2007 Tour de las Américas explained

Year:2007
Tour:Tour de las Américas
Regular Season:
No Of Events:10
Most Wins: Ángel Cabrera (2)
Miguel Rodríguez (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Miguel Rodríguez
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 Tour de las Américas was the 16th 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
4 FebClub Colombia MastersColombia175,000 Edoardo Molinari (n/a)12CHA
11 FebKai Fieberg Costa Rica OpenCosta Rica175,000 Miguel Rodríguez (2)12CHA
18 FebAbierto Telefónica de GuatemalaGuatemala150,000 Jamie Donaldson (n/a)12CHA
15 AprAbierto Visa del CentroArgentinaArg$200,000 Ángel Cabrera (7)n/aTPG
6 MayCanal i Abierto de VenezuelaVenezuela70,000 Jesús Amaya (6)n/a
27 OctTorneo de MaestrosArgentinaArg$420,000 Ángel Cabrera (8)n/aTPG
4 NovAbierto de ChileChile60,000 Ángel Fernández (1)n/a
25 NovAbierto de San LuisArgentinaArg$450,000 Emilio Domínguez (1)n/aTPG
2 DecAbierto del Litoral PersonalArgentina170,000 Miguel Rodríguez (3)12CHA, TPG
9 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina200,000 Marco Ruiz (2)12CHA, TPG

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 60,181
2 43,123
3 37,182
4 36,116
5 35,162

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 Tournament schedule . Tour de las Américas . 15 February 2023 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20081226001452/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/schedule2007.php . 26 December 2008.
  2. Book: Norwood, Bev . The World of Professional Golf 2008 . IMG . 2008 . 9781878843524 . 156–157, 439–444 . Archive.org . 22 March 2024 . limited.
  3. Web site: 2007 Order of Merit . Tour de las Américas . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071224200935/http://www.tdla-tic.com:80/tic/tmoom.cgi . 24 December 2007.
  4. News: Miguel Rodríguez el mejor del TLA . Miguel Rodríguez, the best of the TLA . La República . es . Cristian . Williams . 28 December 2007 . 22 March 2024.