Carlos Rodiles

Carlos Jose Rodiles (born 3 May 1975) is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

Carlos Rodiles
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Jose Rodiles
Born (1975-05-03) 3 May 1975
Málaga, Spain
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality Spain
ResidenceMálaga, Spain
SpouseCarmen (m. 2001)
ChildrenCarmen (b. 2005)
Ana Victoria (b. 2008)
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Highest ranking96 (16 November 2003)[1]
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2006

Early life

Rodiles was born in Málaga, Spain. Nowadays he lives in Marbella, Spain.

College career

He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition in 1996 and 1997.[2] As a Gators golfer, Rodiles was a member of the team that was the Southeastern Conference (SEC) runner-up and finished sixth in the NCAA tournament in 1996.[2] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1998.

Professional career

Rodiles turning professional in 1997. He first qualified for the European Tour at the 1998 qualifying school. He finished 160th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, and dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour for the following season. He regained his European Tour card by finishing third on the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2000, when he had three runner-up finishes. He managed to maintain his playing status on the elite tour until the end of 2005 through his position on the Order of Merit. He relied on invitations in 2006, before regaining his card when he returned to, and was medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School final stage in 2006.[3] However having dropped outside the top 120 on the money list again in 2008, and having failed to come though final qualifying, Rodiles was again playing on the Challenge Tour in 2009.

Rodiles' best year to date has been 2003, when he ended the season in 24th place on the European Tour Order of Merit after losing out in a playoff to Freddie Jacobson at the season ending Volvo Masters Andalucia.[3]

Amateur wins
  • 1994 Tournament of the Americas

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Volvo Masters Andalucía Freddie Jacobson Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 Günther Hamburg Classic David Higgins Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2000 Le Touquet Challenge de France Fredrik Andersson Hed Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 2006
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Rodiles only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

See also

References
  1. "Week 46 2003 Ending 16 Nov 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 35, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. Kidd, Patrick (13 November 2006). "Inspired Rodiles sets sights on a return to the good life". The Times. London. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
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