The Argentina Classic is a men's professional golf tournament held in Argentina and has been part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule since 2012.

Neuquen Argentina Classic
Tournament information
LocationNeuquén, Argentina
Established2012
Course(s)Chapelco Golf Club
Par72
Length7,163 yards (6,550 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Fabián Gómez (2013)
269 Julián Etulain (2017)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Chile Cristóbal del Solar
Location map
Chapelco GC is located in Argentina
Chapelco GC
Chapelco GC
Location in Argentina

The tournament was first played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in December 2012 as the "Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal" and was held at Olivos Golf Club.[1] The inaugural winner of the event was Ariel Cañete.

In the 2013 season the event moved to La Reserva Cardales and following a sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company BlackBerry the tournament was renamed as the "Personal Classic presentado por BlackBerry".[2]

From 2014 to 2017, the event was played at C.C.G. Las Praderas de Lujan in Luján, Buenos Aires. The tournament moved to Chapelco Golf Club in Neuquén in 2018.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Neuquen Argentina Classic
2022   Cristóbal del Solar 272 −16 3 strokes   Linus Lilliedahl Chapelco
2020–21: No tournament
2019   Emilio Domínguez 272 −16 Playoff   Tom Whitney Chapelco
2018   Clodomiro Carranza 271 −17 3 strokes   Andrés Gallegos Chapelco
NEC Argentina Classic
2017   Julián Etulain 269 −19 1 stroke   Colin Featherstone
  Jared Wolfe
Las Praderas de Lujan
Argentina Classic
2016   Samuel Del Val 203[a] −13 1 stroke   Derek Gillespie
  Augusto Núñez
Las Praderas de Lujan
Personal Classic
2015   Fabián Gómez (3) 272 −16 3 strokes   Kent Bulle Las Praderas de Lujan
2014   Fabián Gómez (2) 192[a] −24 2 strokes   Gustavo Acosta Las Praderas de Lujan [3]
2013   Fabián Gómez 269 −19 2 strokes   Cristián Espinoza La Reserva Cardales [4]
Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal
2012   Ariel Cañete 275 −9 2 strokes   Clodomiro Carranza
  José Cóceres
Olivos [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - Cañete wins at Olivos and becomes first two-time winner on Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2013 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Leaderboard - Personal Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ "2013 Leaderboard - Personal Classic presentado por BlackBerry". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. ^ "2012 Leaderboard - Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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