Mexican Open (golf) explained

Mexico Open
Location:Vallarta, Mexico
Establishment:1944
Course:Vidanta Vallarta
Par:71
Yardage:7456yd
Tour:PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Aggregate:260 Tony Finau (2023)
To-Par:−24 as above
Current Champion: Jake Knapp
Map:Mexico#Mexico Nayarit
Map Label:Vidanta Vallarta
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:230
Coordinates:20.684°N -105.285°W

The Mexican Open (Spanish; Castilian: Abierto Mexicano de Golf), also known as the Mexico Open and Abierto Mexicano de Golf, is the national open golf tournament of Mexico.

History

First played in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas between 2003 and 2006, being co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2004 to 2006. It became a Nationwide Tour event in 2008,[1] and was rescheduled from December to January, which resulted in no tournament in 2007. Due to the outbreak of swine flu in 2009, the Mexican Open was rescheduled from May to September.[2] [3] In 2013, the tournament was moved to March and became an official event for PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was also moved to Club de Golf Mexico.

In 2022, the tournament became an official event on the PGA Tour, with a purse of $7,300,000 and awarding 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.[4]

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Mexico Open
2024 265 −19 2 strokes Vidanta Vallarta
2023 260 −24 3 strokes Vidanta Vallarta
2022 267 −17 1 stroke Vidanta Vallarta
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2021 265 −23 3 strokes Estrella del Mar
2020 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 263 −17 2 strokes Tijuana
2018 262 −18 4 strokes Tijuana
2017: No tournament
Mexico Open
2016 268 −16 Playoff Aguascalientes
2015 265 −23 1 stroke Aguascalientes
TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mexico Open
2014 271 −17 1 stroke Chapultepec
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2013 281 −7 1 stroke Mexico
Mexico Open
2012 274 −14 1 stroke León
2011 271 −17 2 strokes León
Mexico Open Bicentenary
2010 276 −12 Playoff León
Mexico Open
2009 273 −15 Playoff León
2008 267 −17 4 strokes Tres Marias
2007: No tournament
Abierto Mexicano Corona
2006 275 −9 1 stroke La Hacienda
2005 275 −9 1 stroke La Hacienda
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2004 270 −14 2 strokes La Hacienda
Mexican Open
2003 278 −10 1 stroke Moon Palace
2002 273 −11 1 stroke La Hacienda
2001: No tournament
2000 271 México
1999 Stewart Cink (2) 271 México
1998 269 México
1997 273 México
1996 272 México
1995 273 México
1994 274 México
1993 268 1 stroke La Hacienda
1992 268 La Hacienda
1991 277 Chapultepec
1990 269 −19 4 strokes La Hacienda
1985–1989: No tournament
1984 274 Tijuana
1983 280 Tijuana
1982: No tournament
1981 273 Chapultepec
1980 279 Bellavista
1978–79: No tournament
1977 274 −6 3 strokes Chiluca
1976 Ernesto Pérez Acosta (2) 273 La Hacienda
1975 Lee Trevino (2) 275 La Hacienda
1974 280 Chapultepec
1973 281 Bellavista
1972: No tournament
1971 275 México
1970 280 Bellavista
1967–69: No tournament
1966 278 Monterrey
1965 284 Bellavista
1964 276 México
1963 279 La Hacienda
1962 Tony Lema (2) 281 La Hacienda
1961 280 México
1960 273 Chapultepec
1959 273 Chapultepec
1958 279 Chapultepec
1957 272 Chapultepec
1956 264 Chapultepec
1955 Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 271 Chapultepec
1954 286 México
1953 Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 267 Chapultepec
1952 275 Mexicali
1951 267 Chapultepec
1950 Tony Holguin (2) 280 Chapultepec
1949 200 Chapultepec
1948: No tournament
1947 Al Espinosa (4) 292 Chapultepec
1946 Al Espinosa (3) 286 Chapultepec
1945 Al Espinosa (2) 290 Chapultepec
1944 281 Percey Clifford (a) Chapultepec

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexico Open joins Nationwide Tour schedule in 2008 . PGA Tour . October 5, 2007 . March 12, 2013.
  2. Web site: Mexico Open rescheduled due to swine flu . PGA Tour . April 29, 2009 . March 12, 2013.
  3. Web site: Mexico Open rescheduled for first week of September . PGA Tour . May 22, 2009 . March 12, 2013.
  4. Web site: Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, México to host Mexico Open . PGA Tour . 8 November 2021 . 8 November 2021.