2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

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.

2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season
DurationMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) – December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
Number of official events15
Most winsUnited States Michael Buttacavoli (2)
Colombia Nico Echavarría (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Harry Higgs
2017
2019

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
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

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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 OWGR
points
Dec 15 Go Vacaciones Cozumel Cup Mexico 120,000 PGA Tour Latinoamérica n/a

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Harry Higgs 101,336
2   Nico Echavarría 101,272
3   Michael Buttacavoli 84,286
4   Austin Smotherman 84,064
5   Marcelo Rozo 83,989

Developmental Series

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2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series season
Duration14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) – 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)
Number of official events14
Dev Series Final  Alfredo Adrián Ploch
2017
2019

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

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[b] Main
tour[c]
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

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The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]

Place Player Score To par
1   Alfredo Adrián Ploch 67-70-68-65=270 −18
2   Nicholas Maruri 70-67-66-68=271 −17
3   Ryan Ruffels 69-70-68-66=273 −15
T4   Victor Lange 67-71-68-68=274 −14
  Alejandro Villasana 71-67-70-66=274

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
  2. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  3. ^ CHL − Chilean Tour; COL − Colombian Tour; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Wacker, Brian (December 3, 2018). "There isn't much glamour on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. But there is plenty of hope". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 Dev Series schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "2018 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Alfredo Adrián Ploch vence al final del III Malinalco Classic" [Alfredo Adrián Ploch wins at the end of the III Malinalco Classic]. Golf Report Latino (in Spanish). December 8, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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