José Eusebio Cóceres (born 14 August 1963) is an Argentine professional golfer who spent many years on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
Early life
Cóceres was born in Argentina's Chaco province. He is one of 11 children who grew up in a two-bedroom house. He became a caddie and taught himself the game.
Professional career
In 1986, Cóceres turned professional and won a place on the European Tour at its 1990 Qualifying School. After struggling in 1991 and 1992 he performed steadily on the tour from 1993 onwards and in 2000 he reached a career high of thirteenth on the Order of Merit. His two European Tour wins came at the 1994 Heineken Open Catalonia and the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic.
In 2001, Cóceres switched to the PGA Tour. His first season in the U.S. was very inconsistent, with seven missed cuts and only two top ten finishes, but those top ten finishes were wins at the WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf and the National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney. He was the first Argentine to win on the PGA Tour since Roberto De Vicenzo at the 1968 Houston Champions International. He broke his arm before the start of the 2002 season, and has struggled for form since. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Cóceres did not play on the PGA Tour from 2009 to 2013 due to an injured left wrist.
Cóceres has won several tournaments in his home country and elsewhere in South America. In 2002 he became the third golfer to receive Argentina's highest sports award, the Olimpia de Oro ("Golden Olympia").
Professional wins (35)
PGA Tour wins (2)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|16 Apr 2001
|WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
|−11 (68-70-64-71=273)
|Playoff
| Billy Mayfair
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|21 Oct 2001
|National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
|−23 (68-65-64-68=265)
|1 stroke
| Davis Love III
|}
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|2001
|WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
| Billy Mayfair
|Won with par on fifth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|2007
|Mayakoba Golf Classic
| Fred Funk
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|2007
|The Honda Classic
| Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley,<br> Mark Wilson
|Wilson won with birdie on third extra hole<br>Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole
|}
European Tour 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|24 Apr 1994
|Heineken Open Catalonia
|−13 (70-69-67-69=275)
|3 strokes
| Jean-Louis Guépy
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|5 Mar 2000
|Dubai Desert Classic
|−14 (64-69-68-73=274)
|2 strokes
| Paul McGinley, Patrik Sjöland
|}
Tour de las Américas wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 Dec 2011
|Torneo de Maestros<sup>1</sup>
|−8 (66-69-67-74=276)
|4 strokes
| Ricardo González
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
TPG Tour wins (2)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 Dec 2011
|Torneo de Maestros<sup>1</sup>
|−8 (66-69-67-74=276)
|4 strokes
| Ricardo González
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|24 Oct 2015
|Gran Premio Los Pingüinos
|−9 (66-69=135)
|2 strokes
| Julio Zapata
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Other wins (13)
- 1988 (1) Los Lagartos Grand Prix (Argentina)
- 1989 (1) Pinamar Open (Argentina)
- 1992 (2) Montevideo Open (Uruguay), Los Cardales Challenge (Argentina)
- 1993 (2) Pinamar Open (Argentina), Los Cardales Challenge (Argentina)
- 1994 (2) Ituzaingo Grand Prix (Argentina), Mendoza Open (Argentina)
- 1995 (1) Tournament of Champions (Argentina)
- 2003 (1) Argentine PGA Championship
- 2004 (2) Argentine Open, Argentine PGA Championship
- 2007 (1) Campeonato Metropolitano (Argentina)
- 2019 Abierto Mixto de Jordania Categoría Senior
European Senior Tour 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|7 Jul 2019
|Swiss Seniors Open
|−11 (65-68-66=199)
|2 strokes
| Peter Baker, Peter O'Malley,<br> Phillip Price, Jean-François Remésy,<br> Chris Williams
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|29 Sep 2019
|Murhof Legends – Austrian Senior Open
|−19 (66-62-69=197)
|4 strokes
| Paul Lawrie
|}
Senior Tour of Argentina wins (6)
- 2014 Tour Senior Championship (1)
- 2015 Chino Fernández Senior Classic
- 2018 24° The Open Championship Of Seniors (1), Tour Senior Championship (2)
- 2019 25° The Open Championship Of Seniors (2)
- 2020 Gran Premio Senior PGA Campo Chico
Source:'
Argentine Tour Senior de la PGA Argentina wins (7)
- 2017 8° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Las Praderas de Lujan)
- 2019 1° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Cuba Fatima Golf), 3° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Reserva Cardales Golf), 6° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Reserva Cardales Golf)
- 2020 Final Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (San Sebastian)
- 2025 3° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Mercedes Golf Club), 6° Fourball institucional of Profesionals of Golf of Argentine (Medal Country Club)
Results in major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|T45
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T96
|CUT
|T44
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T52
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|T36
|CUT
|CUT
|T34
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|CUT
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T51
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 5
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 3
|-
!Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! 17 !! 9
|}
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 PGA – 2003 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|81
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|T66
|}
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" = Tied
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2000!!2001!!2002
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|T14
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|T36
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T75
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to 9/11<br>
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied<br>
NT = No tournament
Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Argentina): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
- World Cup (representing Argentina): 1989, 1997