2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season
DurationFebruary 16, 2017 (2017-02-16) – December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
Number of official events18
Most winsMexico José de Jesús Rodríguez (2)
United States Brady Schnell (2)
Order of MeritMexico José de Jesús Rodríguez
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the sixth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
Feb 19 Avianca Colombia Open Colombia 175,000 Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez (3) 6
Mar 12 Molino Cañuelas Championship Argentina 175,000 United States Brandon Matthews (1) 6
Mar 19 Guatemala Stella Artois Open Guatemala 175,000 Chile Cristián Espinoza (n/a)[b] n/a
Mar 26 Honduras Open Honduras 175,000 United States Patrick Newcomb (1) 6
Apr 23 Abierto OSDE del Centro Argentina 175,000 Argentina Nelson Ledesma (1) 6
May 7 Essential Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 175,000 Guatemala José Toledo (1) 6
Jun 4 Quito Open Ecuador 175,000 United States Curtis Yonke (1) 6
Jun 11 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic 175,000 United States Tee-K Kelly (1) 6
Jun 18 BMW Jamaica Classic Jamaica 175,000 United States Jared Wolfe (1) 6
Aug 20 Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC Paraguay 175,000 Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez (4) 7
Sep 3 Flor de Caña Open Nicaragua 175,000 United States Michael Buttacavoli (2) 6
Sep 10 San Luis Championship Mexico 175,000 Mexico Óscar Fraustro (2) 6
Oct 15 Aberto do Brasil Brazil 175,000 Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (4) 6
Oct 22 Lexus Peru Open Peru 175,000 United States Charlie Saxon (1) 4
Oct 29 Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC Uruguay 175,000 United States Brian Richey (1) 6
Nov 12 NEC Argentina Classic Argentina 175,000 Argentina Julián Etulain (4) 6
Nov 19 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina 175,000 United States Brady Schnell (1) 7
Dec 3 Shell Championship United States 175,000 United States Brady Schnell (2) 6

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)		 Winner OWGR
points
Dec 16 Aruba Cup Aruba 120,000 PGA Tour Canada n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez 119,001
2 United States Jared Wolfe 93,035
3 United States Brian Richey 77,486
4 Guatemala José Toledo 74,171
5 Argentina Nelson Ledesma 70,604

Developmental Series

2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series season
Duration15 December 2016 (2016-12-15) – 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Number of official events16
Dev Series FinalChile Horacio León
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the fifth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[c] Main
tour[d]
Dec 18 Abierto del Caribe Colombia Col$125,000,000 Colombia Daniel Zuluaga COL
Feb 11 Abierto del Sur Argentina Arg$550,000 Argentina Marcos Montenegro TPG
Apr 2 Abierto Norpatagónico Argentina Arg$550,000 Argentina Maximiliano Godoy TPG
May 13 Abierto del Norte Argentina Arg$550,000 Argentina César Costilla TPG
May 21 Abierto CC El Carmel Colombia Col$100,000,000 Colombia Ómar Beltrán COL
May 29 Bosque Real Championship Mexico Mex$1,600,000 Mexico Carlos Ortiz GGPM
Jul 16 Abierto Club Militar Colombia Col$100,000,000 Colombia Diego Velásquez COL
Aug 13 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín Colombia Col$100,000,000 Colombia Marcelo Rozo COL
Aug 27 Mayakoba Open Mexico Mex$1,600,000 Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez GGPM
Sep 17 Bolivia Open Mitsuba Bolivia US$50,000 Uruguay Juan Álvarez (1)
Oct 7 Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay US$40,000 Argentina Franco Romero TPG
Oct 22 La Vista Championship Mexico Mex$2,000,000 Mexico Armando Villarreal GGPM
Nov 26 Abierto Sambil Venezuela US$30,000 Venezuela Felipe Velázquez (1)
Nov 26 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$600,000 Argentina Augusto Núñez TPG
Dec 3 Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$550,000 Argentina Sebastián Bergagna TPG
Dec 10 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final Mexico US$40,000 Chile Horacio León (2)

Dev Series Final

The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]

Place Player Score To par
1 Chile Horacio León 72-69-65-68=274 −14
2 Chile Benjamín Alvarado 69-71-67-67=274
T3 Mexico Pablo Rincón 67-69-73-66=275 −13
Mexico Cristian Romero 71-66-70-68=275
5 Argentina Leandro Marelli 70-68-69-69=276 −12

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 18 holes due to weather. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a PGA Tour Latinoamérica victory.
  3. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  4. ^ COL − Colombian Tour; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Congrats to veteran Jose de Jesus Rodriguez on winning the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit and securing full 2018 #WebTour membership!". Korn Ferry Tour. December 4, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ "'Camarón' Rodríguez de lo mejor en Latinoamérica en 2017" ['Camarón' Rodríguez of the best in Latin America in 2017] (in Spanish). PGA of Mexico. December 31, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2017 Dev Series schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "2017 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Horacio León se impone en el II Malinalco Classic" [Horacio León wins the II Malinalco Classic]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). December 11, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2023.