Venezuela Open | |
Location: | Caracas, Venezuela |
Establishment: | 1957 |
Course: | Guataparo Country Club |
Par: | 70 |
Tour: | PGA Tour Tour de las Américas PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series Caribbean Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | March |
Aggregate: | 263 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973) |
Current Champion: | Julián Etulain |
Map: | Venezuela |
Map Label: | Guataparo CC |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 10.18°N -68.054°W |
The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, 2019 being the 35th edition of the event. Al Geiberger, Art Wall Jr., David Graham, Roberto De Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin are past champions.
Since 2014, the Venezuela Open has been a fixture on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series. From 1979 to 2009 it made frequent appearances on the South American Tour, later known as the Tour de las Américas. Between 1961 and 1973 the tournament was a regular stop on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, when it was called the Caracas Open or Caracas Open Invitational. The second event in 1957 was co-sponsored by the PGA.[1]
The event has generally been played at three venues in Caracas: Caracas Country Club, Valle Arriba Golf Club and Lagunita Country Club. In 1999 it was held at Izcaragua Country Club, a short distance east of Caracas while in 2000 it was played at Barquisimeto Golf Club near Barquisimeto.
Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
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Abierto de Venezuela | |||||||||
2023 | 272 | −8 | 9 strokes | Guataparo | |||||
Venezuela Open | |||||||||
2022 | Virgilio Paz (a) | 267 | −13 | 7 strokes | Guataparo | ||||
2021 | 266 | −18 | 4 strokes | Caracas | |||||
2020: No tournament | |||||||||
2019 | George Trujillo (2) | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Caracas | ||||
2018 | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Caracas | |||||
2017: No tournament | |||||||||
2016 | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | |||||
2015 | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | Alejandro Perazzo (a) | Lagunita | ||||
2014 | 207 | −3 | Playoff | Denis Meneghini Gustavo Morantes (a) | Lagunita | ||||
2010–2013: No tournament | |||||||||
2009 | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | Lagunita | |||||
Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | |||||||||
2008 | Ángel Romero (2) | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | Lagunita | ||||
2007 | Jesús Amaya (2) | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | Valle Arriba | ||||
Siemens Venezuela Open | |||||||||
2006 | 265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Valle Arriba | |||||
2005 | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Lagunita | |||||
CANTV Venezuela Open | |||||||||
2004 | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | |||||
2003: No tournament | |||||||||
2002 | 266 | −14 | 4 strokes | Lagunita | |||||
Movilnet Venezuela Open | |||||||||
2001 | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke | Lagunita | |||||
Venezuela Open | |||||||||
2000 | 283 | −1 | 1 stroke | Barquisimeto | |||||
1999 | 279 | −1 | Izcaragua | ||||||
1998 | 268 | −12 | Lagunita | ||||||
1986–1997: No tournament | |||||||||
1985 | 269 | −11 | Valle Arriba | ||||||
1983–1984: No tournament | |||||||||
1982 | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Lagunita | [2] | ||||
1981 | 267 | −13 | Playoff | Valle Arriba | [3] | ||||
1980: No tournament | |||||||||
1979 | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Lagunita | [4] | ||||
1974–1978: No tournament | |||||||||
Caracas Open | |||||||||
1973 | CAB | Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [5] | ||
1972 | CAB | 263 | −17 | 10 strokes | Valle Arriba | [6] | |||
1971 | CAB | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [7] | |||
1970: No tournament | |||||||||
1969 | 276 | −4 | Playoff | Valle Arriba | [8] | ||||
1968 | CAB | 269 | −11 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [9] | |||
1967 | CAB | 276 | −4 | Playoff | Valle Arriba | [10] | |||
1966 | CAB | Art Wall Jr. (2) | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [11] | ||
1965 (Nov) | CAB | Al Besselink (3) | 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [12] | ||
1965 (Feb) | CAB | Al Besselink (2) | 273 | −7 | 3 strokes | Valle Arriba | [13] | ||
1964 | CAB | 277 | −3 | 3 strokes | Valle Arriba | [14] | |||
1963 | CAB | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Valle Arriba | [15] | |||
1962 | CAB | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Valle Arriba | [16] | |||
1961 | CAB | 272 | −8 | 8 strokes | Valle Arriba | [17] | |||
Venezuela Open | |||||||||
1958–1960: No tournament | |||||||||
1957 (Dec) | PGAT | 279 | −1 | Playoff | Valle Arriba | [18] | |||
1957 (Feb) | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Caracas | [19] |