Year: | 2013 |
Tour: | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 14 |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Ryan Blaum |
Prevseason: | 2012 |
Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, titled as the 2013 NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
The 2013 season was the first full season on the tour with the 2012 season having only operated for four months in 2012. The 2013 schedule was divided into two distinct swings, the first with events played from March through May, followed by the remainder of events in the October through December. The number of events increased from 11 in 2012 to 14 with, new events for the 2013 season were, Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Abierto del Centro and Abierto de Chile.
It was also the first season in which the Developmental Series was introduced.
In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with NEC, being renamed as the NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[1]
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 17 | Mexico | 150,000 | Ted Purdy (1) | 6 | ||
Mar 24 | Mexico | 150,000 | Manuel Villegas (1) | 6 | ||
Apr 21 | Argentina | 150,000 | Ángel Cabrera (2) | 8 | ||
Apr 28 | Uruguay | 150,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (1) | 6 | ||
May 5 | Colombia | 150,000 | Timothy O'Neal (1) | 6 | ||
May 19 | Mexico | 150,000 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1) | 6 | ||
Jun 1 | Dominican Republic | 150,000 | Ryan Blaum (1) | 6 | ||
Oct 13 | Puerto Rico | 150,000 | Ryan Sullivan (1) | 6 | ||
Oct 20 | Brazil | 150,000 | Ryan Blaum (2) | 6 | ||
Nov 3 | Colombia | 150,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) | 6 | ||
Nov 10 | Peru | 150,000 | Julián Etulain (1) | 6 | ||
Nov 24 | Chile | 150,000 | Timothy O'Neal (2) | 6 | ||
Dec 1 | Argentina | 150,000 | Fabián Gómez (1) | 6 | ||
Dec 8 | Argentina | 150,000 | Marcelo Rozo (1) | 8 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2014 Web.com Tour.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 99,135 | ||
2 | 98,383 | ||
3 | 90,015 | ||
4 | 65,178 | ||
5 | 60,671 |
Year: | 2013 |
Tour: | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 12 |
Honor1: | Dev Series Final |
Honoree1: | Felipe Navarro |
Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the inaugural season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[5]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | Main tour | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 7 | Abierto Los Lirios | Chile | US$50,000 | CHL | ||
Sep 8 | Abierto del Club Campestre Farallones | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | COL | ||
Sep 14 | Copa Clube de Campo São Paulo | Brazil | US$50,000 | Philippe Gasnier (1) | ||
Oct 13 | San Eliseo Copa Gangoni | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | TPG | ||
Oct 20 | Abierto del Club Serrezuela | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | COL | ||
Oct 27 | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo | Chile | CLP$25,000,000 | CHL | ||
Nov 17 | Venezuela National Championship | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Alejandro Garmendia (1) | ||
Nov 24 | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | TPG | |||
Nov 30 | Abierto Sambil | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Otto Solís (1) | ||
Dec 14 | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | TPG | |||
Dec 21 | Copa Samsung Dev Series Final | Peru | US$50,000 | Felipe Navarro (1) |
The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season. The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]
Place | Player | Score | To par | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 282 | −6 | ||
2 | 283 | −5 | ||
3 | 284 | −4 | ||
4 | 285 | −3 | ||
5 | 286 | −2 |