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Omar Morales
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Puebla, Mexico
- High School:
- Colegio Humboldt
Bio
Career Highlights
• All-Big Ten First Team (2024-25)
• GCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2024-25)
• 2-Time Golfweek All-America Honorable Mention (2023-24, 2024-25)
• GCAA Third Team All-American (2023-2024)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2023-2024)
• 2-Time GCAA West All-Region (2023-2024, 2024-25)
• 2-Time Ben Hogan Award Watch List (2023-2024, 2024-25)
• 2-Time Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week (last Oct. 17, 2023)
• SwingU/GCAA Player of the Month (October 2023)
Major Championship & PGA TOUR Appearances
• 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta (-1, MC)
• 123rd U.S. Open in 2023 at Los Angeles Country Club (+9, MC)
• 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta (-1, MC)
• 124th U.S. Open in 2024 at Pinehurst No. 2 (+7, MC)
• 2024 World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas (+1, MC)
Career
Concluded his four-year UCLA career as the Big Ten Champion in 2025 … as of the summer of 2025, ranked No. 2 on UCLA’s all-time list in scoring average (71.22) and No. 3 for most career rounds under par (57) … also ranked No. 3 on UCLA’s career list for most rounds in the 60s (40) and tied for No. 8 with 15 top-10 finishes.
2024-25
Morales secured honorable mention All-America acclaim from Golfweek and the GCAA (Golf Coaches Association of America) … was a unanimous selection as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree, along with teammate Pablo Ereño … was honored as a GCAA West All-Region selection for the second consecutive season (also in 2023-24) … finished the season ranked No. 14 on the globe and No. 10 in North America (and as the top-ranked player from Latin America) in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) … started in all 13 tournaments for UCLA during his senior season, compiling a 70.8 scoring average (which ranked No. 6 on UCLA’s single-season record list) … registered eight top-10 finishes, 11 top-20 finsihes and 24 rounds under par … totaled 19 rounds under 70, including a career-low-tying 65 in the first round of The Goodwin, hosted at Stanford University … earned his third career collegiate medal at the 2025 Big Ten Championships at Baltimore Country Club, finishing at 7-under 203 (66-67-70) … became the Bruins’ first individual to win the conference tournament since 2006 (Daniel Im, at the Pac-10 Championship) … his strong effort at the Big Ten Championships allowed UCLA to win the league championship … finished in a tie for second place at the NCAA Auburn Regional, shooting 8-under 208 (69-70-69) … the Bruins’ third-place finish at the NCAA Regional propelled UCLA into the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2018 … had a t-6th finish at The Goodwin, shooting 4-under 206 (65-69-72) … the Bruins won The Goodwin, marking UCLA’s second of three team titles in 2024-25 … in each of the Bruins’ four fall events, finished among the top 20 (with three top 10 finishes) … finished t-7th at the Fighting Irish Classic at Notre Dame in early October, shooting 1-under 209 (66-72-71) … had his highest fall finish (t-5th) at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, carding 7-under 209 (67-71-71) … was tied for sixth at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., with a final score of 5-under 211 (68-73-70) … shot under par in eight of 12 rounds through the Bruins’ fall season … 35/39 counting rounds during his senior season at UCLA.
2024-25 low round score: 65, in the first round at The Goodwin (Feb. 6)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 203 (66-67-70) at the Big Ten Championships (April 25-27)
2024-25 best finish: 1st, at the Big Ten Championships (April 25-27)
Fall 2024
Morales competed in his third career PGA TOUR event in Nov. 2025, the World Wide Technology Championship … shot 1-over 145 (71-74) in two rounds at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas in Baja California and missed the cut.
Summer 2024
Morales competed in his second consecutive U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst Village, N.C. (June 13-16) where he missed the cut at +7 (73-74) … finished seventh among 16 amateurs in the field … won his U.S. Open Qualifying Round at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City … went birdie-birdie on his final two holes in Daly City to earn his spot in the U.S Open's field of 156 ... competed at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup at Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland (July 2024).
