Nahum Mendoza III

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Finishers 76-100 on Regular Season points list and additional Qualifying Tournament finishers (thru 2020)

JOINED TOUR

• Forme Tour: 2017
• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2018

National Teams

• Palmer Cup, 2017

Personal

• His father runs a telecommunications business that serves all of South America. His sister Yovana has a huge following on social media for her vegan recipes and his other sister Jackie is a musician in New York.
• Favorite city is New York because his sister lives there, and it's always a good time.
• His parents were next-door neighbors, met in middle school and got married 10 years later. Shot a 59 at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles.

Special Interests

• Time with friends, playing guitar

Career Highlights

2019 Season

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA WEST 1: Earned conditional status for the first half of the Mackenzie Tour season, finishing T15 at Carlton Oaks GC.

2018 Season

• Bupa Match Play: Qualified for the tournament in Riviera Maya, Mexico, losing as the 45th seed in the 64-player field, in 21 holes, to Tommy Cocha.
• 59 Abierto Mexicano de Golf: Collected his first top-10 of the season with a T10 at the 59th Abierto Mexicano, carding four rounds in the 60s at Tijuana CC.
• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-Mexico: Secured exempt status for the first half of the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season as runner-up at Q-School in Mazatlán.

2017 Season

Joined the Mackenzie Tour with a T12 finish at Q-School in San Jacinto, California. Made the cut in four of 11 starts to finish the year ranked 103th on the Order of Merit, including one top-25.

Amateur Highlights

• Played college golf at San Diego State. Was a two-time All Mountain West Conference selection and the conference's Player of the Year in 2016. Earned second-team Ping All-American honors in 2016 and was a Ping All-West Region honoree.
• Lost the 50th annual Pacific Coast Amateur in 2016, losing to Will Zalatoris on the second sudden-death playoff hole at Seattle GC.
• Represented the U.S. at the Palmer Cup in Formby, England, one of 10 players on the U.S. team.
• Won the 2014 San Diego City Amateur Championship, recording a 6-under score to win by two shots.