Flor de Caña Open explained

Flor de Caña Open
Location:Tola, Nicaragua
Establishment:2016
Course:Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Par:71
Yardage:6664yd
Tour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:August/September
Final Year:2017
Aggregate:259 Augusto Núñez (2016)
To-Par:−25 as above
Final Champion: Michael Buttacavoli
Coordinates:11.372°N -86.01°W
Map:Nicaragua
Map Label:Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

Flor de Caña Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was played in 2016 and 2017. The tournament was sponsored by the Nicaraguan rum brand Flor de Caña and became the first professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to be played in Nicaragua. The inaugural tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez.

History

The first Flor de Caña Open was announced in April 2016. The inaugural event was held at Mukul Beach Golf and Spa at Guacalito de la Isla and became the first PGA Tour Latinoamérica tournament to be played in Nicaragua.[1] The 2016 tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez. It was his first win on the tour and put him into 1st place in the tour standings.[2]

Michael Buttacavoli defeated Michael Davan in 2017 after a 10-hole playoff, the longest playoff in the history of PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
264 −20 Playoff
259 −25 1 stroke [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicaragua joins PGA Tour Latinoamérica . 23 August 2017 . PGA Tour . 7 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Flor de Caña Open belongs to Augusto Núñez . 23 August 2017 . PGA Tour . 4 September 2016.
  3. News: Flor de Caña Open Playoff among Longest in PGA Tour History . 4 September 2017 . PGA Tour . 3 September 2017.
  4. News: Augusto Núñez, ganador del Torneo Flor de Caña Open presented by The Mortgage Store . 23 August 2017 . E&N . 5 September 2016.