Alex Aragon (born March 11, 1979) is an American

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Early life and amateur career

Aragon was born in

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. He played college golf at

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Professional career

In 2001, Aragon turned professional. He played on the

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. T ...

in 2005, 2009, and 2012–2013. He won his first tournament in 2012 at the TPC Stonebrae Championship. He won his second tournament at the 2013

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. Aragon played on the

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in 2006 where his best finish was T-27 at the

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. He has also played on mini-tours, including the Tight Lies Tour in 2003 and the

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in 2004. He finished ninth on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only 2 cuts in 18 events and finished 252nd on the

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points list and lost his PGA Tour card.

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

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