Background
Cóceres was born in Argentina"s Chaco province. He is one of 11 children who grew up in a two-bedroom house.
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. 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. His two European Tour wins came at the 1994 Heineken Open Catalonia and the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic.
In 2001, Cóceres switched to the Professional Golf Association Tour.
His first season in the United States. 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 Carolina Rental Golf Classic Disney. 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 Professional Golf Association Tour for four years due to an injured left wrist.
He played the 2013 Frys.com Open, his first Professional Golf Association Tour event in four years.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) European Tour wins (2) Other wins (14) 1988 (1) Los Lagartos Grand Prix (Argentina) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 Professional Golf Association – 2003 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Argentina): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 World Cup (representing Argentina): 1989, 1997.