Roberto Díaz (born 3 February 1987) is a Mexican

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. He currently plays on the

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. He played collegiate golf for

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from 2005 to 2008 before turning professional in 2009.

Professional career

In 2017, Díaz lost in a playoff to Ethan Tracy at the

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. The finish moved him from outside the top 700 in the

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to 462nd, which qualified him for the WGC-Mexico Championship by being the highest-ranked Mexican golfer. Díaz also qualified for the U.S. Open, his first major championship, when

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withdrew to attend his daughter's high school graduation. He would go on to shoot 72-76 to miss the cut. Diaz finished 25th in the 2017 Web.com Tour rankings, the last guaranteed position for a PGA Tour card. After the 2018-19 PGA Tour season, Diaz lost his tour card and returned to the Korn Ferry Tour. In March 2021, Diaz won the

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on the Korn Ferry Tour by one stroke over

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Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Mexico): 2006,

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Professional *

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(representing Mexico):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Roberto Mexican male golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Universiade medalists in golf Universiade silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade USC Aiken Pacers athletes Sportspeople from Veracruz People from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1987 births Living people 21st-century Mexican people