2023-24
Morales secured third-team GCAA All-America honors and was tabbed to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List … also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior … listed as a Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America selection … became UCLA’s first All-America selection under head coach Armen Kirakossian … ended the season as the 27th-ranked golfer and second Latin American and Mexican in the World Amateur Golf Rankings ... set program single-season records for scoring average (69.9) and rounds under par (25) … tied for the program lead in most rounds in the 60s (19) along with teammate Pablo Ereño (19, in 2024-25) … totaled a team-best seven top-10 finishes … UCLA’s top finisher in three events, including the Pac-12 Championships where he shot a blistering -6, 65 in his final round to tie for third (+2, 286) on April 28 … finished under par in eight of 11 tournaments … 25 of his 34 rounds played were under par (73.5%) … placed top 15 in his final four events of the year … tied for 14th at the NCAA Stanford Regional (-4, 206) on May 15 … tied for seventh at the Thunderbird Collegiate on April 13 at -7, 206 with three under-par rounds of 70-70-66 … placed 10th at The Goodwin on March 30 with a score of -1, 209 (69-71-69) … owned a stretch of 14 consecutive rounds under par, spanning from Oct. 13 to March 18 … won his second career medal at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate on Oct. 15 where he shot 11-under 205 (68-68-69) … posted three top-5 finishes in the Fall 2023 season … averaged the second fewest strokes on the team in the fall at 70.5 … was one of just two Bruins to shoot under par for the Fall 2023 season (-18) … finished runner-up at The Cal Poly Invitational with a score of 9-under 207 (70-68-69) to end 2023 … competed as an individual at the Hamptons Intercollegiate where he tied for fifth at 5-under 211 (69-69-73) on Oct. 3 … placed eighth at the Southwestern Invitational on Jan. 31 with a score of -6, 207 (70-68-69) … earned SwingU/GCAA Player of the Month honors for October 2023 … a two-time Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Week winner … finished the year 30/31 on counting rounds for the best percentage on the team ... led for 71 holes and placed runner-up at the Latin America Amateur Championships in Panama City on Jan. 21, 2024 at 8-under with scores of 69-69-65-69 … shot under par in the first round in 10 of 11 tournaments … won his lone match play round versus USC’s Krando Nishiba, 1 UP, at The Copper Cup.
2023-24 low round score: 65 (2x), last in round four at the Pac-12 Championships (April 28)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 204 (71-68-65) at the Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 8-10)
2023-24 best finish: T-1st, at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 13-15)
Summer 2023
Morales competed in his first major championship event at the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18) where he missed the cut at +9 (71-78) ... sat atop the leader board at -3 after the turn in round one ... won his U.S. Open Qualifying Round at Hillcrest Country Club on June 5 with back-to-back 65's to finish -12.
2022-23
Morales led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average over 21 rounds at seven events in his sophomore season ... won his first collegiate medal at the El Macero Classic in a one-hole playoff after firing back-to-back career-low rounds of 67 (-13; 69-67-67) ... named Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week following the performance ... made his first PGA Tour appearance just 10 days later at the Mexico Open where he missed the cut by one stroke at -1 (74-67) ... recorded two other top-10 finishes at the Southwestern Invitational (t-19th) where he shot 2-over (74-74-70) and the Lamkin San Diego Classic (t-15th) where he shot 2-under (70-71-73) … after his 89th finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate to begin the season, all of Morales’ remaining 18 rounds counted toward the team score … nine of his 21 rounds were under par … broke 70 four times … recorded a 70.7 scoring average in his final five events of the season … 19/21 counting rounds.
2022-23 low round score: 67 (2x), last in round three at the El Macero Classic (April 16)
2022-23 low 54-hole tournament score: 203 (69-67-67) at the El Macero Classic (April 14-16)
2022-23 best finish: 1st, at the El Macero Classic (April 14-16)
2021-22
Morales competed in seven events and 22 rounds, posting a 73.1 average score … posted one top 10 finish at the El Macero Classic (T-7th; -4, 212) … notched one other top 20 finish at his first collegiate event at the Wolf Pack Classic (T-19th; +3, 219) … recorded three under par rounds, including two in rounds one (-2, 70) and three (-3, 69) at the El Macero Classic … shot a 2-under 69 in round two of the Thunderbird Collegiate (April 15) … tied for 24th at the Pac-12 Championships (+6, 290) … 19/22 counting score rounds.
