Carlos Jose Rodiles (born 3 May 1975) is a Spanish

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who currently plays on the

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Early life

Rodiles was born in

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. Nowadays he lives in Marbella, Spain.

College career

He attended the

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in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach

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's Florida Gators men's golf team in

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(NCAA) competition in 1996 and 1997.
Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 35, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved 14 July 2011. As a Gators golfer, Rodiles was a member of the team that was the

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(SEC) runner-up and finished sixth in the NCAA tournament in 1996. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1998.

Professional career

Rodiles turning professional in 1997. He first qualified for the

at the 1998

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. He finished 160th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, and dropped down to the second tier

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for the following season. He regained his European Tour card by finishing third on the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2000, when he had three runner-up finishes. He managed to maintain his playing status on the elite tour until the end of 2005 through his position on the Order of Merit. He relied on invitations in 2006, before regaining his card when he returned to, and was medalist at the

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final stage in 2006. However having dropped outside the top 120 on the money list again in 2008, and having failed to come though final qualifying, Rodiles was again playing on the Challenge Tour in 2009. Rodiles' best year to date has been 2003, when he ended the season in 24th place on the European Tour Order of Merit after losing out in a playoff to

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at the season ending Volvo Masters Andalucia.

Amateur wins

*1994 Tournament of the Americas

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Rodiles only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodiles, Carlos Spanish male golfers Florida Gators men's golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Málaga 1973 births Living people