The Coast Open, or Abierto del Litoral, is a golf tournament played in Argentina. Founded in 1932 as the Torneo de Profesionales (Professional Tournament), a name only used for the first two editions, it has always been played at the Rosario Golf Club in Rosario, Santa Fe.

Abierto del Litoral
Tournament information
LocationRosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Established1932
Course(s)Rosario Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
PGA of Argentina Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundAR$20,000,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Andrés Romero (2006)
To par−20 Joaquín Ludueña (2023)
−20 Alejandro Tosti (2023)
Current champion
Argentina Joaquín Ludueña
Location map
Rosario GC is located in Argentina
Rosario GC
Rosario GC
Location in Argentina

The tournament has been a fixture on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series. It was previously an annual stop on the higher level Tour de las Américas from 2000 until 2010 having been an event on that tours predecessor, the South American Tour, between 1993 and 1999. It was also included on the European Challenge Tour schedule in 2007 (2008 season), being one of five tournaments held in Latin America, and four in Argentina, that season.

Fidel de Luca has the most victories, with eight. In 1932, 1952 and 1983 the championship ended in a tie, with no playoff being held to determine an outright winner.

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Abierto del Litoral
2023 TPG   Joaquín Ludueña (a) 264 −20 Playoff   Alejandro Tosti
2022 TPG   Alejandro Tosti 268 −12 1 stroke   Nelson Ledesma
2021 TPG   Martín Contini 269 −15 2 strokes   Andrés Gallegos
  Fabián Gómez
2020: No tournament
2019 TPG   César Costilla 271 −9 2 strokes   César Monasterio
2018   Vicente Marzilio (a) 280 E 2 strokes   Andrés Schönbaum (a)
2017 TPG   Sebastián Bergagna 266 −14 6 strokes   Sebastián Saavedra
2016 TPG   Thomas Baik 272 −8 Playoff   César Costilla
2015 TPG   Rafael Gómez 268 −12 2 strokes   Julián Etulain
2014 TPG   Miguel Ángel Carballo 269 −11 1 stroke   Jorge Monroy
  Julio Zapata
2013 TPG   Ricardo González (5) 268 −12 4 strokes   Sergio Acevedo
2012 TPG   Santiago Bauni (a) 272 −8 1 stroke   Marco Ruiz
2011: No tournament
2010 TPG   Ricardo González (4) 273 −7 3 strokes   Rafael Gómez
  Mauricio Molina
2009 TPG   Ricardo González (3) 277 −3 Playoff   Andrés Romero
2008 TLA, TPG   Andrés Romero (2) 268 −12 3 strokes   Mauricio Molina
Abierto del Litoral Personal
2007 CHA, TLA, TPG   Miguel Rodríguez 271 −9 1 stroke   Andrés Romero
Abierto del Litoral
2006 ARG, TLA   Andrés Romero 261 −19 7 strokes   Ricardo González
2005 ARG   Ricardo González (2) 204   Julio Zapata
2004: No tournament
2003   Ricardo González 267   Eduardo Romero
2002   Rodolfo González 282   José Cantero
2001 TLA   Marco Ruiz 278 −6 Playoff   Gustavo Acosta
  Ariel Cañete
  Rafael Gómez
  Rodolfo González
2000 TLA   Jesús Amaya 134[b] −10 Playoff   Gustavo Rojas
1999   César Monasterio (2) 275   Omar Solis
  Rigoberto Velazquez
1998   Tim Hegna 272   Armando Saavedra
1997   Armando Saavedra 266   David Morland IV
1996   Scott Dunlap 266   Trevor Dodds
  Pedro Martínez
  Rodolfo Rodríguez
1995   Ángel Cabrera 266   Miguel Fernández
  Gustavo Piovano
1994   César Monasterio 271   Brad Klapprott
  Gustavo Rojas
1993   Luis Carbonetti   Miguel Guzmán
  Ricardo Montenegro
1992   Adan Sowa (3)   Luis Carbonetti
1991   Jorge Berendt  
1990   Miguel Guzmán  
1989   Jorge Berendt  
1988   Miguel Fernández (2)  
1987   Miguel Fernández 279   Antonio Ortiz
1986   Armando Saavedra (2) 276   Vicente Fernández
1985   Armando Saavedra 275   Jorge Soto
1984   Eduardo Romero  
1983   Jorge Soto
  Adan Sowa (2)
278  
1982   Adan Sowa  
1981: No tournament
1980   Vicente Fernández (4)  
1979: No tournament
1978   Vicente Fernández (3) 282   Adan Sowa
1977   Florentino Molina (2)   Juan Carlos Cabrera
1976   Juan Carlos Molina   Jorge Soto
1975   Florentino Molina 282  
1974   Fidel de Luca (8) 279   Armando Saavedra
1973   Juan Monroy 280   Fidel de Luca
  Roberto De Vicenzo
1972   Vicente Fernández (2) 279  
1971   Fidel de Luca (7) 279  
1970   Vicente Fernández 289  
1969   Fidel de Luca (6) 283  
1968   Roberto De Vicenzo (5) 278  
1967   Leopoldo Ruiz (3) 219  
1966   Fidel de Luca (5) 280  
1965   Rodolfo Sereda 284   Roberto De Vicenzo
1964   Romualdo Barbieri (3) 292  
1963   Elcido Nari 293  
1962   Fidel de Luca (4) 282  
1961   Fidel de Luca (3) 288  
1960   Fidel de Luca (2) 281  
1959   Fidel de Luca 297  
1958   Leopoldo Ruiz (2) 286  
1957   Leopoldo Ruiz 289  
1956   Orlando Tudino 296  
1955   Arturo Soto (3) 293  
1954   Sebastian Nicolosi 294  
1953   Enrique Bertolino (2) 287   Arturo Soto
1952   J. C. Posse
  Arturo Soto (2)
294  
1951   Juan Anzaldo 287   Roberto De Vicenzo
1950   Romualdo Barbieri (2) 278   Juan Segura (a)
1949   Roberto De Vicenzo (4) 286  
1948   Romualdo Barbieri 283  
1947   Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 282   Arturo Soto
1946   Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 283  
1945   Martin Pose (3) 282  
1944   Arturo Soto 290  
1943   Enrique Bertolino 293  
1942   Roberto De Vicenzo 277   José Jurado
1941   Marcos Churio 282  
1940   Martin Pose (2) 292  
1939   Emilio Serra (3) 291  
1938   Emilio Serra (2) 291  
1937   Martin Pose 292  
1935–36: No tournament
1934   Emilio Serra 283  
1933: No tournament
1932   Marcos Churio
  Andres Perez
288  

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Notes

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  1. ^ ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas; TPG − TPG Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Amaya ganó el Abierto del Litoral reducido a 36 hoyos" [Amaya won the Abierto del Litoral reduced to 36 holes] (in Spanish). Asociación Argentina de Golf. 13 November 2000. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Andrada, Franco (3 December 2018). "Andrés Schönbaum no se guardó nada y mostró su mejor versión en Rosario". Mi Valle (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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