Ernesto Pérez Acosta (golfer)


Ernesto Pérez Acosta is a Mexican professional golfer.
Pérez Acosta was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, where he has always lived and was a long-time club pro at Club Campestre. He is part of a well-known and respected golf dynasty of professionals in Mexico.
As an amateur, he represented Mexico at the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy, in Melbourne, Australia, finishing 5th individually and 6th with his team. He turned professional in 1970 and won two Mexican Open titles, being the first Mexican winner and still the only Mexican with multiple titles.
He represented Mexico five times in the World Cup, winning the individual title in 1976 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States, three strokes ahead of six players, including the 1976 U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate. The Mexico team of Pérez Acosta and Margarito Martinez finished tied 5th. For the 1977 World Cup in Manila, Philippines, Pérez Acosta, was selected, together with Victor Regalado, to represent Mexico, but the team did not arrive in time, was replaced by a local amateur team and Pérez Acosta did not have a chance to defend his title.
Perez Acosta competed in 54 countries in different world circuits like The European, Canadian, South American and Asian Tours. His 1976 individual World Cup victory earned him an invitation to the 1977 NEC World Series of Golf, at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, a 20-man event with the biggest first prize on the 1977 PGA Tour. Pérez Acosta collected $5,200 for 19th place, 2.5 times more than for his World Cup victory.

Professional wins

This list is incomplete.
Amateur
Professional