Who is the Mexican golfer invited to the Augusta Masters 2026, career and achievements
How did Carlos Ortiz do in his first Augusta Masters?
In 2021, he certified thanks to successful the Houston Open the earlier 12 months.
However, in his first expertise he didn’t make the lower. Registered playing cards 82 and 71respectively, and mentioned goodbye to the contest with out seeing motion throughout the weekend.
Which Mexicans have performed the Augusta Masters in historical past?
In this prestigious truthful, which has been held since 1934solely seven Mexicans have touched its greens.
Regalado and Sanudo appeared at 1975 and 1979and in 1966 and 1973correspondingly.
Later it was the flip of Juan Antonio ‘Campeonísimo’ Estradawho was amongst 1962 to 1964 and superior to the first lower.
Born in Argentinahowever by Mexican regulation, Antonio Cerda competed for 1961 to 1964. In ’61, he completed twenty fourth. For a while, it was the greatest efficiency by a Mexican in Augusta.
Case related to that of the Mexican-American Lee Trevinowho raided on a number of events however is thought-about from the United States in official information.
That is why statistics point out that, in 2019, it broke one after the otherabsence of 40 years, when the gamers have been invited once more**.** It occurred for 5 consecutive editions, from 2019 to 2024.
The first, Alvaro Ortiz —Carlos’ brother. The following 12 months, he did Abraham Ancerwho delivered the greatest end result for a Mexican on this championship, by closing in T13with eight strokes below par.
Between 2021 and 2023, Ancer returned. Meanwhile, in 2024, Santiago de la Fuente He registered as an newbie when he gained the Latin American Amateur Championship. However, it didn’t move Friday’s cutoff.
Get to know him
Carlos Ortiz Becerra
- April 24, 1991
- Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Graduated from the University of North Texas, United States.
Achievements
- 4th place at the US Open 2025
- First Mexican to win a PGA Tour match in 40 years (Houston Open)
- Called twice to the Augusta Masters (2021 and 2026)
- Qualified for 2 Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024
- fifteenth in the LIV Golf standings till this stage of the 2026 marketing campaign
