Carlos Ortiz is a professional golfer from Mexico. He currently plays in the LIV Tour and was a former member of the PGA Tour. Ortiz played collegiate golf for the University of Texas and he turned pro in 2013. Since then, he has had 5 professional wins, 4 on the Korn Ferry Tour and 1 on the PGA Tour. He reached a career-high ranking of No.44, which he achieved in February 2021.
Player Profile
Carlos Ortiz was born on April 24, 1991, in Guadalajara. He stands 183 cm tall and he currently resides in Dallas, Texas. His younger brother Alvaro Ortiz is also a professional golfer who is best known for winning the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship.
Career
Ortiz turned pro in 2013 and he debuted in the PGA in 2014. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2017 and 2018 and by the end of the 2018 season, he had regained his PGA Tour card. He won his first PGA Tour event in 2020, this was the Vivint Houston Open. He is the third Mexican to have won on the PGA Tour. The others are Cesar Sanudo and Victor Regalado.
In 2022, he started playing on the LIV Tour and got suspended from the PGA Tour as a consequence.
Career Highlights
Number of Wins by Tour
- PGA Tour - 1
- Korn Ferry Tour - 4
Best Results in Major Championships
- Masters Tournament - CUT: 2021
- PGA Championship - T55: 2021
- U.S. Open - T52: 2019
- The Open Championship - CUT: 2021
