2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

The 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the 11th and final season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season
DurationDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) – July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)
Number of official events12
Most winsUnited States Chandler Blanchet (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Chandler Blanchet
2022

In April, the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 season would be the last, as from 2024 the tour would merge with PGA Tour Canada, creating PGA Tour Americas.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Dec 4 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina 175,000   Zack Fischer (1) 3.99
Dec 11 Neuquen Argentina Classic Argentina 175,000   Cristóbal del Solar (4) 3.13
Dec 18 Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open Chile 175,000   Matt Ryan (2) 2.91
Mar 19 Termas de Río Hondo Invitational Argentina 175,000   Jake McCrory (1) 2.36
Mar 26 Roberto De Vicenzo Memorial Argentina 175,000   Chandler Blanchet (2) 2.73
Apr 2 JHSF Aberto do Brasil Brazil 175,000   Charlie Hillier (1) 2.74
Apr 30 Diners Club Peru Open Peru 175,000   Marcos Montenegro (1) 3.05
May 7 Kia Open Ecuador 175,000   Toni Hakula (2) 3.34
May 28 Colombia Classic Colombia 175,000   Walker Lee (1) 3.06
Jun 4 Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship Colombia 175,000   Myles Creighton (1) 3.01
Jun 25 Jalisco Open GDL Mexico 175,000   José de Jesús Rodríguez (6) 3.24
Jul 2 Bupa Tour Championship Mexico 200,000   Chandler Blanchet (3) 2.18

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was titled as the Totalplay Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]

Position Player Points
1   Chandler Blanchet 1,539
2   Myles Creighton 1,146
3   Walker Lee 1,014
4   Austin Hitt 897
5   Charlie Hillier 889

Developmental Series

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2022–23 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series season
DurationJuly 28, 2022 (2022-07-28) – November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
Number of official events17
Dev Series Final  Joel Thelen

The 2022–23 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the 10th and final season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2022–23 season.[7]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[b] Main
tour[c]
Jul 31 Abierto de Colombia Colombia Col$200,000,000   Camilo Aguado COL
Aug 20 Amanali Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000   Joel Thelen GGPM
Sep 3 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$4,000,000   Leandro Marelli TPG
Sep 11 Abierto de Ecuador Ecuador US$20,000   Juan Moncayo (2)
Oct 8 Abierto del Bajío Mexico Mex$1,600,000   Isidro Benítez GGPM
Nov 12 Copa Multimedios Mexico Mex$1,600,000   Raúl Pereda GGPM
Jan 22 Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo Chile CLP$18,000,000   Felipe Aguilar CHL
Jan 29 El Campanario Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000   José Cristóbal Islas (a) GGPM
Feb 11 Tabachines Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000   José Toledo GGPM
Mar 5 Abierto de San Luis Argentina Arg$8,000,000   Emilio Domínguez TPG
Mar 18 Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela US$50,000   Julián Etulain (1)
Apr 8 Abierto del Centro Argentina Arg$8,000,000   Nelson Ledesma TPG
Apr 15 Abierto de Aguascalientes Mexico Mex$1,600,000   Luis Garza GGPM
May 20 Altozano Open Mexico Mex$1,600,000   José de Jesús Rodríguez GGPM
Jun 17 Abierto Termas de Río Hondo Argentina Arg$9,200,000   Andrés Romero TPG
Jul 16 Gran Final Tres Vidas Acapulco Mexico Mex$3,000,000   José Toledo GGPM
Nov 4 Dev Series Final Mexico US$40,000   Joel Thelen (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.[8] The top three finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas.[9]

Place Player Score To par
1   Joel Thelen 65-62-67-69=263 −21
T2   Samuel Anderson 66-67-67-64=264 −20
  Paul Chaplet 67-69-64-64=264

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 PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry 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. ^ "PGA Tour announces formation of PGA Tour Americas". PGA Tour. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces 2022–23 schedule". PGA Tour. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Totalplay Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Blanchet captures Totalplay Cup after stellar season". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Five secure 2024 Korn Ferry Tour privileges". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022–23 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Thelen wins Dev Series Final, secures 2024 PGA Tour Americas card". PGA Tour. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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