Colombian Open

For the squash tournament, see Colombian Open (squash).
Colombian Open
Tournament information
LocationPereira, Colombia
Established1945
Course(s)Club Campestre de Medellín
Par72
Length6,640 yards (6,070 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Colombian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundCOL$200,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Jerry Pate (1981)
262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997)
To par–26 as above
Current champion
Brazil Alexandre Rocha
Location map
Club Campestre de Pereira is located in Colombia
Club Campestre de Pereira
Club Campestre de Pereira
Location in Colombia

The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Américas.[1][2]

In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue
Abierto de Colombia
2024 COL Brazil Alexandre Rocha 276 −12 6 strokes Colombia Iván Camilo Ramírez Club Campestre de Medellín
2023 COL Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) 268 −16 4 strokes Colombia Ómar Beltrán
Peru Julián Périco		 Club Campestre de Pereira
2022 COL Colombia Camilo Aguado 275 −9 5 strokes Colombia Juan Sebastián Roa Club Campestre de Cali
2021 COL Colombia Jesús Amaya (4) 278 −10 2 strokes Colombia David Vanegas Lagos de Caujaral
2020: No tournament
Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open
2019 COL Argentina Augusto Núñez 266 −22 3 strokes Argentina Alejandro Tosti TPC Cartagena
2018 COL Colombia Marcelo Rozo 200[b] −16 1 stroke Colombia Nico Echavarría TPC Cartagena
Avianca Colombia Open
2017 PGATLA Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez 269 −15 2 strokes Colombia Nico Echavarría Club Campestre Guaymaral
2016 PGATLA United States Justin Hueber 267 −21 5 strokes Chile Mito Pereira Club Campestre de Medellín
2015 PGATLA Colombia Diego Velásquez 266 −18 6 strokes United States Alex Moon Los Lagartos
Arturo Calle Colombian Open
2014 PGATLA Colombia David Vanegas 263 −17 3 strokes United States Rick Cochran III
Colombia Andrés Echavarría		 Ruitoque
2013 PGATLA United States Timothy O'Neal 268 −16 2 strokes Mexico Óscar Serna Club Campestre de Pereira
2012 PGATLA Argentina Matías O'Curry 279 −9 8 strokes Colombia Andrés Echavarría
Argentina Nelson Ledesma		 El Rincón de Cajicá
Colombian Open
2011 Colombia Álvaro Arizabaleta 275 −9 1 stroke Colombia Manuel Villegas Club Campestre de Cali
Abierto de Colombia
2010 TLA Argentina Julián Etulain 267 −21 3 strokes Argentina Rodolfo González
Colombia David Vanegas		 Club Campestre Guaymaral
Colombian Open
2009 Argentina Daniel Barbetti 279 −9 Argentina Paulo Pinto Barranquilla
2008 Colombia Manuel Villegas 272 −8 Argentina Rafael Gómez
Argentina Clodomiro Carranza		 Los Lagartos
2007 Colombia Diego Vanegas 292 +4 Playoff Colombia José Manuel Garrido El Rincón de Cajicá
2006 TLA Colombia Manuel Merizalde 280 −4 2 strokes Colombia Alvaro Pinedo Club Campestre de Cali
2005 Colombia Jesús Amaya (3) 282 −6 Colombia Luis Zapata Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2004 Colombia Jesús Amaya (2) 203 −13 Colombia Ángel Romero Lagos de Caujaral
2003 Colombia Mario Julián Hurtado 277 −11 Colombia Jesús Amaya
Colombia Gustavo Mendoza		 Pueblo Viejo
2002 Colombia Gustavo Mendoza (2) 275 −13 Playoff Colombia Jesús Amaya Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2001 Colombia Camilo Villegas (a) 270 −14 Colombia Jesús Amaya Club Campestre de Pereira
2000 Colombia Rafael Romero 279 −9 Country Club de Bogotá
