Colombian Open

Colombian Open
Tournament information
Location  Colombia
Established 1945
Course(s) Club Campestre Guaymaral
Par 71
Tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$175,000
Month played February
Tournament record score
Aggregate 262 Jerry Pate (1981)
262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997)
To par –26 (as above)
Current champion
Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez

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 Americas.

In 1956, the Colombian Open was the first victory as a professional for seven time major winner Arnold Palmer. 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

YearVenueWinner[1][2]ScoreRunner(s)-up
2017Club Campestre GuaymaralMexico José de Jesús Rodríguez269 (−15)Colombia Nicolas Echavarría
2016Club Campestre de MedellinUnited States Justin Hueber267 (−21)Chile Guillermo Pereira
2015Los LagartosColombia Diego Velásquez266 (−18)United States Alex Moon
2014Ruitoque Golf Country ClubColombia David Vanegas263 (−17)Colombia Andrés Echavarría, United States Rick Cochran III
2013Club Campestre de PereiraUnited States Timothy O'Neal268 (–16)Mexico Oscar Serna
2012El Rincón de CajicáArgentina Matías O'Curry279 (–9)Colombia Andrés Echavarría, Argentina Nelson Ledesma
2011Club Campestre de CaliColombia Alvaro Jose Arizabaleta275 (–9)Colombia Manuel Villegas
2010Club Campestre GuaymaralArgentina Julián Etulain267 (–21)Argentina Rodolfo González, Colombia David Vanegas
2009Country Club de BarranquillaArgentina Daniel Barbetti279 (–9)Argentina Paulo Pinto
2008Los LagartosColombia Manuel Villegas272 (–8)Argentina Rafael Gómez, Argentina Clodomiro Carranza
2007El Rincón de CajicáColombia Diego Vanegas292 (+4)POColombia Jose Garrido
2006Club Campestre de CaliColombia Manuel José Merizalde280 (–4)Colombia Alvaro Pinedo
2005Club Campestre de GuaymaralColombia Jesús Amaya282 (–6)Colombia Luis Zapata
2004Lagos de CaujaralColombia Jesús Amaya203 (–13)Colombia Angel Romero
2003Pueblo Viejo Country ClubColombia Mario Julián Hurtado277 (–11)Colombia Jesús Amaya, Colombia Gustavo Mendoza
2002Club Campestre de GuaymaralColombia Gustavo Mendoza275 (–13)POColombia Jesús Amaya
2001Club Campestre de PereiraColombia Camilo Villegas (a)270 (–14)Colombia Jesús Amaya
2000Country Club de BogotáColombia Rafael Romero279 (–9)
1999Club FarallonesColombia Rigoberto Velásquez286 (–2)
1998Hato GrandeArgentina Miguel Guzmán271 (–17)Argentina Rafael Gómez, Paraguay Angel Franco
1997Club Campestre de BucaramangaColombia Gustavo Mendoza262 (–26)
1996San AndrésCanada Arden Knoll272 (–16)PO
1995Club Campestre de CaliColombia José Lisandro Gómez287 (+3)
1994La SabanaColombia Ángel Romero276 (–8)
1993El RodeoColombia Jesús Amaya276 (–12)
1992Country Club de BogotáArgentina Armando Saavedra278 (–10)
1991Condominio Campestre El PeñónChile Roy Mackenzie290 (+2)
1990Country Club de BarranquillaPeru Miguel Tola285 (–3)
1989El Rincón de CajicáColombia Luis Alfredo Puerto288 (E)PO
1988Club Campestre de CaliColombia Liborio Zapata285 (+1)
1987San AndrésColombia José Lisandro Gómez286 (–2)
1986Club Campestre de BucaramangaColombia Rigoberto Velásquez284 (–4)
1985Carmel ClubColombia Luis Alfredo Puerto277 (–3)
1984Club FarallonesColombia Rogelio González290 (–2)
1983Los LagartosColombia Víctor Blanco205 (–11)
1982No tournament
1981Los LagartosUnited States Jerry Pate262 (–26)
1980Country Club de BogotáWest Germany Bernhard Langer279 (–9)
1979Club Campestre de CaliScotland Sam Torrance273 (–11)
1978Los ArrayanesColombia Alberto Rivadeneira275 (–13)
1977El Rodeo MacarenaUnited States Phil Hancock272 (–16)
1976Los LagartosColombia Rogelio González283 (–5)
1975Lagos de CuajaralEngland Peter Butler291 (+3)
1974Club Campestre de PereiraColombia Heraclio Valenzuela279
1973Carmel ClubColombia Alfonso Bohórquez274
1972El RodeoColombia Diego Correa (a)281
1971Country Club de BogotáUnited States Bert Greene274
1970Club Campestre de CaliColombia Alberto Rivadeneira288
1969San AndrésColombia Rogelio González281
1968Club Campestre de BucaramangaColombia Rogelio González283
1967Country Club de BogotáColombia Rogelio González285
1966Country Club de BarranquillaColombia Pedro P. García295
1965No tournament
1964No tournament
1963Country Club de BarranquillaPuerto Rico Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez287
1962El RodeoColombia Miguel Sala280
1961El RodeoArgentina Roberto de Vicenzo277
1960Club Campestre de CaliUnited States Bob Watson285
1959Club Campestre de CaliUnited States Pete Cooper283
1958Country Club de BogotáArgentina Leopoldo Ruiz287
1957San AndrésUnited States Doug Sanders269
1956Club Campestre de CaliUnited States Arnold Palmer280
1955Los LagartosArgentina Esteban Sorolla284
1954Los LagartosArgentina Pablo Molina286
1953Country Club de BogotáColombia Miguel Sala287
1952Country Club de BogotáUnited States Al Besselink281
1951Club Campestre de CaliColombia Raúl Posse286
1950Country Club de BarranquillaColombia Raúl Posse296
1949San AndrésArgentina Alberto Serra301
1948Country Club de MedellinArgentina Pedro Valdi275
1947Country Club de BogotáArgentina Pedro Valdi282
1946Club Campestre de CaliColombia Raúl Posse284
1945Country Club de BogotáArgentina Guillermo Felice397

PO – Won following playoff
(a) – Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Historia - Abierto de Colombia". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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