2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
League PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Sport Golf
Duration March 19 – December 6
Order of Merit
Winner Rodolfo Cazaubón

The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fourth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour.

Schedule changes

The number of tournaments remained at 18. Two events were dropped from the schedule: the Mundo Maya Open and the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open. Two events were added: the Honduras Open and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship.[1] The season finale is reserved for the top 60 players on the Order of Merit.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2015 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The season is split into two sections; eight events in the first half of the year (March to June), and eleven events in the latter half (September to December). The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on tour up to and including that event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament.[2] All tournaments have a purse of US$175,000 with the exception of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica Tour Championship which has a purse of $200,000 and the unofficial Bridgestone America's Golf Cup which has a purse of $650,000.[3]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerOWGR pts
Mar 22Avianca Colombian OpenColombiaColombia Diego Velásquez (1)6
Mar 29Mazatlán OpenMexicoArgentina Tommy Cocha (2)6
Apr 19Abierto del CentroArgentinaArgentina Tommy Cocha (3)7
May 3Lexus Panama ClassicPanamaMexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (1)6
May 17Mexico OpenMexicoUnited States Justin Hueber (1)6
May 24Guatemala Stella Artois OpenGuatemalaUnited States Danny Balin (1)6
May 31Honduras OpenHondurasVenezuela Felipe Velázquez (1)6
Jun 7Dominican Republic OpenDominican RepublicMexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (2)6
Sep 13All you need is Ecuador OpenEcuadorColombia Ricardo Celia (1)6
Sep 20Volvo Colombian ClassicColombiaAustralia Mitch Krywulycz (1)6
Sep 27Aberto do BrasilBrazilBrazil Alexandre Rocha (1)6
Oct 4Hyundai - BBVA Abierto de ChileChileCanada Wil Bateman (1)6
Oct 18Mundo Maya OpenMexicoUnited States Nicholas Lindheim (2)6
Oct 25Bridgestone America's Golf CupMexicoUnited States Matt Kuchar &
United States Justin Hueber
n/a
Nov 1Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NECUruguayUnited States Lanto Griffin (1)6
Nov 8Visa Open de ArgentinaArgentinaUnited States Kent Bulle (1)7
Nov 15Personal ClassicArgentinaArgentina Fabián Gómez (3)7
Nov 22Lexus Peru OpenPeruMexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (3)6
Dec 6PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour ChampionshipPuerto RicoUnited States Daniel Mazziotta (2)6

Order of Merit

As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.

PositionNameCountryEarnings (US$)
1Rodolfo Cazaubón Mexico129,203
2Kent Bulle United States112,874
3Rafael Campos Puerto Rico74,666
4Alexandre Rocha Brazil71,930
5Tommy Cocha Argentina70,342

See also

References

  1. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces 2015 tournament schedule". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. January 20, 2015.
  2. Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Ranking points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale.
  3. "2015 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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