2021-22 low round score: 69 (2x), last in round three at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
2021-22 low 54-hole tournament score: 214 (70-73-69) at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
2021-22 best finish: T-7th, at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
Club Campestre de Puebla/Amateur Golf
Morales was ranked the No. 1 junior amateur golfer in Mexico for the 2018-19 season ... placed fifth at even-par (70-71-69) at the Underarmour/Jordan Spieth Championship in Austin, Texas, in August 2020 ... tied for 24th at the Latin America Amateur Championship in January 2020, scoring a 15-over par (78-74-77-70) through four rounds ... led his compatriots at the 2019 Toyota Junior World Team Championship in Japan, tying for 35th ... recorded two top-30 finishes at the 2017 and 2016 Evian Championships at the Evian Resort in France ... was a back-to-back champion of the Asociación de Golf del Sur Regional Championship Tournament in 2018 and 2019.
Personal
Born in Puebla, Mexico ... father is Yamil Morales ... mother is Lisette Nacif ... has a brother, Yamil, and sister, Kamilah ... chose to attend UCLA because of its beautiful campus, the institution's diversity and its balance of academics and athletics ... biggest thrill as an athlete is the ability to improve from bad performances: "The only thing I can do is come back, work harder and learn from my mistakes." ... hobbies include playing soccer and hanging out with friends ... athletic inspirations are LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather ... political science major.
Omar Morales' Career Statistics
• All-Big Ten First Team (2024-25)
• GCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2024-25)
• 2-Time Golfweek All-America Honorable Mention (2023-24, 2024-25)
• GCAA Third Team All-American (2023-2024)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2023-2024)
• 2-Time GCAA West All-Region (2023-2024, 2024-25)
• 2-Time Ben Hogan Award Watch List (2023-2024, 2024-25)
• 2-Time Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week (last Oct. 17, 2023)
• SwingU/GCAA Player of the Month (October 2023)
Major Championship & PGA TOUR Appearances
• 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta (-1, MC)
• 123rd U.S. Open in 2023 at Los Angeles Country Club (+9, MC)
• 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta (-1, MC)
• 124th U.S. Open in 2024 at Pinehurst No. 2 (+7, MC)
• 2024 World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas (+1, MC)
Career
Concluded his four-year UCLA career as the Big Ten Champion in 2025 … as of the summer of 2025, ranked No. 2 on UCLA’s all-time list in scoring average (71.22) and No. 3 for most career rounds under par (57) … also ranked No. 3 on UCLA’s career list for most rounds in the 60s (40) and tied for No. 8 with 15 top-10 finishes.
2024-25
Morales secured honorable mention All-America acclaim from Golfweek and the GCAA (Golf Coaches Association of America) … was a unanimous selection as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree, along with teammate Pablo Ereño … was honored as a GCAA West All-Region selection for the second consecutive season (also in 2023-24) … finished the season ranked No. 14 on the globe and No. 10 in North America (and as the top-ranked player from Latin America) in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) … started in all 13 tournaments for UCLA during his senior season, compiling a 70.8 scoring average (which ranked No. 6 on UCLA’s single-season record list) … registered eight top-10 finishes, 11 top-20 finsihes and 24 rounds under par … totaled 19 rounds under 70, including a career-low-tying 65 in the first round of The Goodwin, hosted at Stanford University … earned his third career collegiate medal at the 2025 Big Ten Championships at Baltimore Country Club, finishing at 7-under 203 (66-67-70) … became the Bruins’ first individual to win the conference tournament since 2006 (Daniel Im, at the Pac-10 Championship) … his strong effort at the Big Ten Championships allowed UCLA to win the league championship … finished in a tie for second place at the NCAA Auburn Regional, shooting 8-under 208 (69-70-69) … the Bruins’ third-place finish at the NCAA Regional propelled UCLA into the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2018 … had a t-6th finish at The Goodwin, shooting 4-under 206 (65-69-72) … the Bruins won The Goodwin, marking UCLA’s second of three team titles in 2024-25 … in each of the Bruins’ four fall events, finished among the top 20 (with three top 10 finishes) … finished t-7th at the Fighting Irish Classic at Notre Dame in early October, shooting 1-under 209 (66-72-71) … had his highest fall finish (t-5th) at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, carding 7-under 209 (67-71-71) … was tied for sixth at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., with a final score of 5-under 211 (68-73-70) … shot under par in eight of 12 rounds through the Bruins’ fall season … 35/39 counting rounds during his senior season at UCLA.
2024-25 low round score: 65, in the first round at The Goodwin (Feb. 6)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 203 (66-67-70) at the Big Ten Championships (April 25-27)
2024-25 best finish: 1st, at the Big Ten Championships (April 25-27)
Fall 2024
Morales competed in his third career PGA TOUR event in Nov. 2025, the World Wide Technology Championship … shot 1-over 145 (71-74) in two rounds at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas in Baja California and missed the cut.
Summer 2024
Morales competed in his second consecutive U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst Village, N.C. (June 13-16) where he missed the cut at +7 (73-74) … finished seventh among 16 amateurs in the field … won his U.S. Open Qualifying Round at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City … went birdie-birdie on his final two holes in Daly City to earn his spot in the U.S Open's field of 156 ... competed at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup at Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland (July 2024).
2023-24
Morales secured third-team GCAA All-America honors and was tabbed to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List … also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior … listed as a Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America selection … became UCLA’s first All-America selection under head coach Armen Kirakossian … ended the season as the 27th-ranked golfer and second Latin American and Mexican in the World Amateur Golf Rankings ... set program single-season records for scoring average (69.9) and rounds under par (25) … tied for the program lead in most rounds in the 60s (19) along with teammate Pablo Ereño (19, in 2024-25) … totaled a team-best seven top-10 finishes … UCLA’s top finisher in three events, including the Pac-12 Championships where he shot a blistering -6, 65 in his final round to tie for third (+2, 286) on April 28 … finished under par in eight of 11 tournaments … 25 of his 34 rounds played were under par (73.5%) … placed top 15 in his final four events of the year … tied for 14th at the NCAA Stanford Regional (-4, 206) on May 15 … tied for seventh at the Thunderbird Collegiate on April 13 at -7, 206 with three under-par rounds of 70-70-66 … placed 10th at The Goodwin on March 30 with a score of -1, 209 (69-71-69) … owned a stretch of 14 consecutive rounds under par, spanning from Oct. 13 to March 18 … won his second career medal at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate on Oct. 15 where he shot 11-under 205 (68-68-69) … posted three top-5 finishes in the Fall 2023 season … averaged the second fewest strokes on the team in the fall at 70.5 … was one of just two Bruins to shoot under par for the Fall 2023 season (-18) … finished runner-up at The Cal Poly Invitational with a score of 9-under 207 (70-68-69) to end 2023 … competed as an individual at the Hamptons Intercollegiate where he tied for fifth at 5-under 211 (69-69-73) on Oct. 3 … placed eighth at the Southwestern Invitational on Jan. 31 with a score of -6, 207 (70-68-69) … earned SwingU/GCAA Player of the Month honors for October 2023 … a two-time Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Week winner … finished the year 30/31 on counting rounds for the best percentage on the team ... led for 71 holes and placed runner-up at the Latin America Amateur Championships in Panama City on Jan. 21, 2024 at 8-under with scores of 69-69-65-69 … shot under par in the first round in 10 of 11 tournaments … won his lone match play round versus USC’s Krando Nishiba, 1 UP, at The Copper Cup.
2023-24 low round score: 65 (2x), last in round four at the Pac-12 Championships (April 28)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 204 (71-68-65) at the Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 8-10)
2023-24 best finish: T-1st, at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 13-15)
Summer 2023
Morales competed in his first major championship event at the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18) where he missed the cut at +9 (71-78) ... sat atop the leader board at -3 after the turn in round one ... won his U.S. Open Qualifying Round at Hillcrest Country Club on June 5 with back-to-back 65's to finish -12.
