The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the seventh 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 2018 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Mar 18 Guatemala Stella Artois Open Guatemala 175,000 Ben Polland (1) 6 Mar 25 Abierto Mexicano de Golf Mexico 175,000 Austin Smotherman (1) 6 Apr 15 Abierto OSDE del Centro Argentina 175,000 Cristóbal del Solar (1) 6 Apr 23 Molino Cañuelas Championship Argentina 175,000 Thomas Baik (1) 6 May 6 BMW Jamaica Classic Jamaica 175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (3) 6 May 13 Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 175,000 Tyson Alexander (1) 6 May 20 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic 175,000 Andrés Gallegos (1) 6 Jun 3 Quito Open Ecuador 175,000 Horacio León (1) 6 Jun 10 Bupa Match Play Mexico 125,000 Toni Hakula (1) 6 Sep 16 Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship Brazil 175,000 Nico Echavarría (1) 6 Sep 23 JHSF Aberto do Brasil Brazil 175,000 Marcelo Rozo (3)6 Oct 7 San Luis Championship Mexico 175,000 Nico Echavarría (2) 6 Oct 14 Volvo Abierto de Chile Chile 175,000 Jared Wolfe (2)6 Oct 21 Diners Club Peru Open Peru 175,000 Harry Higgs (1) 6 Nov 11 Neuquen Argentina Classic Argentina 175,000 Clodomiro Carranza (2) 6 Nov 18 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina 175,000 Isidro Benítez (1) 6 Dec 2 Shell Championship United States 175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (4) 6
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date Tournament Host country Purse($) Winner OWGRpoints Dec 15 Go Vacaciones Cozumel Cup Mexico 120,000 PGA Tour Latinoamérica 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 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.
PositionPlayerPrize money ($)1 Harry Higgs 101,3362 Nico Echavarría 101,2723 Michael Buttacavoli 84,2864 Austin Smotherman 84,0645 Marcelo Rozo 83,989
Developmental Series
The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the sixth 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 2018 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMaintour Dec 17 Abierto del Caribe Colombia Col$125,000,000 Santiago Gómez COL Dec 17 Copa Puro Sinaloa Mexico Mex$1,600,000 Sebastián Vázquez GGPM Jan 28 Abierto del Sur Argentina Arg$700,000 Ricardo González TPG Feb 25 Copa Tequila Azulejos Mexico Mex$2,000,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón GGPM Apr 8 Bosque Real Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000 Gonzalo Rubio GGPM Apr 15 Venezuela Open Venezuela US$30,000 George Trujillo (1) Apr 29 Abierto Norpatagónico Argentina Arg$700,000 Leandro Marelli TPG Jun 16 Abierto Termas de Río Hondo Argentina Arg$1,000,000 Juan Álvarez TPG Aug 20 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín Colombia Col$100,000,000 Nico Echavarría COL Sep 9 Abierto del Club Los Lagartos Colombia Col$100,000,000 Manuel Villegas COL Sep 23 Abierto de Ecuador Ecuador US$35,000 Juan Moncayo (a) (1) Sep 30 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo Chile US$25,000 Felipe Aguilar CHL Nov 25 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$500,000 Mito Pereira TPG Dec 8 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final Mexico US$40,000 Alfredo Adrián Ploch (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 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Alfredo Adrián Ploch 67-70-68-65=270 −182 Nicholas Maruri 70-67-66-68=271 −173 Ryan Ruffels 69-70-68-66=273 −15T4 Victor Lange 67-71-68-68=274 −14 Alejandro Villasana 71-67-70-66=274
See also 2018 PGA Tour Canada 2018 PGA Tour China
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