Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian

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who plays on

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Professional career

Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of

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in 2013 and won his first title on the tour at the Visa Open de Argentina on 8 December 2013. Having shot a course record 64 in the second round, Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time

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. Rozo earned his second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the

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at Guadalajara on 23 March 2014, eagling the second playoff hole in a seven-way playoff. This win moved Rozo to a career high of 414th in the

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and into the top 500 for the first time in his career. Later he finished second at the Ecuador Open and Colombian Classic, third at the Abierto del Centro, fourth at the

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, fifth at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC, sixth at the Lexus Panama Classic and ninth at the Mexico Open. With US$89,117 in earnings, he ended second at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit. In 2015, Rozo won the gold medal at the

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. However, he missed the cut at each of his seven appearances at the Web.com Tour. Therefore he switched to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica mid-season,'Vuelvo a aprenderle cosas a la vida y al golf': Marcelo Rozo
– El Tiempo, 16 September 2015 collecting a 6th finish at the Guatemala Open and a 7th at the Colombian Classic. In 2018, Rozo won the gold medal at the

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Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

Chilean Tour wins (1)

Colombian Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2018 Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''

PGA Tour Latinoamerica Developmental Series wins (1)

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Colombia):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozo, Marcelo Colombian male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in golf Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in golf Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Sportspeople from Bogotá 1989 births Living people 21st-century Colombian sportsmen