Team Mexico

2021
Isabella Fierro
Player Intro

Age: 20  Hometown:  Merida, Mexico 

College/University: Oklahoma State University

Getting to Know Isabella (Isa):

Most memorable golf experience was helping Oklahoma State to NCAA Match Play finals in 2021… Has overcome two wrist surgeries to continue her golf career… Career low score was a 62, posted in Scotland when she was 11 years old… Only career hole-in-one came earlier this year at Karsten Creek… Uses the same ball mark in every competition… Enjoys working out, being outdoors and going to coffee shops in her free time… Biggest role model in golf is Lorena Ochoa… Favorite musical act is Maverick City Music… Favorite foods are vegan burgers, pasta, grilled salmon and sushi… Favorite movie is 7 Days in Ethiopia… Favorite place she has visited is Spain. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 48 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Posted one win and 15 top-10 finishes over the past two years 
  • Participant in 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup
  • Finished sixth at 2021 Big 12 Championships and 18th at NCAA Stanford Regional
  • Placed 35th at 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
  • Reached Round of 16 at 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2021
  • Named WGCA All-America Scholar in 2020
  • Won South American Junior Championship in 2017
  • Won 2017 Mexican Amateur Championship
Luis Carrera
Player Intro

Age: 21  Hometown:  Mexico City

College/University: University of Central Florida

Getting to Luis:

Most memorable golf experience is playing with his dad… Learned the game from his father at age 4… career low score is a 63… Made his only hole-in-one at age 6… Enjoys swimming and playing other sports in his free time… Favorite musician is J Cole… Favorite food is steak… Favorite place he’s visited is Madrid. 

 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 280 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Posted eight top-10 finishes over the past two years
  • Finished 65th at 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Placed 15th at 2021 Mexican Amateur Championship
  • Finished 22nd at 2021 NCAA Championships
  • Placed 14th at 2021 Southland Conference Championship and 16th at NCAA Stillwater Regional
  • Named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 2019 (at Sam Houston State)
Cory Lopez
Player Intro

Age: 19  Hometown:  Monterrey, Mexico 

College/University: University of Arkansas

Getting to Know Cory:

Most memorable golf experience is playing in the World Amateur Championship in Ireland… Began playing golf on the beach with plastic clubs… Career low score is a 63 at Torrean, in Mexico… Has one career hole-in-one, at a course in Morelia, Mexico… Enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with her friends in her spare time… Lists Annika Sorenstam, Gaby Lopez, Lorena Ochoa and Maria Fassi as her biggest influences in golf… Favorite band is the Jonas Brothers… Favorite food is Chinese food… Favorite place she has visited is Evian, France. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 147 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Posted three wins and eight top-10 finishes over the past two years
  • Reached match play at 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Placed 28th at SEC Women’s Golf Championship and 24th at NCAA Simpsonville Regional
  • Named to SEC All-Freshman Team in 2021
  • Winner of 2020 Women’s Mexican Amateur Championship, her third straight win in the event
  • Winner of Toyota Junior World Golf Championship in 2019
  • Participant in 2019 Spirit International
  • Finished 29th at 2019 World Junior Girls Championship
Alejandro Fierro
Player Intro

Age: 16  Hometown:  Howie in the Hills, Fla. 

Getting to Know Alejandro (Alex):

Goal in golf is to earn the opportunity to play at Augusta National… Career low score is 65 at 2020 Rolex Tournament of Champions… Posted two career holes-in-one, one at TPC Scottsdale and another at Doral… Enjoys fishing in his free time… Role models in golf are his sister, Isabella Fierro, and Tiger Woods… Favorite food is pasta… Favorite place he has visited is Scotland. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Posted six wins and 18 top-10 finishes over the past two years in junior events
  • Finished 15th at 2021 Junior PLAYERS Championship
  • Finished ninth at Junior Americas Cup
  • Won 2021 Mexican Junior Amateur
  • Finished 11th at 2021 Junior Orange Bowl International