Colombian Open Explained

Colombian Open
Location:Pereira, Colombia
Establishment:1945
Course:Club Campestre de Pereira
Par:71
Yardage:6640yd
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Colombian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Aggregate:262 Jerry Pate (1981)
262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997)
To-Par:–26 as above
Current Champion: José de Jesús Rodríguez
Coordinates:4.804°N -75.854°W
Map:Colombia
Map Label:Club Campestre de Pereira
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Américas.[1] [2]

In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Abierto de Colombia
2023 COL José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) 268 −16 4 strokes Club Campestre de Pereira
2022 COL 275 −9 5 strokes Club Campestre de Cali
2021 COL Jesús Amaya (4) 278 −10 2 strokes Lagos de Caujaral
2020: No tournament
Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open
2019 266 −22 3 strokes TPC Cartagena
2018 COL 200 −16 1 stroke TPC Cartagena
Avianca Colombia Open
2017 269 −15 2 strokes Club Campestre Guaymaral
2016 267 −21 5 strokes Club Campestre de Medellin
2015 266 −18 6 strokes Los Lagartos
Arturo Calle Colombian Open
2014 263 −17 3 strokes Ruitoque
2013 268 −16 2 strokes Club Campestre de Pereira
2012 279 −9 8 strokes El Rincón de Cajicá
Colombian Open
2011 275 −9 1 stroke Club Campestre de Cali
Abierto de Colombia
2010 267 −21 3 strokes Club Campestre Guaymaral
Colombian Open
2009 279 −9 Barranquilla
2008 272 −8 Los Lagartos
2007 292 +4 Playoff El Rincón de Cajicá
2006 280 −4 2 strokes Club Campestre de Cali
2005 Jesús Amaya (3) 282 −6 Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2004 Jesús Amaya (2) 203 −13 Lagos de Caujaral
2003 277 −11 Pueblo Viejo
2002 Gustavo Mendoza (2) 275 −13 Playoff Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2001 Camilo Villegas (a) 270 −14 Club Campestre de Pereira
2000 279 −9 Country Club de Bogotá
1999 Rigoberto Velásquez (2) 286 −2 Club Farallones
1998 271 −17 Hato Grande
1997 262 −26 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1996 272 −16 Playoff San Andrés
1995 José Lisandro Gómez (2) 287 +3 Club Campestre de Cali
1994 276 −8 La Sabana
1993 276 −12 El Rodeo
1992 278 −10 Country Club de Bogotá
1991 290 +2 Condominio Campestre El Peñón
1990 285 −3 Barranquilla
1989 Luis Alfredo Puerto (2) 288 E El Rincón de Cajicá
1988 285 +1 Club Campestre de Cali
1987 286 −2 San Andrés
1986 284 −4 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1985 277 −3 Carmel Club
1984 Rogelio González (5) 290 −2 Club Farallones
1983 205 −11 Los Lagartos
1982: No tournament
1981 262 −26 21 strokes Los Lagartos
1980 279 −9 6 strokes Country Club de Bogotá
1979 273 −11 3 strokes Club Campestre de Cali
1978 Alberto Rivadeneira (2) 275 −13 Los Arrayanes
1977 272 −16 El Rodeo Macarena
1976 Rogelio González (4) 283 −5 Los Lagartos
1975 291 +3 Lagos de Cuajaral
1974 279 Club Campestre de Pereira
1973 274 Carmel Club
1972 Diego Correa (a) 281 El Rodeo
1971 274 Country Club de Bogotá
1970 288 Club Campestre de Cali
1969 Rogelio González (3) 281 San Andrés
1968 Rogelio González (2) 283 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1967 285 Country Club de Bogotá
1966 295 Barranquilla
1964–65: No tournament
1963 287 Barranquilla
1962 Miguel Sala (2) 280 El Rodeo
1961 277 El Rodeo
1960 285 Club Campestre de Cali
1959 283 Club Campestre de Cali
1958 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1957 269 San Andrés
1956 280 Club Campestre de Cali
1955 284 Los Lagartos
1954 286 Los Lagartos
1953 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1952 281 Country Club de Bogotá
1951 Raúl Posse (3) 286 Club Campestre de Cali
1950 Raúl Posse (2) 296 Barranquilla
1949 301 San Andrés
1948 Pedro Valdi (2) 275 Medellin
1947 282 Country Club de Bogotá
1946 284 Club Campestre de Cali
1945 397 Country Club de Bogotá

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia - Abierto de Colombia . Federación Colombiana de Golf . 2009-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820184133/http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=7001 . 2007-08-20 . dead .
  2. Web site: Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones . Federación Colombiana de Golf . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710233609/http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=1811 . 2011-07-10 . dead .