A lifelong goal achieved for Carlos Ortiz when he got his first win on the PGA Tour earlier this season. He is the first Mexican-born player to win on the PGA Tour in more than 40 years. Currently, Carlos lives in Dallas and shares his story of growing up and learning to play golf in Mexico, climbing the competitive ladder and becoming one of the best young players on the PGA Tour.Topics:Lorena Ochoa: Example she set as a role model - practice and work hard Other Influences: Growing up with a competitive father and brother Fatherly Advice: Do it the right way, don’t quit, and don’t be afraid of anythingRecruitment Process: Why Brad Stracke wanted to coach Carlos at UNTSpecial Traits: International player able to consistently shoot low at young age Mental Trick: Truth behind setting low or no expectations to alleviate burden Lessons Learned: Would not change anything - losing PGA card was necessary Breakthrough Win: Missing cuts, make changes to score and regain confidenceLinks and Resources:Carlos Ortizhttps://www.pgatour.com/players/player.33667.carlos-ortiz.htmlLorena Ochoahttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/that-lorena-ochoa-retired-from-golf-at-age-28-and-as-world-no-1-is-still-shocking-10-years-laterAlvaro Ortizhttps://www.pgatour.com/players/player.39262.alvaro-ortiz.htmlJordan Spiethhttps://www.pgatour.com/players/player.34046.jordan-spieth.htmlBrad Strackehttps://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/coaches/brad-stracke/485Sebastián Muñozhttps://www.pgatour.com/players/player.48822.sebastian-munoz.htmlUniversity of North Texashttps://www.unt.edu/Altus Performance’s Primed to Perform Coursehttps://altusacademy.teachable.com/Altus Performancehttps://altusperformance.com/Altus Performance on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/teamaltusAltus Performance on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/altusperformanceAltus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/PGA Tourhttps://www.pgatour.com/Masters Tournamenthttps://www.masters.com/Korn Ferry Tourhttps://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour.htmlTitleisthttps://www.titleist.com/Total Golf Trainer (Discount Code: Earn Your Edge)https://totalgolftrainer.com/

Carlos Ortiz | Ep/084

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