Alexandre Rocha

 ( Brazilian Male Golfers ) 

Alexandre Nardy Rocha (born 21 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional .

Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University, before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying for the European Tour at the end of 2005. He did not win enough money during his rookie season to retain his playing status and returned to qualifying school where he was the joint winner alongside Carlos Rodiles.

Having lost his card on the European Tour again at the end of the 2009 season, Rocha qualified for the Asian Tour for 2010. In 2010, Rocha became the second Brazilian (after Jaime Gonzalez, who played on the PGA Tour up until 1982) to join the PGA Tour when he graduated from Qualifying School. Rocha finished 127th in the 2011 FedEx Cup standings, then lost his PGA Tour card after 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014 before spending 2015 on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

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Amateur wins

• 1992 South American Championship
• 1993 Brazil National Junior Championship
• 1994 Brazil National Championship
• 1995 Brazil National Junior Championship, South American Championship
• 1997 Brazil National Championship

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Professional wins (16)

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PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

1	27 Sep 2015	Aberto do Brasil	−17 (68-65-67-67=267)	Playoff	Kent Bulle, Keith Mitchell
2	8 Mar 2020	Estrella del Mar Open	−29 (65-67-65-62=259)	3 strokes	Álvaro Ortiz

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Tour de las Américas wins (1)

1	28 Jan 2001	Rabobank Masters de Chile	−15 (65-69-67-64=265)	2 strokes	Ángel Franco, Dan Olsen

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Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (4)

1	16 Feb 2019	Copa Prissa	−11 (71-66-68=205)	2 strokes	Cristian Romero
2	11 Jun 2023	Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel	−14 (66-63-67=196)	Playoff	Isidro Benítez
3	18 Aug 2023	Club de Golf México Invitational	−13 (66-70-67=203)	2 strokes	Luis Garza, Álvaro Ortiz
4	12 May 2024	Tour Championship	−15 (67-66-65-67=265)	2 strokes	Luis Garza, Óscar Serna

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Colombian Tour wins (1)

1	28 Jul 2024	Abierto de Colombia	−12 (71-69-66-70=276)	6 strokes	Iván Camilo Ramírez

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Other wins (8)

• 2000 San Fernando Open (Brazil)
• 2002 Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am (Brazil)
• 2003 Brasília DF Open (Brazil), Club de Campo Open (Brazil), Curitiba Open (Brazil), Casino de Charlevoix Cup (with Bryn Parry)
• 2004 Little Rock Maverick Tour Classic (United States)
• 2008 Marbella Open (Chile)

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Playoff record Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

1	2008	Trophée du Golf Club de Genève	Wil Besseling, Klas Eriksson	Eriksson won with birdie on fourth extra hole Rocha eliminated by par on third hole

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Results in major championships

Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T68
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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Team appearances Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Brazil): 1994, 1996, 1998

Professional

• World Cup (representing Brazil): 2013

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See also

• 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2008 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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Notes

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