2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

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.

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

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Feb 19Avianca Colombia OpenColombia175,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (3)6
Mar 12Molino Cañuelas ChampionshipArgentina175,000 Brandon Matthews (1)6
Mar 19Guatemala Stella Artois OpenGuatemala175,000 Cristián Espinoza (n/a)[lower-alpha 2]n/a
Mar 26Honduras OpenHonduras175,000 Patrick Newcomb (1)6
Apr 23Abierto OSDE del CentroArgentina175,000 Nelson Ledesma (1)6
May 7Essential Costa Rica ClassicCosta Rica175,000 José Toledo (1)6
Jun 4Quito OpenEcuador175,000 Curtis Yonke (1)6
Jun 11Puerto Plata Dominican Republic OpenDominican Republic175,000 Tee-K Kelly (1)6
Jun 18BMW Jamaica ClassicJamaica175,000 Jared Wolfe (1)6
Aug 20Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NECParaguay175,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (4)7
Sep 3Flor de Caña OpenNicaragua175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (2)6
Sep 10San Luis ChampionshipMexico175,000 Óscar Fraustro (2)6
Oct 15Aberto do BrasilBrazil175,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón (4)6
Oct 22Lexus Peru OpenPeru175,000 Charlie Saxon (1)4
Oct 29Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NECUruguay175,000 Brian Richey (1)6
Nov 12NEC Argentina ClassicArgentina175,000 Julián Etulain (4)6
Nov 19Visa Open de ArgentinaArgentina175,000 Brady Schnell (1)7
Dec 3Shell ChampionshipUnited States175,000 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.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
WinnerOWGR
points
Dec 16Aruba CupAruba120,000PGA Tour Canadan/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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 José de Jesús Rodríguez119,001
2 Jared Wolfe93,035
3 Brian Richey77,486
4 José Toledo74,171
5 Nelson Ledesma70,604

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 Final 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]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner[lower-alpha 3]Main
tour[lower-alpha 4]
Dec 18Abierto del CaribeColombiaCol$125,000,000 Daniel ZuluagaCOL
Feb 11Abierto del SurArgentinaArg$550,000 Marcos MontenegroTPG
Apr 2Abierto NorpatagónicoArgentinaArg$550,000 Maximiliano GodoyTPG
May 13Abierto del NorteArgentinaArg$550,000 César CostillaTPG
May 21Abierto CC El CarmelColombiaCol$100,000,000 Ómar BeltránCOL
May 29Bosque Real ChampionshipMexicoMex$1,600,000 Carlos OrtizGGPM
Jul 16Abierto Club MilitarColombiaCol$100,000,000 Diego VelásquezCOL
Aug 13Abierto Club Campestre de MedellínColombiaCol$100,000,000 Marcelo RozoCOL
Aug 27Mayakoba OpenMexicoMex$1,600,000 José de Jesús RodríguezGGPM
Sep 17Bolivia Open MitsubaBoliviaUS$50,000 Juan Álvarez (1)
Oct 7Carlos Franco InvitationalParaguayUS$40,000 Franco RomeroTPG
Oct 22La Vista ChampionshipMexicoMex$2,000,000 Armando VillarrealGGPM
Nov 26Abierto SambilVenezuelaUS$30,000 Felipe Velázquez (1)
Nov 26Andrés Romero InvitationalArgentinaArg$600,000 Augusto NúñezTPG
Dec 3Abierto del LitoralArgentinaArg$550,000 Sebastián BergagnaTPG
Dec 10Malinalco Classic Dev Series FinalMexicoUS$40,000 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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Horacio León72-69-65-68=274−14
2 Benjamín Alvarado69-71-67-67=274
T3 Pablo Rincón67-69-73-66=275−13
Cristian Romero71-66-70-68=275
5 Leandro Marelli70-68-69-69=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.
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