Argentine Open Explained

Visa Argentina Open
Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Establishment:1905
Course:Olivos Golf Club
Par:70
Yardage:6795yd
Tour:European Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:December
Aggregate:263 Mason Andersen (2024)
263 Kristoffer Ventura (2024)
To-Par:−18 Ángel Cabrera (2012)
−18 Emiliano Grillo (2014)
−18 Isidro Benítez (2018)
−18 Zack Fischer (2022)
Current Champion: Mason Andersen
Map:Argentina
Map Label:Olivos GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-34.47°N -58.705°W

The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, when it was called the Open Championship of the River Plate, it has featured numerous notable winners including eleven major champions Henry Picard (1937), Paul Runyan (1938), Jimmy Demaret (1941), Lloyd Mangrum (1946), Roberto De Vicenzo (1944, 1949, 1951, 1952,1958, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1974) Tom Weiskopf (1979), Craig Stadler (1992), Mark Calcavecchia (1993, 1995), Mark O'Meara (1994), Jim Furyk (1997) and Ángel Cabrera (2001, 2002, 2012).

History

The championship was formerly part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule, also featuring on the European Tour on one occasion, in 2001. In the subsequent years, the Argentine financial crisis later in 2001 resulted in substantially reduced prize money. From 2005 to 2008 the tournament was a fixture on the Challenge Tour. In 2008 it was rescheduled to April, which meant that the Argentine Open appeared twice during the 2008 Challenge Tour season.

The record for most victories is held by 1967 British Open champion Roberto De Vicenzo, who won the title on nine occasions between 1944 and 1974. The next most successful players are Vicente Fernández, with eight victories over a 32 years span between 1968 and 2000 and José Jurado, who won seven times between the 1920 and 1931.

The first championship, held in 1905, was won by Mungo Park Jr. (son of Willie Park Sr. and brother of Willie Park Jr.).

The low amateur is presented with the Pereyra Iraola Cup.

Starting in 2016, the event gave the winner an exemption into The Open Championship.

In July 2023, it was announced that the tournament would become part of the Korn Ferry Tour schedule until 2029.[1]

