2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica explained

Year:2020–21
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Regular Season:
No Of Events:8
Most Wins: Brandon Matthews (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Brandon Matthews
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2022

The 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the ninth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

In-season changes

The season began in early March 2020 at the Estrella del Mar Open in Mexico. Soon after, the schedule was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all tournaments being postponed to mid-May.[1]

With the season remaining suspended, the PGA Tour created an eight tournament LocaliQ Series based in the United States in which tour members, along with members of those of the cancelled 2020 PGA Tour Canada and 2020 PGA Tour China seasons, would be eligible to compete.[2]

On October 1, 2020, the tour announced that the season would resume in December and run through to July 2021.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Mar 8 Mexico 175,000 Alexandre Rocha (2) 6
Mar 29 Argentina Postponed
Apr 5 Argentina Postponed
Apr 19 Argentina Postponed
Apr 25 Chile Postponed
May 17 Ecuador Postponed
May 24 Mexico Postponed
May 31 TBC Postponed
Sep 6 Peru Postponed
Sep 13 Colombia Postponed
Oct 4 TBC Postponed
Dec 13 United States 175,000 M. J. Maguire (1) 6
Dec 20
May 10
Dominican Republic 175,000 Brandon Matthews (2) 6
Mar 28 Mexico 175,000 Álvaro Ortiz (1) 6
Jun 13 United States 175,000 Brandon Matthews (3) 6
Jun 20 Colombia 175,000 Sam Stevens (1) 6
Jun 27 Ecuador 175,000 Conner Godsey (1) 6
Jul 25 Mexico 175,000 Patrick Newcomb (2) 6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Points List and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 1,191
2 1,067
3 1,041
4 888
5 860

Developmental Series

Year:2020–21
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Honor1:Dev Series Final
Honoree1: Roland Massimino
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the eighth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[7]

Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerMain
tour
Jan 26 Argentina Arg$1,200,000 TPG
Mar 15 Argentina Arg$1,200,000 TPG
Mar 15 Wipas Invitational Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Nov 29 Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Jan 17 Copa Puro Sinaloa Mexico Mex$3,000,000 GGPM
Feb 7 Abierto Buenos Aires Classic Argentina Arg$1,600,000 TPG
Mar 7 Copa Tequila Azulejos Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Mar 14 Argentina Arg$1,600,000 TPG
Apr 3 Argentina Arg$3,500,000 TPG
Apr 24 Copa Prissa Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
May 9 Copa Multimedios Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Jun 5 Amanali Classic Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Jul 4 Torneo Pro-Am Mexico Mex$1,600,000 GGPM
Aug 1 Colombia Col$200,000,000 COL
Sep 4 Venezuela US$50,000 Iván Camilo Ramírez (1)
Oct 10 Dev Series Final Mexico US$40,000 Roland Massimino (1)

Dev Series Final

The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[8] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[9]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-72-65-66=272 −16
2 66-68-68-70=272
3 68-68-68-69=273 −15
4 69-73-63-69=274 −14
5 70-67-68-70=275 −13

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations . PGA Tour . March 17, 2020 . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200317220642/https://www.pgatour.com/company/2020/03/17/pga-tour-news-tournament-cancellations-rbc-heritage-zurich-classic-new-orleans-wells-fargo-championship-att-byron-nelson-pga-championship.html . 17 March 2020.
  2. PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits . Golf Digest . Brian . Wacker . July 14, 2020 . July 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces amended 2020 plans . PGA Tour . October 1, 2020 . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006150657/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2020/10/01/pga-tour-latinoamerica-announces-amended-2020-plans.html . 6 October 2022.
  4. Web site: 2020 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200331062448/http://www.pgatour.com/la/en/tournaments/schedule.html . 31 March 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020–21 Points List . 16 May 2023 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726205314/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/stats/stat.02692.html . 26 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Matthews wins 2020–21 Player of the Year honors . PGA Tour . Gregory . Villalobos . July 26, 2021 . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311063850/https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/news/2021/07/26/matthews-wins-2020-21-player-of-the-year-honors-.html . 11 March 2022.
  7. Web site: 2020–21 Dev Series Calendar . PGA Tour . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917153817/https://www.pgatour.com/la/es/news/2020/01/27/CalendarioDevSeries2020.html . 17 September 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 Dev Series Final . PGA Tour . 7 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Massimino se lleva la Dev Series Final en desempate . Massimino wins the Dev Series Final in tiebreaker . es . Fibre de Golf . Félix . Olivo . 11 October 2021 . 7 November 2023.