The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, titled as the 2013 NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
Changes for 2013 The 2013 season was the first full season on the tour with the 2012 season having only operated for four months in 2012. The 2013 schedule was divided into two distinct swings, the first with events played from March through May, followed by the remainder of events in the October through December. The number of events increased from 11 to 14 and new events for the 2013 season included the Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Abierto del Centro and Abierto de Chile.
It was also the first season in which the Developmental Series was introduced.
NEC title sponsorship In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with NEC, being renamed as the NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Mar 17 Abierto Mexicano de Golf Mexico 150,000 Ted Purdy (1) 6 Mar 24 TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open Mexico 150,000 Manuel Villegas (1) 6 Apr 21 Abierto del Centro Argentina 150,000 Ángel Cabrera (2) 8 Apr 28 Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC Uruguay 150,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (1) 6 May 5 Arturo Calle Colombian Open Colombia 150,000 Timothy O'Neal (1) 6 May 19 Mundo Maya Open Mexico 150,000 Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1) 6 Jun 1 Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic 150,000 Ryan Blaum (1) 6 Oct 13 Puerto Rico Classic Puerto Rico 150,000 Ryan Sullivan (1) 6 Oct 20 Aberto do Brasil Brazil 150,000 Ryan Blaum (2) 6 Nov 3 Arturo Calle Colombian Classic Colombia 150,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) 6 Nov 10 Lexus Peru Open Peru 150,000 Julián Etulain (1) 6 Nov 24 Abierto de Chile Chile 150,000 Timothy O'Neal (2) 6 Dec 1 Personal Classic Argentina 150,000 Fabián Gómez (1) 6 Dec 8 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina 150,000 Marcelo Rozo (1) 8
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2014 Web.com Tour.
PositionPlayerPrize money ($)1 Ryan Blaum 99,1352 José de Jesús Rodríguez 98,3833 Timothy O'Neal 90,0154 Jorge Fernández-Valdés 65,1785 Manuel Villegas 60,671
Developmental Series
The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the inaugural 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 2013 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMaintour Apr 7 Abierto Los Lirios Chile US$50,000 Mauricio Molina CHL Sep 8 Abierto del Club Campestre Farallones Colombia Col$90,000,000 Andrés Echavarría COL Sep 14 Copa Clube de Campo São Paulo Brazil US$50,000 Philippe Gasnier (1) Oct 13 San Eliseo Copa Gangoni Argentina Arg$300,000 Miguel Guzmán TPG Oct 20 Abierto del Club Serrezuela Colombia Col$90,000,000 José Manuel Garrido COL Oct 27 Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo Chile CLP$25,000,000 Mauricio Molina CHL Nov 17 Venezuela National Championship Venezuela US$50,000 Alejandro Garmendia (1) Nov 24 Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$300,000 Ricardo González TPG Nov 30 Abierto Sambil Venezuela US$50,000 Otto Solís (1) Dec 14 Ángel Cabrera Classic Argentina Arg$300,000 Ángel Cabrera TPG Dec 21 Copa Samsung Dev Series Final Peru US$50,000 Felipe Navarro (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 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Felipe Navarro 282 −62 Diego Vanegas 283 −53 Marco Ruiz 284 −44 Otto Solís 285 −35 Rafael Becker 286 −2
See also 2013 PGA Tour Canada
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