{{short description|Colombian professional golfer}} {{family name hatnote|Rozo|Rengifo|lang=Spanish}} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Marcelo Rozo | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Marcelo Rozo Rengifo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P5x00001M6aq3EAB |title=Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali |publisher=Federación Colombiana de Golf |access-date=29 October 2024 |language=es}}</ref> | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|9|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1989|11|6|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{COL}} | residence = Bogotá, Colombia | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro = 2012 | tour = PGA Tour | extour = Korn Ferry Tour<br>PGA Tour Latinoamérica<br>Colombian Tour | prowins = 10 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Web.com Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{COL}}}} {{Medal|Sport|Men's golf}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Toronto|Individual}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Toronto|Mixed team}} {{Medal|Competition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Barranquilla|Individual}} }} '''Marcelo Rozo Rengifo''' (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on PGA Tour.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/players/player.37076.marcelo-rozo.html |title=Marcelo Rozo |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
==Professional career== Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and won his first title on the tour at the Visa Open de Argentina on 8 December 2013.<ref name=profile /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourla.com/event/m2013017/?lg=en#.Uzxxn1w37eI |title=Marcelo Rozo makes Colombian golf history in Argentina |work=PGA Tour |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref> Having shot a course record 64 in the second round,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourla.com/event/m2013017/news/1672/?lg=en#.Uzx0KFw37eI |title=Rozo joins Echenique at the top of the leaderboard |work=PGA Tour |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref> Rozo eventually won the tournament by two strokes in a field including two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourla.com/leaderboard/m2013017/?lg=en#.Uzx2Nlw37eJ |title=108° VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot |work=PGA Tour |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
Rozo earned his second win on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open at Guadalajara on 23 March 2014, eagling the second playoff hole in a seven-way playoff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourla.com/event/m2014040/?lg=en#.Uzx2c1w37eJ |title=Marcelo Rozo prevails in seven-way playoff in Guadalajara |work=PGA Tour |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref> This win moved Rozo to a career high of 414th in the Official World Golf Ranking and into the top 500 for the first time in his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerId=16591 |title=Marcelo Rozo – Official World Golf Ranking profile |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref> Later he finished second at the Ecuador Open and Colombian Classic, third at the Abierto del Centro, fourth at the Argentine Open, fifth at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC, sixth at the Lexus Panama Classic and ninth at the Mexico Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourla.com/golfers/300399/results/?lg=en#.VHZWsWMnnYE |title=Marcelo Rozo – Results |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref> With US$89,117 in earnings, he ended second at the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit.
In 2015, Rozo won the gold medal at the Pan American Games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Robert |date=20 July 2015 |title=Colombia sweeps golf's reintroduction at Pan Am Games |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2119775/colombia-sweeps-golfs-reintroduction-at-pan-am-games/ |work=Global News |location=Toronto, Canada |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> However, he missed the cut at each of his seven appearances at the Web.com Tour. Therefore, he switched to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica mid-season,<ref>[http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/golf/marcelo-rozo-hablo-de-su-participacipon-en-el-pga-tour-latinoamerica/16376250 'Vuelvo a aprenderle cosas a la vida y al golf': Marcelo Rozo] – El Tiempo, 16 September 2015</ref> collecting a 6th finish at the Guatemala Open and a 7th at the Colombian Classic. In 2018, Rozo won the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Rozo earned his 2026 PGA Tour card via Qualifying School in December 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2025/12/14/meet-the-five-new-pga-tour-members-final-stage-pga-tour-q-school-2025-tour-cards-status-results |title=Meet the five players who earned Tour cards at 2025 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry |publisher=PGA Tour |date=14 December 2025}}</ref>
==Professional wins (10)== ===PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|8 Dec 2013 |Visa Open de Argentina |−10 (73-64-69-72=278) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Gove |- |align=center|2 |align=right|23 Mar 2014 |TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open |−17 (67-65-66-69=267) |Playoff |{{flagicon|MEX}} Mauricio Azcué, {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Cochran III,<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} Roberto Díaz, {{flagicon|ARG}} Lucho Dodd,<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} Julián Etulain, {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Ryan |- |align=center|3 |align=right|23 Sep 2018 |JHSF Aberto do Brasil |−20 (69-67-65-63=264) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Harrison Endycott, {{flagicon|USA}} Chase Hanna |}
===Chilean Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|16 Nov 2013 |Abierto del Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal |−13 (68-66-69=203) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|CHL}} Santiago Russi |}
===Colombian Tour wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|13 Aug 2017 |Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín |−16 (69-67-69-67=272) |Playoff |{{flagicon|COL}} Nico Echavarría |- |align=center|2 |align=right|22 Jul 2018 |Abierto del Club El Rodeo |−18 (64-72-68-66=270) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|COL}} Oswaldo Villada |- |align=center|3 |align=right|29 Jul 2018 |Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open |−16 (65-70-65=200){{efn|name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} |1 stroke |{{flagicon|COL}} Nico Echavarría |}
===PGA Tour Latinoamerica Developmental Series wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|11 Dec 2016 |Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final |−12 (66-70-71-69=272) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN}} Eric Sugimoto |}
===Other wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|19 Jul 2015 |Pan American Games |−13 (68-76-63-68=275) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|CHL}} Felipe Aguilar, {{flagicon|ARG}} Tommy Cocha |- |align=center|2 |align=right|2 Aug 2018 |Central American and Caribbean Games |−24 (67-66-65-66=264) |13 strokes |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Pereda |}
==Playoff record== '''Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2019 |Evans Scholars Invitational |{{flagicon|USA}} Scottie Scheffler |Lost to birdie on second extra hole |}
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2010, 2012
==See also== *2025 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|37076}} *{{OWGR|16591}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozo, Marcelo}} Category:Colombian male golfers Category:PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Category:Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games medalists in golf Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in golf Category:Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Sportspeople from Bogotá Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen