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2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
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 in 2012 to 14 with, new events for the 2013 season were, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Blaum
Ryan Stephen Blaum (born October 16, 1983) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, having previously played on Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the NGA Pro Golf Tour. Amateur career Blaum played college golf at Duke University and was named as Duke University's Most Valuable Player and the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year during the 2002-03 season. He followed this by being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in the 2004–05 season. Blaum has also participated four times in the U.S. Amateur reaching the second round in 2001 and 2005. Professional career In 2009, Blaum qualified for the U.S. Open and missed the cut by a single stroke, this was his only appearance in a major championship until 2014 when he again played in the U.S. Open and failed to make the cut. In his early professional career, Blaum mainly played on U.S. mini-tours although he did make occasional appearances on the PGA Tour and Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Villegas (golfer)
Manuel Villegas Restrepo (born 3 December 1984) is a Colombian professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He is also the brother of PGA Tour player Camilo Villegas. Professional career After graduating from the University of Florida in 2007, Villegas turned professional in 2008 and marked his professional debut with a win at the 2008 Colombian Open. In 2009 Villegas played a number of events in South America including one win at the Máster Profesional on the Colombian golf tour. in 2010 Villegas played a number of events on the Web.com Tour and the Hooters Tour (now called the NGA Pro Golf Tour) making his only win of the season at the Woodcreek Classic on the Hooters Tour. Villegas went on to represent Colombia with his brother Camilo at the 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. However, in 2012 his career suffered a setback when he fractured his right hand, forcing him to play a reduced schedule on the first season of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Classic
The Argentina Classic is a men's professional golf tournament held in Argentina and has been part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule since 2012. The tournament was first played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in December 2012 as the "Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal" and was held at Olivos Golf Club. The inaugural winner of the event was Ariel Cañete. In the 2013 season the event moved to La Reserva Cardales and following a sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company BlackBerry the tournament was renamed as the "Personal Classic presentado por BlackBerry". From 2014 to 2017, the event was played at C.C.G. Las Praderas de Lujan in Luján, Buenos Aires. The tournament moved to Chapelco Golf Club in Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers w ... in 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Etulain
Julián Oscar Etulain (born 21 June 1988) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Before turning professional in 2008, Etulain had won the Argentine Amateur Championship and had represented Argentina at a number of events including the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy. Professional career In 2009, Etulain was named as the Tour de las Américas Rookie of the Year in his first full season as a professional golfer. Following this, he had a successful 2010 with two wins on the Tour de las Américas and finishing at the top of the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit. In 2011, he won a further two times on the Tour de las Americas finishing fifth on the Order of Merit and in doing so earned his 2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica card. In 2013, Etulian won the Lexus Peru Open on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and finished in sixth place on the Order of Merit. Following this, Etulian was able to gain conditional status on the Web.com Tour for 2014. During 2014 Etulain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexus Peru Open
The Peru Open, or Abierto de Perú, is the national open golf tournament of Peru. It was first played in 1982, although previous tournaments had previously been held using the same name. It was an event on the South American Tour from 1995 to 2000, and revived as a stop on the Tour de las Américas in 2004, when it was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour, and 2008. It is currently an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica is a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new .... Winners Source: Notes References External linksCoverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's official site {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Former Challenge Tour events Former Tour de las Américas events Golf in Peru Recurring sporting events established in 1953 1953 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Calle Colombian Classic
The Colombian Classic is a men's professional golf tournament held in Colombia and has been part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule since 2012. The tournament was first played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica from 26 November to 2 December 2012 as the "Arturo Calle Colombian Coffee Classic Presentado por Avianca" at Club Campestre de Cali. The inaugural winner of the event was Sebastián Fernández Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina (born 23 May 1985) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danubio. Club career upFernández with Málaga in 2012 Born in Montevideo, Fernández started his professional play .... Winners References External linksCoverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica official site {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica , state=expanded PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Colombia Recurring sporting events established in 2012 2012 establishments in Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberto Do Brasil
