Martin Flores
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Martin Flores is an American
professional golf
er who plays on the PGA Tour
.
Flores joined the PGA Tour in 2010, earning his card through qualifying school
. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour and finished 175th on the money list. His best finish came at the Reno-Tahoe Open
where he tied for tenth. He joined the Nationwide Tour
in 2011 and recorded four top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the Rex Hospital Open
. He finished 24th on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2012.
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professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
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Flores joined the PGA Tour in 2010, earning his card through 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 struggled during his rookie year on Tour and finished 175th on the money list. His best finish came at the Reno-Tahoe Open
Reno-Tahoe Open
The Reno-Tahoe Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in northwestern Nevada. Founded in 1999, it is an alternate event played annually in August at the , located midway between Reno and Lake Tahoe. Opened in 1997, the par-72 course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and plays at ; its...
where he tied for tenth. He joined the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
in 2011 and recorded four top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the Rex Hospital Open
Rex Hospital Open
The Rex Hospital Open is a regular golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.The 2011 purse was $550,000, with $99,000 going to the winner.-Winners:...
. He finished 24th on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2012.