The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2003.
The tournament was held at the Cariari Country Club near San José every year except in 2004 when it was played over the Valle del Sol Golf Course near Santa Ana. The 2006 event was renamed in order to pay tribute to the tournaments founder and promoter, Kai Fieberg, who had been killed in a car accident earlier in the year.
In 1979 and 1980, Cariari hosted the PGA sponsored Friendship Cup, which is sometimes also referred to as the Costa Rica Open. These tournaments were won by Raymond Floyd and Larry Ziegler.
Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upKai Fieberg Costa Rica Open 2007 CHA, TLA Miguel Rodríguez 275 −9 1 stroke Juan Abbate Gustavo Acosta 2006 CHA, TLA Johan Axgren 277 −7 Playoff Alex NorénAmerican Express Costa Rica Open 2005 CHA, TLA Kyle Dobbs 280 −4 Playoff Sebastián FernándezCosta Rica Open 2004 CHA, TLA Alessandro Tadini 278 −6 Playoff Carlos QuevedoCredomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open 2003 CHA, TLA Sebastián Fernández 278 −6 Playoff César MonasterioAmerican Express Costa Rica Open 2002 TLA Rafael Gómez 289 +5 Playoff Marco Ruiz
See also Open golf tournament
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References
External links Official coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site