Álvaro Ortiz Becerra (born 25 November 1995) is a Mexican professional golfer.
Early life Ortiz was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played college golf in the United States at the University of Arkansas from 2014 to 2018. At the 2017 Summer Universiade, he finished 9th in the individual competition and was on the Mexican team that won the silver medal. He played in the Mexican team in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2014, 2016, and 2018. He won the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship, a result which gained him an invitation to the 2019 Masters Tournament. Ortiz had been runner-up in the event in 2017 and 2018. In the Masters, he made the cut and finished tied for 36th place with a score of 286, 2-under-par, one stroke behind Viktor Hovland, who won the Silver Cup as the leading amateur.
His older brother, Carlos, is also a professional golfer.
Professional career Ortiz turned professional in 2019 after the Masters Tournament. In January 2020, Ortiz won a qualifying event for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to gain a place on the tour. In the first event of the season, the Estrella del Mar Open, he was runner-up behind Alexandre Rocha. The tour was then suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by the LocaliQ Series, which was held in the second half of 2020. The PGA Tour Latinoamérica season was extended into 2021 and Ortiz won the first event of the year, the Abierto Mexicano de Golf.
Amateur wins 2013 Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LIII 2014 Torneo Nacional Copa Yucatan, World Junior Team Qualifier 2016 The Aggie Invitational, Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club 2017 Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club 2018 Torneo Annual Guadalajara Country Club, Campeonato Nacional Interclubes Mexico 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship
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Professional wins (5) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) Legend Finals events (1) Other Korn Ferry Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up131 May 2026UNC Health Championship−10 (67-62-69-72=270)Playoff Ross Steelman213 Sep 2026Simmons Bank Open−26 (65-61-65-63=254)4 strokes Sandy Scott
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12026UNC Health Championship Ross SteelmanWon with birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Mar 2021Abierto Mexicano de Golf−23 (64-68-70-63=265)3 strokes Drew Nesbitt
Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Oct 2023Copa Simsa−19 (63-67-64=194)3 strokes Roberto Lebrija28 Dec 2023El Jaguar Golf Open−14 (66-70-66=202)5 strokes Emilio González, Alejandro Madariaga
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament2019202020212022202320242025Masters TournamentT36PGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 2014, 2016, 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018
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