2009 Tour de las Américas

The 2009 Tour de las Américas was the 18th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

2009 Tour de las Américas season
Duration12 March 2009 (2009-03-12) – 13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Number of official events14
Most winsArgentina Fabián Gómez (2)
Argentina Agustín Jauretche (2)
Order of MeritSweden Peter Gustafsson
2008
2010

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
15 Mar Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia Colombia 130,000   Peter Gustafsson (1) n/a
22 Mar Club Colombia Masters Colombia 200,000   Alan Wagner (2) 12 CHA
19 Apr Abierto del Centro Argentina Arg$200,000   Fabián Gómez (3) n/a TPG
26 Apr Televisa TLA Players Championship Mexico 70,000   Eduardo Herrera (2) n/a
23 May Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi Venezuela Bs.F225,000   Paulo Pinto (3) n/a
27 Jun Venezuela Open Venezuela 60,000   Daniel Barbetti (2) n/a
5 Jul Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Bucaramanga Colombia 50,000   Óscar David Álvarez (1) n/a
19 Jul Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Suramericana Colombia 45,000   José Manuel Garrido (1) n/a
12 Oct Abierto de Chile Copa BCI Chile 30,000   Agustín Jauretche (1) n/a
18 Oct Abierto Hacienda Chicureo Chile 30,000   Luciano Giometti (2) n/a
8 Nov Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay 30,000   Agustín Jauretche (2) n/a TPG
22 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina Arg$135,000   Fabián Gómez (4) n/a TPG
6 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina Arg$350,000   Tom Lehman (n/a) n/a TPG
13 Dec Abierto Visa de la República Argentina 80,000   César Costilla (1) n/a TPG

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1   Peter Gustafsson 40,934
2   Julio Zapata 28,023
3   Daniel Barbetti 26,780
4   Paulo Pinto 25,650
5   Eduardo Herrera 21,100

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.

References edit

  1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ "2009 Order of Merit" (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Peter Gustafsson ganador Orden al Merito 2009 en el Tour de Las Americas" [Peter Gustafsson winner of the 2009 Order of Merit at the Tour de las Americas]. Golf Report Latino (in Spanish). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

External links edit