Ernesto Pérez Acosta (golfer)

[1][2] As an amateur, Pérez Acosta represented Mexico at the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy, in Melbourne, Australia, and the Copa de la Hispanidad in Manila, Philippines, where his team won the international championship.

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, PGA Championship winner Dave Stockton, and rising stars Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros.

After his 1976 individual World Cup victory, Perez Acosta signed a management deal with famed sports agent Mark McCormack.

The International at Castle Pines in 1986-1988 and many other official PGA Tour events such as the Bing Crosby Pebble Beach Pro-Am in 1976-1977 and 1972 Houston Texas Open.

Pérez Acosta has represented Mexico in 54 countries in different professional circuits such as the PGA, Champions, European, of which he is one of the founding members, Canadian, South American and Asian Tours.

Ernesto Pérez Acosta winning The 1976 Mexican Open at Club de Golf La Hacienda
Ernesto Pérez Acosta and Nancy Lopez at the 1977 Rolex Mixed World Championship in Japan, hosted by Arnold Palmer.