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Los Lagartos Open

The Los Lagartos Open or Abierto Internacional de Los Lagartos is a golf tournament that has been held at Los Lagartos Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia since 1964.[1]

Los Lagartos Open
Tournament information
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Established1964
Course(s)Los Lagartos Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
Location map
Los Lagartos CC is located in Colombia
Los Lagartos CC
Los Lagartos CC
Location in Colombia

Between 1964 and 1974, it was a fixture on the PGA Tour-sponsored Caribbean Tour. Several major champions won the event, including Art Wall Jr., Roberto De Vicenzo, and Tony Jacklin. The event has been referred to as the Los Lagartos International.[1][2]

Winners edit

Year Player Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1978 Peter Townsend   England 282 −6 3 strokes   Roberto De Vicenzo
  Tony Jacklin		 [3]
1975–1977: Tournament not held
1974 Tony Jacklin   England 273 −15 3 strokes   Roberto De Vicenzo
  Florentino Molina
  Alberto Rivadeneira		 [4]
1973 Tony Jacklin   England 261 −27 13 strokes   Gene Borek [5]
1972 Peter Townsend   England 274 −14 4 strokes   Gene Borek [6]
1971 Bert Greene   United States 277 −11 2 strokes   Rogelio González [7]
1970 Bert Greene   United States 268 −14 4 strokes   Rocky Thompson [8]
1969 Roberto De Vicenzo   Argentina 274 −14 3 strokes   Larry Mowry [9]
1968 Roberto De Vicenzo   Argentina 269 −19 5 strokes   Butch Baird [10]
1967 Butch Baird   United States 277 −11 3 strokes   Bert Weaver [11][12]
1966 Roberto De Vicenzo   Argentina 270 −18 4 strokes   Tom Nieporte [13]
1965 Roberto De Vicenzo   Argentina 272 −16 4 strokes   Al Besselink [14]
1964 Art Wall Jr.   United States 280 −8 2 strokes   Al Besselink [15][1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. ^ "Roberto De Vicenzo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Jacklin bows to Townsend". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Jacklin home by three". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Townsend wins with 66 in last round". The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Homenuik sixth". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 17 February 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Bert Greene Victor at Bogota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 23 February 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Sports Briefs". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 17 February 1969. p. 3B. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "De Vicenzo Wins Bogota Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 19 February 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baird records golfing victory". The Gazette (Montreal). AP. 20 February 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "Baird Claims Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 20 February 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Argentinian Retains Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 28 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "De Vicenzo Tops Bogota Golf Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 22 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ "Art Wall Wins In Bogota Golf". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 2 March 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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