The Brazil Open or Aberto do Brasil is an annual golf tournament held in Brazil. It was founded in 1945 and was an event on the Tour de las Américas on several occasions, most recently in 2005. It is now an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. History Until the early 1980s, the tournament was a popular stop for many of the world's top professionals, and can boast major winners Sam Snead, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate and Hale Irwin in addition to superstars of South American golf, Roberto De Vicenzo and Ángel Cabrera, amongst its list of champions. The most successful player remains Mário Gonzalez, who won a total of eight titles, including seven out of nine between 1946 and 1955 (no tournament was held in 1947). As part of the celebrations of the 500 year anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral, in 2000 the European Tour included the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro 500 Year Opens on their schedule. The following year the São ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Sullivan (golfer)
Ryan Nicholas Sullivan (born May 3, 1989) is an American professional golfer who formerly played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Professional career Sullivan turned professional in 2012 and initially played on the eGolf Professional Tour The eGolf Professional Tour, formerly the Tarheel Tour, was a third-level men's professional golf tour based in Charlotte, North Carolina with about twenty tournaments conducted annually in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and ... before becoming a member of the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica for the 2013 season. In 2013, Sullivan mainly played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica having only making two starts on the Web.com Tour. His first win as a professional came on PGA Tour Latinoamérica at the Puerto Rico Classic Sullivan qualified for the 2013 U.S. Open for his first appearance in a major championship but failed to make the cut following rounds of 81 and 82. He qualified for the U.S.Open again i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Classic
The Puerto Rico Classic was a men's professional golf tournament hosted by the Puerto Rico Golf Association and was an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica from 2012 to 2013. The tournament was hosted at the Dorado Beach Resort in both years and the inaugural winner of the event was Sebastián Vázquez. The 2013 Puerto Rico Classic was played over a shortened 54 holes format following severe weather suspensions. This was to be the final running of the tournament as its status was not renewed on the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica The 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the third season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour. Schedule changes The ... schedule. Winners Notes References {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica , state=expanded PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Puerto Rico Recurring sporting events established in 2012 Recurring sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Open
The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open) was a men's professional golf tournament on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominican Golf Federation in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, the tournament was announced as an event on the inaugural PGA Tour Latinoamérica season and the focus of the event was shifted towards the professional stroke play, although the pro–am Pro–am (or pro/am, pro am, ProAm; a contraction of professional–amateur) refers to a sporting event where both professional career athletes and amateurs compete. It could also refer to a collaboration between professionals and amate ... format was retained. Winners References External linksCoverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica official site {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in the Dominican Republic Pro–am golf tournaments Summer events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Fernández-Valdés
Jorge Diogenes Fernández-Valdés (born 6 August 1992) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Amateur career Fernández-Valdés had a successful junior career representing Argentina at the 2009 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and finishing runner up in the 2010 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in the 15-17 age category at Torrey Pines Golf Course. During his amateur career Fernández-Valdés also competed in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur and was a two time winner of the Pereyra Iraola Cup in 2008 and 2011 as the low amateur in the Argentine Open. Professional career Fernández-Valdés turned professional in 2012 and immediately joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica, making his inaugural start on the tour at the 2012 Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC. During the 2012 season he earned his full playing rights for PGA Tour Latinoamérica at qualifying in Buenos Aires and finished 27th on the Order of Merit. In 2013, Fernán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundo Maya Open
The Mundo Maya Open was a men's professional golf tournament held in Mexico on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was the inaugural event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica when it was first hosted in 2012 and has been hosted on the Jack Nicklaus designed El Jaguar course at the Yucatán Country Club since its inception. The inaugural winner for the event was Tommy Cocha Tomás "Tommy" Cocha (born 26 April 1991) is an Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Latinoamérica having previously played on the Web.com Tour and the Tour de las Américas. Cocha won the silver (men's individual) and ... with an aggregate score of a 266 which remains a tournament record. Winners References {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Mexico Sport in Yucatán Recurring sporting events established in 2012 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015 2012 establishments in Mexico 2015 disestablishments in Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |