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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Feb 19 Avianca Colombia Open Colombia 175,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (3) 6 Mar 12 Molino Cañuelas Championship Argentina 175,000 Brandon Matthews (1) 6 Mar 19 Guatemala Stella Artois Open Guatemala 175,000 Cristián Espinoza (n/a) n/a Mar 26 Honduras Open Honduras 175,000 Patrick Newcomb (1) 6 Apr 23 Abierto OSDE del Centro Argentina 175,000 Nelson Ledesma (1) 6 May 7 Essential Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 175,000 José Toledo (1) 6 Jun 4 Quito Open Ecuador 175,000 Curtis Yonke (1) 6 Jun 11 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic 175,000 Tee-K Kelly (1) 6 Jun 18 BMW Jamaica Classic Jamaica 175,000 Jared Wolfe (1) 6 Aug 20 Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC Paraguay 175,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (4) 7 Sep 3 Flor de Caña Open Nicaragua 175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (2)6 Sep 10 San Luis Championship Mexico 175,000 Óscar Fraustro (2) 6 Oct 15 Aberto do Brasil Brazil 175,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón (4) 6 Oct 22 Lexus Peru Open Peru 175,000 Charlie Saxon (1) 4 Oct 29 Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC Uruguay 175,000 Brian Richey (1) 6 Nov 12 NEC Argentina Classic Argentina 175,000 Julián Etulain (4) 6 Nov 19 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina 175,000 Brady Schnell (1) 7 Dec 3 Shell Championship United States 175,000 Brady Schnell (2) 6
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date Tournament Host country Purse($) Winner OWGRpoints Dec 16 Aruba Cup Aruba 120,000 PGA Tour Canada n/a
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 2018 Web.com Tour.
PositionPlayerPrize money ($)1 José de Jesús Rodríguez 119,0012 Jared Wolfe 93,0353 Brian Richey 77,4864 José Toledo 74,1715 Nelson Ledesma 70,604
Developmental Series
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.
Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMaintour Dec 18 Abierto del Caribe Colombia Col$125,000,000 Daniel Zuluaga COL Feb 11 Abierto del Sur Argentina Arg$550,000 Marcos Montenegro TPG Apr 2 Abierto Norpatagónico Argentina Arg$550,000 Maximiliano Godoy TPG May 13 Abierto del Norte Argentina Arg$550,000 César Costilla TPG May 21 Abierto CC El Carmel Colombia Col$100,000,000 Ómar Beltrán COL May 29 Bosque Real Championship Mexico Mex$1,600,000 Carlos Ortiz GGPM Jul 16 Abierto Club Militar Colombia Col$100,000,000 Diego Velásquez COL Aug 13 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín Colombia Col$100,000,000 Marcelo Rozo COL Aug 27 Mayakoba Open Mexico Mex$1,600,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez GGPM Sep 17 Bolivia Open Mitsuba Bolivia US$50,000 Juan Álvarez (1) Oct 7 Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay US$40,000 Franco Romero TPG Oct 22 La Vista Championship Mexico Mex$2,000,000 Armando Villarreal GGPM Nov 26 Abierto Sambil Venezuela US$30,000 Felipe Velázquez (1) Nov 26 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$600,000 Augusto Núñez TPG Dec 3 Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$550,000 Sebastián Bergagna TPG Dec 10 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final Mexico US$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. The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Horacio León 72-69-65-68=274 −142 Benjamín Alvarado 69-71-67-67=274T3 Pablo Rincón 67-69-73-66=275 −13 Cristian Romero 71-66-70-68=2755 Leandro Marelli 70-68-69-69=276 −12
See also 2017 PGA Tour Canada
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