The Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC was a men's professional

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tournament. First held in 2005 as the Roberto De Vicenzo Classic, it is named after one of Argentina's most successful golfers,

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. The tournament has been held at the San Eliseo Golf Club in

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, Argentina until 2012, and moved to the

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in Montevideo,

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. In 2015, it moved to Club del Lago Golf in

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. All three cities are on the

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. From 2007 to 2011, the tournament was part of the

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, the official

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. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2010, it was included on the

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schedule. In 2012, it was included on the

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schedule. For the 2018 season, it was downgraded to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Dev Series. It initially consisted of a pro-am fourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds. In 2012, it changed to a 144 player, stroke play tournament.

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Coverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica official site
{{PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica events Former Tour de las Américas events Golf tournaments in Argentina Golf in Uruguay Sports competitions in Uruguay Spring (season) events in Uruguay Recurring sporting events established in 2005 Recurring sporting events established in 2017 2005 establishments in Argentina 2017 disestablishments in Uruguay