2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica explained

Year:2015
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Regular Season:
No Of Events:18
Most Wins: Rodolfo Cazaubón (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Rodolfo Cazaubón
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fourth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Mar 22 Colombia 175,000 Diego Velásquez (1) 6
Mar 29 Mexico 175,000 Tommy Cocha (2) 6
Apr 19 Argentina 175,000 Tommy Cocha (3) 7
May 3 Panama 175,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón (1) 6
May 17 Mexico 175,000 Justin Hueber (1)6
May 24 Guatemala 175,000 Danny Balin (1) 6
May 31 Honduras 175,000 Felipe Velázquez (1) 6
Jun 7 Dominican Republic 175,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón (2) 6
Sep 13 Ecuador 175,000 Ricardo Celia (1) 6
Sep 20 Colombia 175,000 Mitch Krywulycz (1) 6
Sep 27 Brazil 175,000 Alexandre Rocha (1) 6
Oct 4 Chile 175,000 Wil Bateman (1) 6
Oct 18 Mexico 175,000 Nicholas Lindheim (2) 6
Nov 1 Uruguay 175,000 Lanto Griffin (1) 6
Nov 8 Argentina 175,000 Kent Bulle (1) 7
Nov 15 Argentina 175,000 Fabián Gómez (3) 7
Nov 22 Peru 175,000 Rodolfo Cazaubón (3) 6
Dec 6 Puerto Rico 200,000 Daniel Mazziotta (2) 6

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, 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.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 129,203
2 112,874
3 74,666
4 71,930
5 70,342

Developmental Series

Year:2015
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Regular Season:
No Of Events:14
Honor1:Dev Series Final
Honoree1: Matías Simaski
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the third season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMain
tour
Feb 8 Argentina Arg$450,000 TPG
Apr 12 Argentina Arg$450,000 TPG
Apr 19 Venezuela US$50,000 Rafael Guerrero (1)
Jul 12 Abierto de Bucaramanga Colombia Col$100,000,000 COL
Aug 16 Abierto de Paraguay Copa NEC Paraguay US$40,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (1)
Aug 23 Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín Colombia Col$100,000,000 COL
Sep 13 Riviera Nayarit Open Mexico US$92,000 Daniel Barbetti (1)
Sep 27 Abierto de Barquisimeto Venezuela US$50,000 Denis Meneghini (1)
Oct 10 Bolivia Open Mitsuba Bolivia US$50,000 César Costilla (1)
Nov 22 Baja California Open Mexico US$92,000 José de Jesús Rodríguez (1)
Nov 28 CBG Pro Tour Etapa Curitiba Brazil US$25,000 Rodrigo Lee (1)
Nov 29 Argentina Arg$450,000 TPG
Dec 6 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$400,000 TPG
Dec 13 Copa Diners Club-Mitad del Mundo Dev Series Final Ecuador US$50,000 Matías Simaski (a) (1)

Dev Series Final

The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Matías Simaski (a) 67-66-66-70=269 −15
2 71-68-70-64=273 −11
T3 70-71-68-67=276 −8
71-69-67-69=276
5 70-68-69-70=277 −7

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106015453/http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/tournaments/schedule.html . 6 November 2015.
  2. Web site: 2015 Order of Merit . PGA Tour . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151213213738/http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/loscinco.html . 13 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Rodolfo Cazaubón, No.1 de Los Cinco . Rodolfo Cazaubón, No.1 of the Five . Spanish . PGA Tour . 27 June 2023.
  4. Web site: New events strengthen 2015 Dev. Series schedule . PGA Tour . March 3, 2015 . June 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204041205/http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2015/03/03/la-serie-de-desarrollo-se-consolida-en-2015.html . 4 December 2015.
  5. Web site: 2015 Dev Series Final . PGA Tour . 8 November 2023.
  6. Amateur Matías Simaski dominó la Final de la Serie de Desarrollo . Amateur Matias Simaski dominated the Final of the Development Series . es . Fairway Argentina . 14 December 2015 . 8 November 2023.