2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica explained

Year:2018
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Regular Season:
No Of Events:15
Most Wins: Michael Buttacavoli (2)
Nico Echavarría (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Harry Higgs
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the seventh 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 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Mar 18 Guatemala 175,000 Ben Polland (1) 6
Mar 25 Mexico 175,000 Austin Smotherman (1) 6
Apr 15 Argentina 175,000 Cristóbal del Solar (1) 6
Apr 23 Argentina 175,000 Thomas Baik (1) 6
May 6 Jamaica 175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (3) 6
May 13 Costa Rica 175,000 Tyson Alexander (1) 6
May 20 Dominican Republic 175,000 Andrés Gallegos (1) 6
Jun 3 Ecuador 175,000 Horacio León (1) 6
Jun 10 Mexico 125,000 Toni Hakula (1) 6
Sep 16 Brazil 175,000 Nico Echavarría (1) 6
Sep 23 Brazil 175,000 Marcelo Rozo (3)6
Oct 7 Mexico 175,000 Nico Echavarría (2) 6
Oct 14 Chile 175,000 Jared Wolfe (2)6
Oct 21 Peru 175,000 Harry Higgs (1) 6
Nov 11 Argentina 175,000 Clodomiro Carranza (2) 6
Nov 18 Argentina 175,000 Isidro Benítez (1) 6
Dec 2 United States 175,000 Michael Buttacavoli (4) 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 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 101,336
2 101,272
3 84,286
4 84,064
5 83,989

Developmental Series

Year:2018
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Regular Season:
No Of Events:14
Honor1:Dev Series Final
Honoree1: Alfredo Adrián Ploch
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the sixth 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 2018 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMain
tour
Dec 17 Abierto del Caribe Colombia Col$125,000,000 COL
Dec 17 Copa Puro Sinaloa Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Jan 28 Argentina Arg$700,000 TPG
Feb 25 Copa Tequila Azulejos Mexico Mex$2,000,000 GGPM
Apr 8 Bosque Real Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Apr 15 Venezuela US$30,000 George Trujillo (1)
Apr 29 Argentina Arg$700,000 TPG
Jun 16 Abierto Termas de Río Hondo Argentina Arg$1,000,000 TPG
Aug 20 Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín Colombia Col$100,000,000 COL
Sep 9 Abierto del Club Los Lagartos Colombia Col$100,000,000 COL
Sep 23 Ecuador US$35,000 Juan Moncayo (a) (1)
Sep 30 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo Chile US$25,000 CHL
Nov 25 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$500,000 TPG
Dec 8 Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final Mexico US$40,000 Alfredo Adrián Ploch (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 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-70-68-65=270 −18
2 70-67-66-68=271 −17
3 69-70-68-66=273 −15
T4 67-71-68-68=274 −14
71-67-70-66=274

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Tournament Schedule . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217014758/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/tournaments/schedule.html . 17 December 2018 . April 11, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018 Order of Merit . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20181220211902/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/loscinco.html . 20 December 2018 . 26 June 2023.
  3. Web site: There isn't much glamour on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. But there is plenty of hope . Golf Digest . Brian . Wacker . 3 December 2018 . 26 June 2023.
  4. Web site: 2018 Dev Series schedule . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628134657/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2018/01/10/2018-dev-series-schedule.html . 28 June 2022 . June 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2018 Dev Series Final . PGA Tour . 8 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Alfredo Adrián Ploch vence al final del III Malinalco Classic . Alfredo Adrián Ploch wins at the end of the III Malinalco Classic . es . Golf Report Latino . 8 December 2018 . 8 November 2023.