Abraham Ancer
Abraham Ancer | |
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— Golfer — | |
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