Background
Perez was born in Phoenix, Arizona and is of Mexican American descent.
Perez was born in Phoenix, Arizona and is of Mexican American descent.
He has finished second twice. On January 22, 2009, Perez finished the first 36 holes of the Bob Hope Classic with a 124 (-20), the lowest score in Professional Golf Association Tour history through two rounds, relative to par.
He experienced his first Professional Golf Association Tour victory in 2009 at the Bob Hope Classic. His career high in the Official World Golf Ranking was 49th in 2009. The start set or tied several records, including tying the record for low score (124) in consecutive rounds.
But on January 24, Steve Stricker broke the latter record of 124 with a 61-62 for 123 combined two rounds (third and fourth rounds).
Perez also experienced a championship of another sort first-hand. As a neighbor of baseball player Pat Burrell, he had been very close to the Philadelphia Phillies for several years.
I would really root for them like I was part of the team" When asked if he had the locker during spring training, he replied "Number, the whole thing. I would hit balls with Jimmy Rollins, go out on the field and play catch, whatever.
I was like one of them team for that year." When Burrell left as a free agent after the 2008 season and signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, Perez called the news "Worse than me getting hurt." Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Nationwide Tour wins (1) 2000 BUY.COM Ozarks Open Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2002 Professional Golf Association – 2005 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1.