2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica explained

Year:2019
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Augusto Núñez (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Augusto Núñez
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the eighth 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 2019 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Mar 30 Panama 175,000 Jared Wolfe (3) 6
Apr 14 Argentina 175,000 Andrés Echavarría (2) 6
Apr 21 Chile 175,000 John Somers (1) 7
Apr 28 Argentina 175,000 Tom Whitney (1) 6
May 5 Dominican Republic 175,000 Cristóbal del Solar (2) 6
May 19 Jamaica 175,000 Evan Harmeling (1) 6
May 26 Mexico 175,000 Drew Nesbitt (1) 6
Jun 2 Mexico 125,000 Patrick Flavin (1) 6
Sep 22 Brazil 175,000 Chandler Blanchet (1) 6
Sep 29 Brazil 175,000 Shad Tuten (1) 6
Oct 6 Ecuador 175,000 Augusto Núñez (2) 6
Oct 20 Peru 175,000 Leandro Marelli (1) 6
Nov 3 Argentina 175,000 Alejandro Tosti (1) 6
Nov 10 Argentina 175,000 Emilio Domínguez (1) 6
Nov 17 Argentina 175,000 Ricardo Celia (1) 6
Dec 8 United States 175,000 Augusto Núñez (3) 6

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 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 148,734
2 86,860
3 83,250
4 70,789
5 69,099

Developmental Series

Year:2019
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Honor1:Dev Series Final
Honoree1: Franco Romero
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the seventh 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 2019 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMain
tour
Jan 27 Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo Chile CLP$17,500,000 CHL
Feb 17 Argentina Arg$900,000 TPG
Mar 31 Argentina Arg$900,000 Mateo Fernández de Oliveira (a) TPG
May 12 Sheriff's Invitational Mexico Mex$3,000,000 GGPM
May 26 Argentina Arg$900,000 TPG
Jun 15 Abierto Termas de Río Hondo Argentina Arg$1,300,000 TPG
Jul 6 Venezuela US$20,000 George Trujillo (2)
Jul 7 Abierto Club Campestre de Bucaramanga Colombia Col$80,000,000 COL
Jul 28 Abierto Club El Rodeo Colombia Col$80,000,000 COL
Oct 13 Abierto Hacienda Chicureo Chile US$25,000 CHL
Oct 26 Argentina Arg$1,200,000 TPG
Nov 10 Ecuador US$35,000 José Andrés Miranda (1)
Nov 24 Amanali Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Dec 1 Andrés Romero Invitational Argentina Arg$900,000 TPG
Dec 8 Copa Puro Sinaloa Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Dec 15 Samsung Classic Dev Series Final Peru US$40,000 Franco Romero (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 six finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 62-66-73-71=272 −16
2 71-71-65-65=272
3 67-73-74-61=275 −13
T4 69-73-69-68=279 −9
71-70-70-68=279
70-70-72-67=279

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Tournament Schedule . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402205204/http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/tournaments/schedule.html . April 2, 2019 . 26 June 2023 . live .
  2. Web site: 2019 Order of Merit . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224651/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/loscinco.html . February 20, 2020 . 26 June 2023 . live .
  3. Web site: Núñez takes Order of Merit title as four others will join him on 2020 Korn Ferry Tour . PGA Tour . December 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311072420/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2019/12/08/nunez-takes-order-of-merit-title-as-four-others-will-join--him-o.html . March 11, 2022 . December 10, 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: 2019 Dev Series schedule . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628145848/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2019/01/11/2019-dev-series-schedule.html . June 28, 2022 . June 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2019 Dev Series Final . PGA Tour . 7 November 2023.
  6. Romero gana la Copa Samsung en desempate . Romero wins Samsung Cup in playoff . es . Fairway Argentina . 15 December 2019 . 7 November 2023.