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2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fifth 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 2016 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. 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 2017 Web.com Tour. Developmental Series The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the fourth 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 2016 season. Dev Series Final The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Lashley
Nathan Clark Lashley (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Lashley was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He played college golf at the University of Arizona. During his junior year, his parents and girlfriend died in a plane crash in Wyoming while flying from Sunriver, Oregon, where they had watched Lashley compete in the NCAA West Regional, to Nebraska. Professional career Lashley turned professional after graduating in 2005. He played on the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2006 but made only two cuts in 14 events. He spent the next several years playing mini-tours and selling real estate before qualifying for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015. He finished 8th on the money list in 2015 with five top-10 finishes. In 2016, he won three events, led the money list and won the Player of the Year award. His placement on the money list earned him a Web.com Tour card for 2017. On the Web.com Tour in 2017, Lashley won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduras Open
The Honduras Open was a golf tournament on the 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 ... between 2015 and 2017. The tournament was first played in 2015 with the inaugural winner being Venezuelan Felipe Velázquez. Winners References PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Recurring sporting events established in 2015 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2017 Defunct sports competitions in Honduras 2015 establishments in Honduras 2017 disestablishments in Honduras {{Golf-tournament-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Copa Diners Club International
The Ecuador Open is a men's professional golf tournament held in Ecuador. The tournament was re-inaugurated as an event on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2014 and the inaugural winner was Tyler McCumber Mark Tyler McCumber (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He spent his first professional season on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He is the son of professional golfer Mark McCumber, who was the 1 .... Winners References External linksCoverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica official site {{PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Ecuador Recurring sporting events established in 2014 2014 establishments in Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Núñez
Augusto Martín Núñez (born 3 November 1992) is a professional golfer from Argentina. He is a member of the Korn Ferry Tour and previously played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Career Núñez won his first tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2016 season at the Flor de Caña Open. He beat Emilio Puma Domínguez and Eric Steger in a playoff after finishing at 25 under par. The win put Núñez in first place in the Order or Merit for that season. Núñez finished the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season in second place in the Order of Merit, earning him a place in the Web.com Tour for the 2017 season. His best performance was runner-up in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, one stroke behind the winner. Professional wins (9) PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3) TPG Tour wins (2) PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1) Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (3) *2015 Fecha 4 *2016 Fecha 1, Fecha 4 Team appearances * Aruba Cup (representing PGA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flor De Caña Open
Flor de Caña Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was played in 2016 and 2017. The tournament was sponsored by the Nicaraguan rum brand Flor de Caña and became the first professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to be played in Nicaragua. The inaugural tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez. History The first Flor de Caña Open was announced in April 2016. The inaugural event was held at Mukul Beach Golf and Spa at Guacalito de la Isla and became the first PGA Tour Latinoamérica tournament to be played in Nicaragua. The 2016 tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez. It was his first win on the tour and put him into 1st place in the tour standings. Michael Buttacavoli Michael Anthony Buttacavoli (born March 26, 1988) is an American professional golfer who played on Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and NGA Pro Golf Tour. Amateur career Prior to turning professional, Buttacavoli represented the Rice Owls ... def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Trainer
Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which was an alternate event. Early life Trainer was born in Marseille, France. He graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 2009. He graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. His father is American and his mother French. He has dual American and French citizenship. Nationality change In October 2022, it was announced that Trainer had changed his sporting nationality from USA to France. Having been eligible to do so by being born in Marseille and his mother also being French. He applied to the International Golf Federation The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 and is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world governing body for golf. The IGF has two membership categories repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazatlán Open
The Mazatlán Open was a men's professional golf tournament held at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico as part of PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was first held in 2014 and the inaugural winner was Tyler McCumber Mark Tyler McCumber (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He spent his first professional season on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He is the son of professional golfer Mark McCumber, who was the 1 .... Winners References External linksCoverage on PGA Tour Latinoamérica's official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazatlan Open PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Golf tournaments in Mexico Sport in Sinaloa Mazatlán Spring (season) events in Mexico Recurring sporting events established in 2014 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016 2014 establishments in Mexico 2016 disestablishments in Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Vázquez (golfer)
Sebastián Vázquez (born 7 November 1990) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Amateur career Vázquez had a successful amateur career winning the Mexican Amateur in 2011 and 2012. He also represented Mexico at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy as part of a team with Rodolfo Cazaubón and Carlos Ortiz. Vázquez won the individual prize helping the Mexican team to a second-place finish behind the United States. Professional career Vázquez turned professional in 2012 and immediately joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica, making his professional début at the Lexus Peru Open in November 2012. His first professional win came at the 2012 Puerto Rico Classic in just his second professional start on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Vázquez continued to play on PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2013 season but failed to win an event. He progressed through the Web.com Qualifying Tournament in 2013 to gain his playing rights on the Web.com To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico Open (golf)
The Mexican Open ( es, Abierto Mexicano de Golf), also known as the Mexico Open and Abierto Mexicano de Golf, is the national open golf tournament of Mexico. History First played in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas between 2003 and 2006, being co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2004 to 2006. It became a Nationwide Tour event in 2008, and was rescheduled from December to January, which resulted in no tournament in 2007. Due to the outbreak of swine flu in 2009, the Mexican Open was rescheduled from May to September. In 2013, the tournament was moved to March and became an official event for PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament would also be moved to Club de Golf Mexico. In 2022, the tournament became an official event on the PGA Tour, with a purse of $7,300,000 and awarding 500 FedEx Cup The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |