Carlos Rodiles
Encyclopedia
Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer
who currently plays on the European Tour.
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. 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. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
in finance in 1998.
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 won, the European Tour Qualifying School
final stage in 2006. 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 Fredrik Jacobson
at the season ending Volvo Masters Andalucia.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who currently plays on the European Tour.
College career
He attended the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander
Buddy Alexander
Stewart Murray "Buddy" Alexander is an American college golf coach and former amateur golfer. Alexander is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's golf team of the University of Florida...
's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition in 1996 and 1997. As a Gators golfer, Rodiles was a member of the team that was the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC) runner-up and finished sixth in the NCAA tournament in 1996. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in finance in 1998.
Professional career
Rodiles turning professional in 1997. He first qualified for the European TourPGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
at the 1998 qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
. He finished 160th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, and dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
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 won, the European Tour Qualifying School
European Tour Qualifying School
The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour....
final stage in 2006. 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 Fredrik Jacobson
Fredrik Jacobson
Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson is a Swedish professional golfer.Jacobson was born in Kungsbacka. He turned professional in 1994 and was a member of the European Tour in 1995 and from 1997 to 2004. In 2003 he won his first European Tour title, and went on to claim two more victories that season...
at the season ending Volvo Masters Andalucia.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
See also
- 2009 Challenge Tour graduates2009 Challenge Tour graduatesThis is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2009. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2009 earned their European Tour card for 2010.*European Tour rookie in 2010T = Tied...
- List of Florida Gators golfers
- List of University of Florida alumni