1999 Colombia Rigoberto Velásquez (2) 286 −2 Club Farallones
1998 Argentina Miguel Guzmán 271 −17 Paraguay Ángel Franco
Argentina Rafael Gómez		 Hato Grande
1997 Colombia Gustavo Mendoza 262 −26 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1996 Canada Arden Knoll 272 −16 Playoff San Andrés
1995 Colombia José Lisandro Gómez (2) 287 +3 Club Campestre de Cali
1994 Colombia Ángel Romero 276 −8 La Sabana
1993 Colombia Jesús Amaya 276 −12 El Rodeo
1992 Argentina Armando Saavedra 278 −10 Country Club de Bogotá
1991 Chile Roy Mackenzie 290 +2 Condominio Campestre El Peñón
1990 Peru Miguel Tola 285 −3 Barranquilla
1989 Colombia Luis Alfredo Puerto (2) 288 E El Rincón de Cajicá
1988 Colombia Liborio Zapata 285 +1 Club Campestre de Cali
1987 Colombia José Lisandro Gómez 286 −2 San Andrés
1986 Colombia Rigoberto Velásquez 284 −4 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1985 Colombia Luis Alfredo Puerto 277 −3 Carmel Club
1984 Colombia Rogelio González (5) 290 −2 Club Farallones
1983 Colombia Víctor Blanco 205 −11 Los Lagartos
1982: No tournament
1981 United States Jerry Pate 262 −26 21 strokes Colombia Luis Arevalo Los Lagartos
1980 West Germany Bernhard Langer 279 −9 6 strokes Brazil Jaime Gonzalez
United States Mike White
England John Morgan		 Country Club de Bogotá
1979 Scotland Sam Torrance 273 −11 3 strokes United States Ray Carrasco Club Campestre de Cali
1978 Colombia Alberto Rivadeneira (2) 275 −13 Los Arrayanes
1977 United States Phil Hancock 272 −16 El Rodeo Macarena
1976 Colombia Rogelio González (4) 283 −5 Los Lagartos
1975 England Peter Butler 291 +3 Lagos de Cuajaral
1974 Colombia Heraclio Valenzuela 279 Club Campestre de Pereira
1973 Colombia Alfonso Bohórquez 274 Carmel Club
1972 Colombia Diego Correa (a) 281 El Rodeo
1971 United States Bert Greene 274 Country Club de Bogotá
1970 Colombia Alberto Rivadeneira 288 Club Campestre de Cali
1969 Colombia Rogelio González (3) 281 San Andrés
1968 Colombia Rogelio González (2) 283 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1967 Colombia Rogelio González 285 Country Club de Bogotá
1966 Colombia Pedro P. García 295 Barranquilla
1964–65: No tournament
1963 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez 287 Barranquilla
1962 Colombia Miguel Sala (2) 280 El Rodeo
1961 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 277 El Rodeo
1960 United States Bob Watson 285 Club Campestre de Cali
1959 United States Pete Cooper 283 Club Campestre de Cali
1958 Argentina Leopoldo Ruiz 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1957 United States Doug Sanders 269 San Andrés
1956 United States Arnold Palmer 280 Club Campestre de Cali
1955 Argentina Esteban Sorolla 284 Los Lagartos
1954 Argentina Pablo Molina 286 Los Lagartos
1953 Colombia Miguel Sala 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1952 United States Al Besselink 281 Country Club de Bogotá
1951 Colombia Raúl Posse (3) 286 Club Campestre de Cali
1950 Colombia Raúl Posse (2) 296 Barranquilla
1949 Argentina Alberto Serra 301 San Andrés
1948 Argentina Pedro Valdi (2) 275 Medellín
1947 Argentina Pedro Valdi 282 Country Club de Bogotá
1946 Colombia Raúl Posse 284 Club Campestre de Cali
1945 Argentina Guillermo Felice 397 Country Club de Bogotá

See also

Notes

  1. ^ COL − Colombian Tour; PGATLA − PGA Tour Latinoamérica; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ "Historia - Abierto de Colombia". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. ^ "Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-02-04.