Former PGA Tour golfer Ernie Gonzalez has died. He was 59.
Gonzalez reportedly died on Friday. The PGA Tour said Gonzalez died in a Chicago hospital due to causes related to Alzheimer’s disease.
The left-handed Gonzalez turned pro in 1983 and scored one career victory, winning the rain-shortened Pensacola Open in 1986. He finished 68th on the money list that season with $124,548.
In 1988, he dropped to 207th on the list — making just $14,135 — and began playing sparingly through 1998. He played in Korn Ferry Tour tournaments from 1999-2010.
Gonzalez played in one Champions Tour event in 2011 after turning 50 but he missed the cut at the Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England.
Gonzalez was a native of Chula Vista, Calif., located just south of San Diego.
–Field Level Media
