Exempt status

• Web.com Tour: Conditional - Additional Qualifying Tournament Finisher or Finished 76-100 on 2014 Web.com Tour Money List
• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: Exempt - 2016 Order of Merit Top-60
• Mackenzie Tour - Canada: Conditional

Personal

• Attended Ransom Everglades school in Coconut Grove, Fla
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rice in 2010
• Dream foursome includes his brother, Happy Gilmore and Roy McAvoy
• Biggest thrill in golf was winning the Dominican Republic Open on PGA Tour Latinoamerica in 2013
• Favorite books are from the Harry Potter series, and his favorite movies are "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Usual Suspects."
• If he weren't a golfer he would be Harvey Specter from the TV show "Suits," which is one of his favorite TV shows. Others include "Blacklist" and "Dexter."
• Favorite entertainers are Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billy Joel
• Favorite athletes are Dwayne Wade and Joe DiMaggio, who was a member at his home course, La Gorce in Miami Beach
• Favorite quote is "Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it."
• Best sporting event attended was Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals, where Dwyane Wade had a big night to help the Heat get back into the series
• Favorite sports teams are the the three Miami teams, the Heat, the Dolphins and Marlins
• Played on the varsity high school golf team with his brother as a seventh grader
• Bucket list includes seeing the Seven Modern Wonders of the World
• Twitter handle is @mbutta326.
• Has two brothers, Jose and Frank
• His older brother Frank was a four-year golf letter winner at Rice University
• His mother, Mayra, is Cuban, and his father, Frank, is American
• His Italian last name comes from his great-grandparents, who were natives of Sicily
• A 2010 Magna Cum Laude graduate at Rice University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Economy, with a minor in Business
• His hobbies include movies and working out
• His golf instructor is Artie McNickle, a PGA TOUR member back in the 70s and early 80s
• Not many people know that he speaks Spanish
• Favorite quote is: "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it."
• Twitter and Instagram name is @mbutta326

Special Interests

• Sports, movies, psychology, law/arguing

Latinoamérica Victories (2)

• 2014 Dominican Republic Open
• 2017 Flor de Caña Open