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.
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]
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | |
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6 Mar | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 40,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (1) | 6 | ||
13 Mar | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia | Colombia | 230,000 | Joaquín Estévez (1) | 12 | CHA | |
20 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Barranquilla | Colombia | 100,000 | Cody Slover (n/a) | 6 | CAN | |
27 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Championship | Colombia | 130,000 | Adam Hadwin (n/a) | 6 | CAN | |
23 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | Héctor Céspedes (1) | 6 | TPG | |
22 May | Televisa TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Julián Etulain (3) | n/a | ||
29 May | Toyota Peru Open | Peru | 100,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (2) | 6 | ||
10 Jul | Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Bucaramanga | Colombia | 50,000 | Álvaro Arizabaleta (1) | 6 | ||
17 Jul | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura | Colombia | 50,000 | César Costilla (2) | 6 | ||
9 Oct | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 160,000 | Óscar David Álvarez (3) | 6 | ||
16 Oct | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Copa Claro | Chile | 40,000 | Paulo Pinto (4) | 6 | ||
30 Oct | Abierto del Nordeste | Argentina | Arg$250,000 | Emilio Domínguez (2) | 6 | TPG | |
6 Nov | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 | Fabrizio Zanotti (2) | 6 | TPG | |
20 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | 40,000 | Nelson Ledesma (1) | 6 | TPG | |
4 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | Arg$400,000 | José Cóceres (1) | 6 | TPG | |
11 Dec | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 115,000 | Maximiliano Godoy (1) | 6 | TPG | |
18 Dec | Abierto Sport Francés Copa Nissan | Chile | 80,000 | Francisco Cerda (1) | 6 |
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 |