2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the third season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 20, 2014 – December 7, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | Julián Etulain (2) Tyler McCumber (2) |
| Order of Merit | Julián Etulain |
← 2013 2015 → | |
Schedule changes
The number of tournaments increased from 14 to 18. Events that were added to the schedule included; the Stella Artois Open, Lexus Panama Classic, Ecuador Open, TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open and the Bridgestone America's Golf Cup. The Puerto Rico Classic was dropped from the schedule having previously been played in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1]
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 ($) | Winners | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Bridgestone America's Golf Cup | Argentina | 600,000 | Emilio Domínguez and Rafael Echenique | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2015 Web.com Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián Etulain | 92,394 |
| 2 | Marcelo Rozo | 89,117 |
| 3 | Tyler McCumber | 86,164 |
| 4 | Brad Hopfinger | 68,719 |
| 5 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés | 67,523 |
Developmental Series
| Duration | 8 January 2014 – 18 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Dev Series Final | Jesús Rivas |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the second 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 2014 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | Main tour[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$315,000 | Nelson Ledesma | TPG |
| Apr 6 | Abierto de Golf Copa Ciudad de Barranquilla | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Álvaro Pinedo | COL |
| Apr 12 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$400,000 | Sebastián Saavedra | TPG |
| May 31 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$40,000 | Diego Larrazábal (1) | |
| Jul 13 | Abierto del Club Campestre de Bucaramanga | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Santiago Rivas | COL |
| Aug 23 | CBG Pro Tour Porto Alegre | Brazil | US$50,000 | Rafael Becker (1) | |
| Sep 14 | Copa Samsung Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | US$40,000 | Andrés Romero | TPG |
| Sep 21 | Bolivia Open Mitsuba | Bolivia | US$50,000 | Sebastian MacLean (1) | |
| Sep 28 | Abierto de Barquisimeto | Venezuela | US$40,000 | José Daniel Ortega (1) | |
| Oct 26 | Samsung Open | Peru | US$50,000 | Francisco Bidé (1) | |
| Nov 23 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$425,000 | Miguel Ángel Carballo | TPG |
| Jan 18 | Copa Mitad del Mundo Dev Series Final | Ecuador | US$50,000 | Jesús Rivas (1) |
Dev Series Final
The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season. The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[5]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesús Rivas | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Sean McNamara | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | José Manuel Garrido | 278 | −6 |
| Luciano Giometti | 278 | ||
| Rafael Gómez | 278 |
See also
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- COL − Colombian Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
- "2014 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- "2014 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- "A look back at the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season". PGA Tour. December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- "La Serie de Desarrollo toma impulso en el 2014" [Development Series Gains Momentum in 2014] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- "Colombiano Jesús Rivas triunfó en Final de la Serie de Desarrollo" [Colombia's Jesús Rivas triumphed in Development Series Final]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). January 18, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2023.