2022-23
Morales led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average over 21 rounds at seven events in his sophomore season ... won his first collegiate medal at the El Macero Classic in a one-hole playoff after firing back-to-back career-low rounds of 67 (-13; 69-67-67) ... named Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week following the performance ... made his first PGA Tour appearance just 10 days later at the Mexico Open where he missed the cut by one stroke at -1 (74-67) ... recorded two other top-10 finishes at the Southwestern Invitational (t-19th) where he shot 2-over (74-74-70) and the Lamkin San Diego Classic (t-15th) where he shot 2-under (70-71-73) … after his 89th finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate to begin the season, all of Morales’ remaining 18 rounds counted toward the team score … nine of his 21 rounds were under par … broke 70 four times … recorded a 70.7 scoring average in his final five events of the season … 19/21 counting rounds.
2022-23 low round score: 67 (2x), last in round three at the El Macero Classic (April 16)
2022-23 low 54-hole tournament score: 203 (69-67-67) at the El Macero Classic (April 14-16)
2022-23 best finish: 1st, at the El Macero Classic (April 14-16)
2021-22
Morales competed in seven events and 22 rounds, posting a 73.1 average score … posted one top 10 finish at the El Macero Classic (T-7th; -4, 212) … notched one other top 20 finish at his first collegiate event at the Wolf Pack Classic (T-19th; +3, 219) … recorded three under par rounds, including two in rounds one (-2, 70) and three (-3, 69) at the El Macero Classic … shot a 2-under 69 in round two of the Thunderbird Collegiate (April 15) … tied for 24th at the Pac-12 Championships (+6, 290) … 19/22 counting score rounds.
2021-22 low round score: 69 (2x), last in round three at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
2021-22 low 54-hole tournament score: 214 (70-73-69) at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
2021-22 best finish: T-7th, at the El Macero Classic (April 20-22)
Club Campestre de Puebla/Amateur Golf
Morales was ranked the No. 1 junior amateur golfer in Mexico for the 2018-19 season ... placed fifth at even-par (70-71-69) at the Underarmour/Jordan Spieth Championship in Austin, Texas, in August 2020 ... tied for 24th at the Latin America Amateur Championship in January 2020, scoring a 15-over par (78-74-77-70) through four rounds ... led his compatriots at the 2019 Toyota Junior World Team Championship in Japan, tying for 35th ... recorded two top-30 finishes at the 2017 and 2016 Evian Championships at the Evian Resort in France ... was a back-to-back champion of the Asociación de Golf del Sur Regional Championship Tournament in 2018 and 2019.
Personal
Born in Puebla, Mexico ... father is Yamil Morales ... mother is Lisette Nacif ... has a brother, Yamil, and sister, Kamilah ... chose to attend UCLA because of its beautiful campus, the institution's diversity and its balance of academics and athletics ... biggest thrill as an athlete is the ability to improve from bad performances: "The only thing I can do is come back, work harder and learn from my mistakes." ... hobbies include playing soccer and hanging out with friends ... athletic inspirations are LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather ... political science major.
Omar Morales' Career Statistics
| Season | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Scoring Average | Low Score | Wins | Under Par | Under 70 | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 7 | 22 | 1608 | 73.09 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 21 | 1516 | 72.19 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 34 | 2377 | 69.91 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 39 | 2760 | 70.77 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Career | 38 | 116 | 8261 | 71.22 | 65 | 3 | 57 | 40 | 15 | 21 |
UCLA Men’s Golf Interview - Coach Armen Kirakossian, B1G Today (May 16, 2025)
Saturday, May 17
UCLA Men’s Golf Interview – Coach Armen Kirakossian, B1G Today (May 16, 2025)
Friday, May 16
Omar Morales Press Conference - Latin America Amateur Championships (Jan. 20, 2024)
Saturday, January 20
Veterans Golf Clinic
Wednesday, January 22
