Rodolfo Cazaubón Jr. (born 5 August 1989) is a Mexican

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who currently plays on the

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Amateur career

Cazaubón played college golf at the

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where he won three tournaments in his senior year and was an

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in 2013. He played on the Mexican team in the 2010 and 2012

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. The 2012 team finished second to the United States by five strokes. He also played on the Mexican team in the 2011 World University Games, helping the team to a bronze medal.

Professional career

Cazaubón turned professional in 2013 and largely played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2014 season. His best result during his inaugural season as a professional was a second place at the 2014

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. During the

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season, Cazaubón won his first

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points event at the Lexus Panama Classic He followed this up with his second win on the tour at the

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in June 2015. Cazaubón earned his third win of the season at the

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and finished 2015 leading the Tour's Order of Merit, making him fully exempt for the 2016 Web.com Tour. He represented Mexico in Rio 2016 Olympic games

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (4)

Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana wins (2)

Team appearances

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(representing Mexico):

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Professional *

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(representing

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): 2017

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cazaubon, Rodolfo Mexican male golfers North Texas Mean Green men's golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Olympic golfers for Mexico Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in golf FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Tampico, Tamaulipas 1989 births Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Golfers from Tamaulipas