Jesus Montenegro

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022

Personal

• Is one of eight children in his family. Has four brothers and three sisters.
• Favorite professional soccer team is Argentina's River Plate.
• Favorite athletes are Lionel Messi, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods.

Special Interests

• Soccer

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Quito Open: Was solid all week, with a pair of 69s on the weekend at Quito Tennis and GC in early May to T8 with fellow Argentine Alejandro Tosti and Davis Shore
• PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament Argentina: Finished T19 at the CC Las Praderas de Lujan in late-November to earn conditional PGA TOUR Lationoamerica status.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• Quito Open: Was solid all week, with a pair of 69s on the weekend at Quito Tennis and GC in early May to T8 with fellow Argentine Alejandro Tosti and Davis Shore
• PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament Argentina: Finished T19 at the CC Las Praderas de Lujan in late-November to earn conditional PGA TOUR Lationoamerica status.

2021 Season

Earned conditional 2021-22 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica status in October after a T11 at the Dev Series Final in Mexico.

Amateur Highlights

• Won the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Championship with his 67-68-69 showing at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, giving him a three-shot triumph over Jacksonville State teammate Quum Vidal Mora.
• Named the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year.
• Once shot a career-low 12-under 58 in a regional tournament in the U.S.
• As the 998th-ranked amateur in the world, he upset World No. 1 Braden Thornberry in the round of 64 at the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. He won that match 2 and 1. Went on to lose in the round of 32 to England’s Alex Fitzpatrick in 20 holes.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022