2001–02 Tour de las Américas

The 2001–02 Tour de las Américas was the 11th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

2001–02 Tour de las Américas season
Duration15 November 2001 (2001-11-15) – 1 December 2002 (2002-12-01)
Number of official events15
Most wins Jesús Amaya (3)
Order of Merit Rafael Gómez
2000–01
2003

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001–02 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
18 NovMovilnet Venezuela OpenVenezuela120,000 Rafael Alarcón (1)
25 NovAbierto del LitoralArgentina60,000 Marco Ruiz (1)
2 DecChevrolet Brazil OpenBrazil110,000 Carlos Franco (3)
9 DecTorneo de Maestros TelefónicaArgentina100,000 Ángel Cabrera (2)
16 DecBavaria Paraguay OpenParaguay50,000 Raúl Fretes (8)
20 JanCorona Caribbean OpenBahamas50,000 Rafael Gómez (1)
10 FebLos Encinos OpenMexico80,000 Roland Thatcher (1)
17 FebAmerican Express Costa Rica OpenCosta Rica80,000 Rafael Gómez (2)
24 FebTikal Trophy Guatemala OpenGuatemala80,000 Sebastián Fernández (1)
3 MarLG Panama MastersPanama75,000 Pedro Martínez (4)
19 MayTLA Players Championship Acapulco FestMexico70,000 Roberto Cóceres (2)
10 NovAbierto de MedellínColombia50,000 Jesús Amaya (3)
17 NovSerrezuela MastersColombia50,000 Jesús Amaya (4)
24 NovCANTV Venezuela OpenVenezuela100,000 Jesús Amaya (5)
1 DecAbierto de ArgentinaArgentina40,000 Ángel Cabrera (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)
Winner
12 Oct Copa de Naciones Mexico n/a Jaime Acevedo and
Carlos Larraín

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Rafael Gómez55,987
2 Marco Ruiz35,750
3 Gustavo Acosta32,700
4 Jesús Amaya31,438
5 Miguel Guzmán30,505

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. "2001–02 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 19 December 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. "2001–02 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 30 December 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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