The 2011 Tour de las Américas was the 20th season of the

Tour de las Américas The Tour de las Américas (TLA) was the principal men's professional golf tour throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 through to 2012 when it was superseded by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. History Top level tournament golf in Lat ...

(formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

since it was formed in 1991.

OWGR inclusion

In August 2010, it was announced that all Tour de las Américas events, beginning in 2011, would receive

Official World Golf Ranking The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. It was started in 1986. The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolling ...

points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.

Order of Merit

The

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Tour de las Américas seasons Tour de las Américas