José de Jesús Rodríguez

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Qualifying Tournament Finishers 11-40 and Ties (thru 2022)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2012
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2014
• PGA TOUR: 2019

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

2018 Season

• United Leasing & Finance Championship

PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Victories (5)

2013 Season

• Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC
• Arturo Calle Colombian Classic presentado por Avianca

2017 Season

• 70 Avianca Colombia Open
• Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC

2021-22 Season

• Jalisco Open GDL

PGA TOUR Canada Victories (2)

2011 Season

• Times Colonist Island Savings Open
• Mexican PGA Championship

International Victories (20)

• 2008 Puebla [Mex]
• 2010 Guadalajara [Mex]
• 2010 Mazatlán [Mex]
• 2010 Puebla [Mex]
• 2010 México D.F. [Mex]
• 2011 Guadalajara [Mex]
• 2011 Torreón [Mex]
• 2011 Mexican PGA Championship [Can]
• 2011 Times Colonist Island Savings Open
• 2012 Yucatán [Mex]
• 2012 Monterrey [Mex]
• 2013 Yucatán [Mex]
• 2013 Veracruz [Mex]
• 2013 San Luis Potosí [Mex]
• 2013 Chihuahua [Mex]
• 2015 Querétaro [Mex]
• 2015 Guanajuato Golf Challenge [Mex]
• 2015 Mazatlán Golf Championship [Mex]
• 2015 Baja California Open [Mex]
• 2021 IV Tequila Azulejos Cup

Additional Victories (1)

• 2011 Times Colonist Island Savings Open

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR LATINOAMÉRICA (2-1)

• 2012 Lost to Clodomiro Carranza, Brazil Open presented by Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo
• 2013 Defeated Timothy O'Neal, Sebastián Saavedra, Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC
• 2013 Defeated Manuel Villegas, Arturo Calle Colombian Classic presentado por Avianca

PGA TOUR CANADA (1-0)

• 2011 Defeated Roger Sloan, Mexican PGA Championship

National Teams

• 2011 World Cup

Personal

• Nicknamed "Camarón" (Shrimp) since he was a little boy.
• Golf instructor is his older brother, Rosendo Rodríguez.
• Favorite professional team is UNAM Pumas from the Mexican Football League.
• Explains that every time he wins a tournament, the first thing he does is thank heaven for it.

Special Interests

• Soccer

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Bupa Tour Championship: Had an up-and-down final PGA TOUR Latinoamerica tournament, with a 2-over 74 in the opening round and a 4-over 76 in the third round at difficult PGA Riviera Maya. Moved into contention with a 5-under 67 and a closing 68 Sunday to T4 with Samuel Anderson.
• Jalisco Open GDL: Made a visit to his home country in late-May to handle visa issues. Elected to play in Guadalajara and made it a successful return to the Tour where he hadn’t competed since December 2017. Began the final round at Atlas CC two shots behind 54-hole leader Mitchell Meissner then was superb on the final day. Despite bogeys on two of his first four holes and posting a front-nine, 1-under 34, turned it on over his final nine holes, making four birdies and an eagle to shoot a closing 64 and cruise to a three-stroke triumph over Austin Hitt. The victory was his fifth on the circuit overall, to go with the two he won in 2013 and the two victories from the 2017 season.
• Lake Charles Championship: Stood T31 after 36 holes but played his final two rounds 8-under par and rose to T9, totaling a 12-under 272 at the Lake Charles Championship.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS: Totaled a 13-under 271 as one of two players in the field who carded four rounds in the 60s, including a 3-under 68 in the final round highlighted by a birdie on the 72nd hole which propelled him to a T3, his highest finish since July 2020, at in Lafayette.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

As a Korn Ferry Tour regular, made two PGA TOUR Latinoamerica appearances, making it to the weekend in both tournaments and claiming his fifth career title and first since 2018. Finished his campaign ranked No. 15 in the Totalplay Cup standings and then returned to the Korn Ferry Tour for the remainder of the season.

• Bupa Tour Championship: Had an up-and-down final PGA TOUR Latinoamerica tournament, with a 2-over 74 in the opening round and a 4-over 76 in the third round at difficult PGA Riviera Maya. Moved into contention with a 5-under 67 and a closing 68 Sunday to T4 with Samuel Anderson.
• Jalisco Open GDL: Made a visit to his home country in late-May to handle visa issues. Elected to play in Guadalajara and made it a successful return to the Tour where he hadn’t competed since December 2017. Began the final round at Atlas CC two shots behind 54-hole leader Mitchell Meissner then was superb on the final day. Despite bogeys on two of his first four holes and posting a front-nine, 1-under 34, turned it on over his final nine holes, making four birdies and an eagle to shoot a closing 64 and cruise to a three-stroke triumph over Austin Hitt. The victory was his fifth on the circuit overall, to go with the two he won in 2013 and the two victories from the 2017 season.
• Lake Charles Championship: Stood T31 after 36 holes but played his final two rounds 8-under par and rose to T9, totaling a 12-under 272 at the Lake Charles Championship.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS: Totaled a 13-under 271 as one of two players in the field who carded four rounds in the 60s, including a 3-under 68 in the final round highlighted by a birdie on the 72nd hole which propelled him to a T3, his highest finish since July 2020, at in Lafayette.

2021 Season

• IV Tequila Azulejos Cup (Mex): At the 54-hole event, successfully defended his title in early March at Tres Vidas GC in Acapulco. Shot a final-round 71 to finish at 10-under, a stroke ahead of Colombian Camilo Aguado.

2020 Season

• Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper: Carded rounds of 66-69-66-67 en route to a solo-second finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper. Finished the week at 20-under 268.
• The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay: Entered the final round one stroke off of the lead before finishing T4 at 6-under 282 at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay.

2019 Season

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Held a share of the 54-lead in Columbus before finishing T32.

2018 Season

Ended the Korn Ferry Tour season with three top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. Secured his PGA TOUR card for the first time with a 12th-place finish on the 2018 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list. Was 29th in final priority-ranking order.

• United Leasing & Finance Championship: Posted rounds of 69-73-70-70--282 (6-under) at the United Leasing & Finance Championship to earn his first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour by one stroke over Wyndham Clark. Became the ninth Mexican-born player to win on Tour and moved up to No. 3 on the money list with the win.
• El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova: Held the 36-hole lead at the El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova in his home country of Mexico. Has competed in every iteration of the event thus far. Finished the week T25.
• Club Colombia Championship: Closed play at the Club Colombia Championship with a 3-under 68 to move up 15 spots on the leaderboard for a T8.
• The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay: Posted 70-73-69-68 at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay for a T3, marking his first top-five finish on Tour.

2017 Season

Finished No. 1 on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Order of Merit. Recorded nine top-25 finishes in 13 events, including two wins. Had the lowest scoring average on PGATOURLA (69.26).

• Aruba Cup: Represented PGA TOUR Latinoamérica against a team from the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada. Went 0-2-1 in his matches. Lost to Kramer Hickok, 3 and 1, in singles.
• Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC: Despite a final-round 73, was still able to coast to a four-shot triumph over Kelvin Day at the Yacht GC in Asuncion.
• 70 Avianca Colombia Open: Opened the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season with a victory at the 70th playing of the tournament, at CC Guaymaral No. 1, in Bogota. Trailing by two to enter the final round, he carded a bogey-free 7-under 69 that featured a 24-footer for eagle on No. 17 that clinched the title. At 15-under 269 for the week, he won by two shots over Colombian rookie Nicolás Echavarría. The win turned him into the ninth player to reach three career titles on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica.

2016 Season

Made ten cuts and had six top-10s in 13 starts to finish the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season ranked 17th on the Order of Merit. Had three wins, two runner-up finishes and two third-place finishes in 8 starts on the Mexico Golf Tour to finish the season as the top ranked player. Won the Guanajuato Golf Challenge, the Mazatlán Golf Championship and the Baja California Open.

• El Bosque Mexico Championship presented by INNOVA: Missed the cut at El Bosque Mexico Championship in his only start of the year on the Korn Ferry Tour.
• 69 Avianca Colombia Open presentado por BBVA: Best finishes were two T4s at the season-opening 69th Avianca Colombia Open in February and at the Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC in Uruguay in October.

2015 Season

Playing on a sponsor exemption he missed the cut at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in November, 2014 for his only start of the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season. Won a Mexican Tour event at the Club Campestre de Queretaro late in July. Posted rounds of 66-70-66 to win by one at 14-under.

• Copa Diners Club Mitad del Mundo Final SERIE DE DESARROLLO: Closed the year with a T3 at the Developmental Series Final in Ecuador to earn exempt status on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica.
• Mazatlan Open presentado por Heineken: Finished T17 at the Mazatlán Open in March on his only start of the year on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica.
• Panama Claro Championship: After finishing T28 at the Panama Claro Championship on his first start of the Korn Ferry Tour season in February, he went on to miss the cut on his following seven starts to drop on the priority rankings. Did not make any start after the Nova Scotia Open at the start of July.

2014 Season

Played in 18 Korn Ferry Tour events, posting two top-10s and three top-25s. Made eight cuts. Finished 82nd on the money list. Four missed cuts in his last five starts that followed resulted in a drop outside the top-75 after the News Sentinel Open in August.

• Arturo Calle Colombian Classic Presentado por Avianca: In lone PGA TOUR Latinoamérica start, finished T48 at the Arturo Calle Colombia Open in February.
• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft: Came to the Regular Season-ending WinCo Foods Portland Open 78th and missed the cut to end his chances of making the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
• Nova Scotia Open: Next top finish came in July at the Nova Scotia Open, where he opened with a 63, which included an ace on the 5th hole, to take the lead. Recorded 69-74-72 over his final 54 holes to secure a T7. Left Nova Scotia 50th in earnings.
• Brasil Champions Presented by HSBC: Recorded a T16 the following week in Brazil.
• Chile Classic: First top-10 came in March at the Chile Classic, where he posted rounds of 70-67-69-71 to finish T9.
• OHL Classic at Mayakoba: Playing on a sponsor exemption he shot a couple of 72s to miss the cut at the PGA TOUR's OHL Classic at Mayakoba in November.

2013 Season

Finished the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season ranked 2nd on the Order of Merit with $98,382 in earnings, only $752 behind Florida's Ryan Blaum, who moved past him on the very last event of the season. Had kept the Order of Merit top spot since April and seemed impossible to catch after taking a $30,000 lead with his second win of the season in early November. His strong lead slipped away when he missed two cuts and earned just $2,073.75 on the last four events of the season. Had two victories, both in playoffs, one runner-up finish, two third place finishes, six top-10 finishes and 11 cuts made in 13 starts. With four wins in eight starts he was the top-ranked player on the Mexican Tour. Collected his victories at the Yucatan Country Club in February, the Club de Golf La Villa Rica in Veracruz in April, the La Loma Club de Golf in San Luis Potosi in July and at the Campestre de Chihuahua in September.

• Arturo Calle Colombian Classic presentado por Avianca: Collected his second win of the season on November 3rd at the Arturo Calle Colombian Classic presented by Avianca. Posted rounds of 67-73-65-65 to finish in a two-way tie for first with Manuel Villegas at 270 (-14). Defeated Villegas with a par on the second playoff hole at the 233-yard par-three hole 9 at San Andrés GC in Bogota. Trailing the leader by eight shots at the beginning of the final round, he also managed to set a Tour record for the largest comeback to win a tournament.
• Mexico Championship Presented by Banamex: In May, making his only Korn Ferry Tour start this year, tied for sixth at the Mexico Championship Presented by Banamex at El Bosque Golf Club in Leon, Guanajuato. That was his third career top 10 on the Korn Ferry Tour.
• Mundo Maya Open: Had a second third place finish at the Mundo Maya Open in Merida, Mexico.
• 66 Arturo Calle Colombian Open Presentado por Diners Club: His first third place finish of the season came at the 66th Arturo Calle Colombian Open in Pereira, Colombia.
• Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC: Won the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC on April 28 following a sudden death playoff against Timothy O'Neal of the USA and Sebastián Saavedra of Argentina. After posting scores of 71-66-66-68 to tie for first at 271 (-17) he secured the title with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
• TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open: Halfway through March claimed runner-up honors at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open at Atlas CC in Guadalajara, Mexico. Carded a bogey-free 66 on the final round to lose by one to Manuel Villegas of Colombia.

2012 Season

Finished the season ranked 9th on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Order of Merit. Had a runner-up finish, three top 10s, five top 25s and seven cuts made in ten starts. Earned his PGA TOUR Latinoamérica card as one of five players exempt from the Mexican Tour.

• Brazil Open presented by Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo: Lost a playoff hole for the title of the 59th Brazil Open presented by Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo to Argentina's Clodomiro Carranza after tying for first at 15-under par 269.
• Mundo Maya Open presented by Corona: An opening round of 7-under par 65 at the Mundo Maya Open – an event he finished in a tie for eighth – turned him into the first leader PGA TOUR Latinoamérica ever had.

2011 Season

Won two events on the PGA TOUR Canada to finish first on the Order of Merit.

• OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup: Represented Mexico at the World Cup for the first time in his career. Teamed with Oscar Serna to finish T13 at Mission Hills GC on Hainan Island, China.

2010 Season

• Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung: By virtue of his Mexico Open high finish, earned a spot in the next tournament, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, where he missed the cut.
• Mexico Open Bicentenary: Opened with a 74 at the Mexico Open Bicentenary but easily made the cut when he came back with a 64 in the second round. Fired a final-round 68 at El Bosque GC to finish solo fourth, two strokes behind winner Jamie Lovemark.

2009 Season

• Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun: Finished T38 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic on his first cut made on the PGA TOUR.

2008 Season

• Mexico Open Presented by Corona: Made his first Korn Ferry Tour cut, finishing T7 at the Mexico Open on the strength of a final-round 66 at Tres Marias GC in Morelia, Mexico.