Willy Pumarol

Personal

• Twitter name is @pumagolf23
• Instagram name is @willypumarol

Special Interests

• Beach, movies, cuisine, ping-pong.

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Diners Club Peru Open presented by Volvo: Had a disappointing finish to his tournament, with a late pair of double bogeys that prevented him from moving up the leaderboard. Finished T7 with five others, the same position he was in when he began the day.
• PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament USA 2: Finished T14 at the CC of Ocala in mid-November in Florida to earn conditional PGA TOUR Latinoamérica status.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Appeared in five PGA TOUR Latinoamérica tournaments, making four cuts. Had one top-10, at the Diners Club Peru Open presented by Volvo, to close out his season 77th in the Totalplay Cup standings.

• Diners Club Peru Open presented by Volvo: Had a disappointing finish to his tournament, with a late pair of double bogeys that prevented him from moving up the leaderboard. Finished T7 with five others, the same position he was in when he began the day.
• PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament USA 2: Finished T14 at the CC of Ocala in mid-November in Florida to earn conditional PGA TOUR Latinoamérica status.

2021 Season

Played the inaugural LOCALiQ Series, appearing in six tournaments and making three cuts. Finished the season 125th on the points list.

2019 Season

Made eight cuts across 13 starts while recording a pair of top-10 finishes. Finished No. 51 on the Order of Merit.

• Bupa Match Play: Went 2-1 in his three matches in the Tour’s only match-play tournament, defeating Charlie Bull and Evan Harmeling before losing to Tommy Cocha in the third round.
• Puerto Plata Open: Shot a third-round 64, the low round of the day, and moved into a one-shot lead in the Dominican Republic with 18 holes to play. Hurt his chances with bogeys on Nos. 6 and 8 on his front nine before making eight straight pars. Finished the day with back-to-back bogeys to fall into a T3 with Alex Rocha, four shots behind winner Cristobal Del Solar.

2018 Season

Played in 11 tournaments but only made five cuts. Did enjoy a five-tournament stretch where he made all his cuts for the year. Finished 85th on the Order of Merit.

2017 Season

In limited action—only eight starts—made the weekend in half of his appearances, with a T26 his top outing. Finished 129th on the Order of Merit.

2016 Season

Made nine cuts in 16 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica starts, good for a 65th-place Order of Merit finish. Late in the year, had another top-five performance.

• Argentina Classic presentado por NEC: Rounds of 68-71-66 led to a T4 in Argentina at Las Praderas de Lujan CC in the weather-shortened event.

2015 Season

Had nice bounce-back season on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, playing 15 tournaments and making 12 cuts. Had back-to-back top-five showings that helped lead to a 43rd-place Order of Merit finish.

• All you need is Ecuador Open: In his first start after the summer break, finished T5 with Juan Pablo Luna and Anthony Paolucci, five shots behind winner Ricardo Celia. Only a third-round, 3-over 74 at Quito Golf and Tennis Club kept him from really challenging for the title.
• Dominican Republic Open: Middle rounds of 74-75 doomed his chances, but was exemplary in the first and final rounds. Shot a 66 and was one off the 18-hole lead. Moved from a T25 through 54 holes into a T4 with two others, thanks to a Sunday 67.

2014 Season

In a reduced PGA TOUR Latinoamerica schedule, made five cuts in eight starts, with a T14 his best performance. Closed the year 108th on the Order of Merit.

2013 Season

Saw action in 14 PGA TOUR Latinaomerica tournaments, making only five cuts. Best finish was a T20. Finished 101st on the Order of Merit.

2012 Season

In the inaugural PGA TOUR Latinoamerica season, played in 11 tournaments, making six cuts and finishing 72nd on the Order of Merit.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022