Jesus Montenegro

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022

PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Victories (1)

2021-22 Temporada

• Bupa Tour Championship

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

• Bupa Tour Championship: Used an opening, 4-under 68 to set the pace then fired consecutive 71s to take the 54-hole lead at the season-ending tournament at PGA Riviera Maya. Played par golf on the final day and survived a double bogey-5 at the par-3 15th, parring the final three holes to hold on for his first victory, a two-shot triumph over Andres Gallegos and Manav Shah.
• 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

Played in 10 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica tournaments, making five cuts and claiming one top-10, his first career title at the season-ending event. Completed his season ranked No. 10 in the Totalplay Cup standings to retain his playing privileges for 2023 and earn conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership.

• Bupa Tour Championship: Used an opening, 4-under 68 to set the pace then fired consecutive 71s to take the 54-hole lead at the season-ending tournament at PGA Riviera Maya. Played par golf on the final day and survived a double bogey-5 at the par-3 15th, parring the final three holes to hold on for his first victory, a two-shot triumph over Andres Gallegos and Manav Shah.
• 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