Flor de Caña Open

Flor de Caña Open
Tournament information
Location Tola, Nicaragua
Established 2016
Course(s) Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format Stroke play
Month played August-September
Tournament record score
Aggregate 259 Augusto Núñez (2016)
To par −25 (as above)
Current champion
United States Michael Buttacavoli

Flor de Caña Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 2016. The tournament is 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

YearWinnerCountryScoreRunner(s)-up
2017Michael Buttacavoli United States264 (−20)United States Michael Davan
2016Augusto Núñez[4] Argentina259 (−25)Chile Emilio Puma Domínguez
United States Eric Steger

References

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


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