2011 Tour de las Américas explained

Year:2011
Tour:Tour de las Américas
Regular Season:
No Of Events:17
Most Wins: Benjamín Alvarado (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Joaquín Estévez
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Tour de las Américas was the 20th 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.

OWGR inclusion

In August 2010, it was announced that all Tour de las Américas events, beginning in 2011, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
6 MarAbierto de ChileChile40,000 Benjamín Alvarado (1)6
13 MarAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa AntioquiaColombia230,000 Joaquín Estévez (1)12CHA
20 MarPacific Colombia Tour BarranquillaColombia100,000 Cody Slover (n/a)6CAN
27 MarPacific Colombia Tour ChampionshipColombia130,000 Adam Hadwin (n/a)6CAN
23 AprAbierto del CentroArgentinaArg$300,000 Héctor Céspedes (1)6TPG
22 MayTelevisa TLA Players ChampionshipMexico70,000 Julián Etulain (3)n/a
29 MayToyota Peru OpenPeru100,000 Benjamín Alvarado (2)6
10 JulAbierto de Golf Ciudad de BucaramangaColombia50,000 Álvaro Arizabaleta (1)6
17 JulAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa SuraColombia50,000 César Costilla (2)6
9 OctAberto do BrasilBrazil160,000 Óscar David Álvarez (3)6
16 OctAbierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Copa ClaroChile40,000 Paulo Pinto (4)6
30 OctAbierto del NordesteArgentinaArg$250,000 Emilio Domínguez (2)6TPG
6 NovCarlos Franco InvitationalParaguay40,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (2)6TPG
20 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentina40,000 Nelson Ledesma (1)6TPG
4 DecTorneo de MaestrosArgentinaArg$400,000 José Cóceres (1)6TPG
11 DecVisa Open de ArgentinaArgentina115,000 Maximiliano Godoy (1)6TPG
18 DecAbierto Sport Francés Copa NissanChile80,000 Francisco Cerda (1)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] [4]

Position Player Points
1 51,970
2 48,800
3 45,006
4 42,883
5 39,233

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives . Official World Golf Ranking . 23 August 2010 . 19 July 2023 . The Board also agreed that the KPGA (Korean Golf Tour) and the TLA (Tour de Las Americas) should also be incorporated into the Ranking system from January 1 2011 on the same basis once the Technical Committee has liaised with the Tours concerned to establish their player listings and schedules..
  2. Web site: 2011 Tournament schedule . Tour de las Américas . es . 2011-12-22 . https://archive.today/20120914161127/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/tournaments/2011/ . 2012-09-14.
  3. Web site: 2011 Order of Merit . es . Tour de las Américas . 19 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706194159/www.tourdelasamericas.com/docs/2011.Ranking.pdf . 6 July 2012.
  4. News: Chileno Francisco Cerda sorpresivo campeón en el Sport Francés . Chile's Francisco Cerda surprises champion at Sport Francés . es . Golf Report Latino . Gregory . Villalobos . 18 December 2011 . 19 March 2024 . Tal y como se esperaba el argentino Joaquín Estévez culminó la temporada como el No. 1 de la Orden de Mérito... . As expected, Argentina's Joaquin Estevez finished the season as No. 1 on the Order of Merit....