T5 finish at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. After missing
the cut at the LaSalle Bank Open, posted a season-best T3 finish at the Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby. Finished
two strokes behind champion Chris Riley. Collected $44,000 and moved to No. 32 on the money list. He wouldn't fall any lower
than No. 43 the rest of the season. Came back the next week with an eighth-place finish at the Knoxville Open. Recorded his
final top-10 13 starts later with a T10 at the WNB Golf Classic. Made two starts on the PGA TOUR, with a T41 at the Mayakoba
Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun in his native Mexico his only made cut. 2006: Made the cut in 14 of 25 starts on the Nationwide
Tour, with five top-25 finishes. Best outings were T14s at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open and the Permian Basin Charity Golf
Classic. Represented Mexico in the 2006 World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup. 2005: Made the cut in 12 of 20 starts
on Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Wrapped up the year No. 32 on the money list, with $151,536. Career start number 458 on
either the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour was the one he had been anticipating. The then 42-year-old secured his first career
title at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek'n Peak Resort. Fired rounds of 71-67-65-71 to finish the tournament at 14-under-par
274, two shots clear of Jeff Gove. Collected $81,000 for his efforts. Became the second native of Mexico to win on the Nationwide
Tour, joining Keoke Cotner. 2004: Made the cut in eight of 36 starts on the PGA TOUR, marking the seventh consecutive season
he has had at least 30 starts. Best finish was T21 at the B.C. Open. 2003: Played in 35 events on the PGA TOUR, tied with
Neal Lancaster, Spike McRoy and Pat Bates for most starts. Finished No. 125 on the money list, with $487,495 to retain full
status for next season. Four rounds in the 60s produced lone top-10 of the season, a T9 at the Bank of America Colonial. 2002:
After slow start to the TOUR season, played best golf in second half. After failing to record a top-25 finish in first 14
starts, totaled five top-25s over final 18 events. Paired with Tiger Woods in final group Sunday at the Buick Open and finished
T2 to receive a career-best paycheck of $217,800. 2001: Enjoyed superior season in true ironman fashion with a career-high
36 starts, tying Pete Jordan and Neal Lancaster for most starts on TOUR. Extended his streak of top-125 finishes on the money
list to four consecutive seasons by earning $683,751 to place 78th in earnings. Recorded only top-10 in 33rd start of the
season with a T3 in the Michelob Championship. 2000: Played in 35 tournaments. Hard work paid off with first career runner-up
finish and to-date career highs ($673,387) and money-list ranking (69th). Posted the year's first hole-in-one at the Bob Hope
Chrysler Classic. Tallied best career PGA TOUR finish with a solo second-place performance at the B.C. Open. Won Mexican Open
in November, first win by native Mexican since 1976. 1999: Was able to retain fully-exempt status for second year with 107th-place
finish on money list. Pair of top-10s included a seventh-place finish at Buick Open and T10 at Shell Houston Open. 1998: Enjoyed
successful season with earnings of $327,244 to finish 93rd on money list. Finish meant that, for the first time since 1986,
he did not need to return to PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Earned best TOUR finish and biggest payday of his career at the time
at BellSouth Classic where a T3 earned $104,400. Finished three strokes behind winner Tiger Woods. 1997: Qualified for 1998
PGA TOUR by finishing 24th at Qualifying Tournament. Enjoyed his best season on the Nationwide Tour when he finished No. 29
on the official money list. 1993: Achieved lifelong dream at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, where he earned his 1994 TOUR
card by finishing T26.
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