Center Open Explained

Abierto del Centro
Location:Córdoba, Argentina
Establishment:1927
Course:Córdoba Golf Club
Par:71
Yardage:6878yd
Tour:Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:April
Aggregate:270 Ángel Franco (1992)
270 Ángel Cabrera (2001)
270 Tom Whitney (2019)
To-Par:−14 Tom Whitney (2019)
Current Champion: Nelson Ledesma
Map:Argentina
Map Label:Córdoba GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-31.284°N -64.295°W

The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba.

In 2001, Ángel Cabrera set the course record of 60 in the final round, and also equalled the tournament record aggregate score of 270, set by Ángel Franco in 1992. Roberto De Vicenzo won seven titles between 1943 and 1974.

The 2022 event, played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in April, was renamed in memory of Eduardo Romero; who had died in February earlier that year.[1]

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Abierto del Centro
2023 270 −14 1 stroke Ignacio Marino
2022 274 −10 8 strokes Clodomiro Carranza
Abierto OSDE del Centro
2021 César Costilla (2) 274 −10 4 strokes Nelson Ledesma
2020 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 270 −14 1 stroke Nicolo Galletti
2018 272 −12 5 strokes M. J. Maguire
Marcelo Rozo
2017 275 −9 3 strokes Hank Lebioda
Paulo Pinto
2016 276 −8 4 strokes Joe Affrunti
Case Cochran
John Kim
Charlie Saxon
Eric Steger
Felipe Velazquez
2015 275 −9 4 strokes Ángel Cabrera
Steven Fox
2014 276 −8 1 stroke Ángel Cabrera
2013 Ángel Cabrera (8) 284 E Playoff Rafael Gómez
2012 280 −4 1 stroke César Monasterio
2011 279 −5 Playoff Joaquín Estévez
Abierto del Centro
2010 274 −10 4 strokes Ángel Cabrera
2009 273 −11 4 strokes Ricardo González
Abierto Visa del Centro
2008 272 −12 Playoff Gary Boyd
2007 Ángel Cabrera (7) 279 −5 2 strokes Raúl Fretes
2006 Ángel Cabrera (6) 275 −9 Playoff Eduardo Romero
Abierto del Centro
2005 Ángel Cabrera (5) 276 −8 Andrés Romero
2004 273 −11 Andrés Romero
2003 273 −11 Daniel Vancsik
2002: No tournament
2001 Ángel Cabrera (4) 270 Eduardo Romero
2000 Ángel Cabrera (3) 275 Ricardo González
Rafael Gómez
1999 Eduardo Romero (7) 272 Henrik Stenson
1998 276 Dudley Hart
1997 Ángel Cabrera (2) 272 Eduardo Romero
1996 Eduardo Romero (6) 204 Ángel Cabrera
1995 Eduardo Romero (5) 279
1994 277 Eduardo Romero
Armando Saavedra
1993 272 Ángel Cabrera
Kirk Triplett
1992 270
1991 Eduardo Romero (4) 280 Jorge Soto
1990 Eduardo Romero (3) 279
1989 279 José Cóceres
1988 Eduardo Romero (2) 274 Adan Sowa
1987 278 Luis Carbonetti
1986 Luis Carbonetti (3) 285
1985 Luis Carbonetti (2) 281 Armando Saavedra
1984 276 Armando Saavedra
1983 Luis Carbonetti (a) 282 Eduardo Romero
1982 284 Florentino Molina
1981 Florentino Molina (2) 286
1980 277 Luis Carbonetti (a)
1978–79: No tournament
1977 Juan Carlos Molina (2) 291 Juan Quinteros
Roberto Monguzzi (a)
1976: No tournament
1975 284 Jorge Soto
1974 Roberto De Vicenzo (7) 280 Jorge Soto
1973 Roberto De Vicenzo (6) 284
1972 Roberto De Vicenzo (5) 285
1971 280 Juan Carlos Cabrera
1970 277
1969 284 Carlos Ordoñes
1968 Fidel de Luca (2) 277 Roberto Monguzzi (a)
1967 Roberto De Vicenzo (4) 283
1966 Leopoldo Ruiz (4) 283
1965 Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 283
1964 Leopoldo Ruiz (3) 293
1963 288
1962 Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 290 Angel Monguzzi (a)
1961 Leopoldo Ruiz (2) 279
1960 287
1959 Enrique Bertolino (3) 282
1958 279
1957 291
1956 Martin Pose (8) 284 Leopoldo Ruiz
1955 Antonio Cerdá (3) 288 Arturo Soto
1954 Martin Pose (7) 280 Roberto De Vicenzo
1953 Antonio Cerdá (2) 278 Juan Segura (a)
1952 288 Enrique Bertolino
1951 Enrique Bertolino (3) 282 Sebastian Nicolosi
1950 Martin Pose (6) 287 Antonio Cerdá
1949 Enrique Bertolino (2) 287 Juan Anzaldo
1948 Eduardo Blasi (2) 295 Arturo Soto
1947 Martin Pose (5) 283 Leonardo Nicolosi
1946 Martin Pose (4) 288
1945 283
1944 Martin Pose (3) 290
1943 285
1942 288
1941 280 Jimmy Demaret
1940 288
1939 Martin Pose (2) 276
1938 286
1937 292
1936 282
1935 Emilio Serra (3) 284
1934 Emilio Serra (2) 289 Marcos Churio
1933 282 Marcos Churio
1932 289 Armando Blasi
1931 277
1930 294 Hector Bozzachi
1929 284 George Gadd
Pedro Churio
1928: No tournament
1927 300 José Jurado

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abierto del Centro returns in memory of local icon Eduardo Romero . PGA Tour . Gregory . Villalobos . 30 March 2022 . 20 April 2022.