Mexican golf skilled Carlos Ortiz has jumped 11 locations to now rank at No. 264, beforehand at 275, within the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). He lately participated within the V Copa Prissa and ended the marketing campaign with 1.8 factors, which helped him soar to the next place in OWGR.
LIV golfer Ortiz beat Isidro Benitez to safe his first match victory on the American Circuit since his 2020 Houston Open win.
Carlos Ortiz se proclamó campeón de la V Copa Prissa presentada por Maestro Tequila Dobel en el Membership Campestre de Puebla. #giragolfmx https://t.co/djApFgN4ci
Carlos Ortiz went again to his homeland to retain his golf rankings
Since LIV Golf gamers are unable to learn from enjoying within the league by way of OWGR, they’ve opted to strive their hand at their native golf excursions and different alternatives throughout the globe.
The newest to seize such a chance was Carlos Ortiz, who participated in V Copa Prissa. The match was lately given OWGR eligibility by the Gira De Golf Skilled Mexicana (GGPM). Carlos Ortiz joined the checklist of fellow LIV golfers, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood, and Graeme McDowell to hunt outdoors alternatives to realize OWGR factors.
Regardless of being based in 2017, GGPM didn’t rating any international rating factors till the start of 2018. Much like LIV Golf, its occasions are performed over 54 holes, nevertheless, there’s a minimize after the primary two rounds.
Identical to every other LIV Golf participant, Carlos Ortiz has additionally suffered a continuing snub from OWGR. Earlier than becoming a member of the league, he was positioned within the 119th place however continued to fall to No. 275.
Nonetheless, competing for his homeland both didn’t have a lot for Ortiz to realize. Regardless of his win, he jumped solely 11 locations up within the rankings. Earlier, he participated in two Asian excursions however failed to attain many factors. Ortiz cumulatively scored simply 0.35 factors after competing within the Collection Oman, the place he completed at No. 43.
GGPM may need given Carlos Ortiz the chance to attain some OWGR factors, nevertheless it won’t be sufficient for him. On one aspect the place the PGA Tour’s invitational champion, Kurt Kitayama, has been rewarded 67 OWGR factors, Ortiz obtained pennies on the greenback. Furthermore, GGPM may not provide what the PGA Tour was providing Ortiz or every other participant.
Who’s Carlos Ortiz?
Born on April 24, 1991, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Carlos Ortiz is an expert golfer who at present performs in the LIV Golf league. Curiously, his youthful brother Alvaro Ortiz can also be an expert golfer who performs on the PGA Tour.
He began enjoying skilled golf throughout his faculty years. Nonetheless, simply two years later, in 2013, Ortiz turned skilled enjoying on the internet.com Tour. Then the next 12 months, his first skilled win got here within the Panama Claro Championship. Ortiz adopted his golden run by successful the El Bosque Mexico Championship and WinCo Meals Portland Open in the identical 12 months.
Carlos was related to the PGA Tour for many of his profession earlier than making the swap to LIV Golf in 2022. He received his solely PGA Tour win within the 2020 Vivint Houston Open. In whole, he has had six skilled wins all through his profession.