Roberto Díaz (born 3 February 1987) is a Mexican professional golfer. He currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. He played collegiate golf for USC Aiken from 2005 to 2008 before turning professional in 2009.
Professional career In 2017, Díaz lost in a playoff to Ethan Tracy at the Club Colombia Championship. The finish moved him from outside the top 700 in the Official World Golf Ranking to 462nd, which qualified him for the WGC-Mexico Championship by being the highest-ranked Mexican golfer. Díaz also qualified for the U.S. Open, his first major championship, when Phil Mickelson withdrew to attend his daughter's high school graduation. He would go on to shoot 72-76 to miss the cut. Diaz finished 25th in the 2017 Web.com Tour rankings, the last guaranteed position for a PGA Tour card.
After the 2018-19 PGA Tour season, Diaz lost his tour card and returned to the Korn Ferry Tour.
In March 2021, Diaz won the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Korn Ferry Tour by one stroke over Peter Uihlein.
Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up121 Mar 2021Chitimacha Louisiana Open−18 (69-65-64-68=266)1 stroke Peter Uihlein
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12017Club Colombia Championship Ethan TracyLost to birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up129 Nov 2014Central American and Caribbean Games−17 (271)3 strokes José de Jesús Rodríguez
Results in major championships Tournament20172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament2019202020212022202320242025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2017ChampionshipT67Match PlayInvitationalChampions
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 2006, 2008
Professional World Cup (representing Mexico): 2018
See also 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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