Abraham Ancer
Abraham Ancer | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
McAllen, Texas | 27 February 1991
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Nationality | Mexico |
Career | |
College |
Odessa College University of Oklahoma |
Turned professional | 2013 |
Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Web.com Tour | 1 |
Abraham Ancer (born 27 February 1991) is a Mexican professional golfer.
Amateur career
Ancer was born in McAllen, Texas, raised in Reynosa, Mexico, and has dual American and Mexican citizenship.[1] He played college golf at Odessa College and the University of Oklahoma, from which he graduated in 2013.[2] During his one year at Odessa, Ancer was a first-team All-American and finished in a tie for second in the Junior College National Golf Championship. At Oklahoma, he saw his most success during his first year, winning twice while having the sixth-lowest scoring average in Oklahoma history of 72.03. During his entire career, he ended up second in all-time scoring average and ended up with the third-most birdies (352) in school history.[2]
Professional career
Ancer turned professional in 2013. In December 2014, he tied for 35th place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage.[3] He then played on the Web.com Tour in 2015, where he finished runner-up at the Brasil Champions in March and won the Nova Scotia Open in July.[4] He finished 11th in the regular season money list, which earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2016 season.
Amateur wins
- 2009 Odessa College Invitational
- 2010 Omega Chemical/Midland College, Texas Junior College Championship, NJCAA District 2 Championship
- 2011 Desert Shootout, NCAA East-VA Tech Regional
Source:[5]
Professional wins
Web.com Tour wins
See also
References
- ↑ "Abraham Ancer Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Abraham Ancer Bio". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/tournaments/web-com-tour-qualifying-tournament/leaderboard.html
- ↑ "Abraham Ancer wins Nova Scotia Open". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Abraham Ancer". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
External links
- Abraham Ancer at the PGA Tour official site
- Abraham Ancer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site