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Visa Argentina Open
2024 263 −17 Playoff Olivos
2023: No tournament due to rescheduling from December to March
Visa Open de Argentina
2022 270 −18 1 stroke Nordelta
2021 277 −11 3 strokes Nordelta
2020: No tournament
2019 269 −11 Playoff Jockey Club
2018 270 −18 3 strokes Pilara
2017 272 −8 Playoff Jockey Club
2016 Kent Bulle (2) 275 −9 Playoff Olivos
2015 269 −11 1 stroke Juan Álvarez (a) Jockey Club
2014 266 −18 6 strokes Martindale
2013 278 −10 2 strokes Nordelta
2012 Ángel Cabrera (3) 270 −18 4 strokes Nordelta
2011 278 −6 2 strokes Pilar
Abierto Visa de la República
2010 270 −10 6 strokes Jockey Club
2009 282 −6 1 stroke Nordelta
2008 270 −10 3 strokes Hurlingham
2007 275 −5 2 strokes Buenos Aires
2006 277 −7 1 stroke Pilar
2005 274 −6 2 strokes Jockey Club
2004 278 −2 Playoff Buenos Aires
2003 ARG 281 +1 Playoff Olivos
Abierto de Argentina
2002 Ángel Cabrera (2) 269 −11 4 strokes Hurlingham
Open de Argentina
2001 268 −12 2 strokes Jockey Club
Argentine Open
2000 ARG Vicente Fernández (7) 277 −3 Playoff Jockey Club
Abierto de la República
1999 272 −12 1 stroke Martindale
Argentine Open
1998 271 −9 Jockey Club
1997 275 −5 3 strokes Jockey Club
1996 272 −12 Olivos
1995 Mark Calcavecchia (2) 279 Playoff Jockey Club
1994 278 Buenos Aires
1993 270 Jockey Club
1992 276 Playoff Olivos
1991 273 Argentino
1990 Vicente Fernández (7) 268 Mar del Plata
1989 275 Argentino
1988 Miguel Fernández (2) 264 Hurlingham
1987 277 Córdoba
1986 Vicente Fernández (6) 278 San Isidro
1985 Vicente Fernández (5) 283 Ranelagh
1984 Vicente Fernández (4) 279 Olivos
1983 Adan Sowa (2) 283 San Andrés
1982 283 Olivos
1981 Vicente Fernández (3) 274 Jockey Club
1980 280 Jockey Club
1979 289 +5 3 strokes Olivos
1978 283 Jockey Club
1977 Florentino Molina (5) 278 Olivos
1976 Florentino Molina (4) 274 Jockey Club
1975 Florentino Molina (3) 281 Lomas
1974 Roberto De Vicenzo (9) 273 Mar del Plata
1973 Florentino Molina (2) 272 Hurlingham
1972 Fidel de Luca (4) 283 Córdoba
1971 275 Hindú
1970 Roberto De Vicenzo (8) 285 Río Cuarto
1969 Vicente Fernández (2) 271 Ranelagh
1968 279 Argentino
1967 Roberto De Vicenzo (7) 282 San Andres
1966 277 Jockey Club
1965 Roberto De Vicenzo (6) 277 Hurlingham
1964 283 San Isidro
1963 Jorge Ledesma (a) 282 San Martín
1962 285 Ituzaingó
1961 Fidel de Luca (3) 287 Lomas
1960 Fidel de Luca (2) 274 Mar del Plata
1959 Leopoldo Ruiz (2) 289 Hindú
1958 Roberto De Vicenzo (5) 278 Rosario
1957 284 Ranelagh
1956 Antonio Cerdá (2) 281 Córdoba
1955 Enrique Bertolino (2) 273 Argentinos
1954 281 Playoff Argentinos
1953 Mário Gonzalez (2) 280 Argentinos
1952 Roberto De Vicenzo (4) 287 San Andrés
1951 Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 278 San Isidro
1950 Martin Pose (3) 283 Playoff Hurlingham
1949 Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 270 Olivos
1948 286 Hindú
1947 279 Argentino
1946 271 Playoff Jockey Club
1945: No tournament
1944 288 Ituzaingo
1943 Marcos Churio (3) 288 San Andrés
1942 298 Pedro Ledesma (a) Olivos
1941 279 4 strokes San Isidro
1940 Mário Gonzalez (a) 285 Argentino
1939 Martin Pose (2) 292 Playoff Ranelagh
1938 282 Ituzaingó
1937 288 San Andrés
1936 John Cruickshank (2) 290 San Olivos
1935 295 Argentino
1934 Marcos Churio (2) 285 Argentino
1933 292 Ituzaingó
1932 Andrés A. Pérez (4) 297 Ranelagh
1931 José Jurado (7) 289 Jockey Club
1930 288 San Andrés
1929 José Jurado (6) 292 Ituzaingó
1928 José Jurado (5) 293 San Andrés
1927 José Jurado (4) 298 Lomas
1926 294 Argentino
1925 José Jurado (3) 320 Lomas
1924 José Jurado (2) 291 San Andrés
1923 Andrés A. Pérez (3) 302 San Andrés
1922 Andrés A. Pérez (2) 300 San Andrés
1921 303 Argentino
1920 307 San Andrés
1919 Raúl Castillo (3) 307 Argentino
1918 328 San Andrés
1917 Lágrima González (3) 305 Lomas
1916 Lágrima González (2) 305 Argentino
1915 305 Argentino
1914 Raúl Castillo (2) 318 San Andrés
1913 Alex Philp (2) 328 San Andrés
1912 Mungo Park Jr. (3) 308 San Andrés
1911 301 San Andrés
1910 306 Argentino
1909 317 P. Aste (a)
E. Donet (a)
San Andrés
1908 Frank Sutton (a) 307 Buenos Aires
1907 Mungo Park Jr. (2) 305 Buenos Aires
1906 John Avery Wright (a) 158 Mungo Park Jr.
Frank Sutton (a)
Buenos Aires
1905 167 Juan Dentone
H. Bucknall (a)
Buenos Aires

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korn Ferry Tour adds Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro to annual schedule . PGA Tour . 5 July 2023 . 6 July 2023.