Brazil Open (golf)

The Brazil Open or Aberto do Brasil is an annual golf tournament held in Brazil. It was founded in 1945 and was an event on the Tour de las Américas on several occasions, most recently in 2005. It is now an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Brazil Open
Tournament information
Location Brazil
Established1945
Course(s)Fazenda Boa Vista
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Shad Tuten

Until the early 1980s, the tournament was a popular stop for many of the world's top professionals, and can boast major winners Sam Snead, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate and Hale Irwin in addition to superstars of South American golf, Roberto de Vicenzo and Ángel Cabrera, amongst its list of champions.

The most successful player remains Mário Gonzalez, who won a total of eight titles, including seven out of nine between 1946 and 1955 (no tournament was held in 1947).

As part of the celebrations of the 500 year anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral, in 2000 the European Tour included the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro 500 Year Opens on their schedule. The following year the São Paulo event was again included on the European calendar, and somewhat confusingly titled the São Paulo Brazil Open.

Winners
YearVenueWinner[1]ScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upAmateur winnerRef
2019Fazenda Boa Vista Shad Tuten263 (−21)2 strokes Patrick Flavin
Patrick Newcomb
2018Fazenda Boa Vista Marcelo Rozo264 (−20)1 stroke Harrison Endycott
Chase Hanna		[2]
2017Campo Olímpico Rodolfo Cazaubón267 (−17)6 strokes Óscar Fraustro
José de Jesús Rodríguez		[3]
2016Campo Olímpico Jorge Fernández-Valdés280 (−4)2 strokes Corey Conners
Brad Hopfinger
Guillermo Pereira		[4]
2015Itanhangá GC Alexandre Rocha267 (−17)Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Kent Bulle
Keith Mitchell		[5]
2014Gavea G&CC Rafael Becker262 (−14)3 strokes Ariel Cañete
Joel Dahmen		[6]
2013Gavea G&CC Ryan Blaum265 (−11)Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Alan Wagner Luis Thiele[7]
2012São Fernando GC Clodomiro Carranza269 (−15)Playoff[lower-alpha 3] José de Jesús Rodríguez Leonardo Conrado[8]
2011São Fernando GC Óscar Álvarez275 (−9)1 stroke César Costilla
Sebastián Fernández		 Pepe Costa Lima[9]
2010Alphaville Graciosa Clube Marco Ruiz269 (−19)3 strokes Felipe Navarro (Am) Felipe Navarro[10]
2009No tournament
2008Damha GC Rafael Barcellos280 Alessandro Fabietti Guilherme Oda
2007No tournament
2006No tournament
2005Costa do Sauípe GL Miguel Guzmán275 (−13)7 strokes Mauricio Molina
Eduardo Argiro		 Joakim Thrane[11]
2004Costa do Sauípe GL Philippe Gasnier278 (−10)2 strokes Rafael Barcellos[12]
2003São Fernando GC Carlos Franco281 (−3)Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Eduardo Argiró Ivo Leao[13]
2002No tournament
2001São Paulo GC Carlos Franco273 (−11)4 strokes Miguel Guzmán Rodrigo Lacerda[14]
2000Guarapiranga G&CC Jesús Amaya274 (−6)Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Shannon Sykora Philippe Gasnier[15]
1999São Paulo GC Ángel Cabrera267 (–17)Playoff[lower-alpha 6] Eduardo Romero[16]
1998São Paulo GC Ángel Cabrera265 (−19)7 strokes Eduardo Romero[17]
1997No tournament
1996Clube Curitibano Ruberlei Felizardo
1995São Paulo GC Eduardo Pesenti (Am)2736 strokes Ruberlei Felizardo Eduardo Pesenti[18]
1994No tournament
1993São Paulo GC Eduardo Caballero
1992Clube Curitibano Ricardo Mechereffe
1991Itanhangá GC Ángel Franco279 (−9)1 stroke Raúl Fretes Rafael Barcellos[19]
1990São Paulo GC Pedro Martínez2715 strokes Carlos Franco Ricardo Conolly[20]
1989No tournament
1988Gavea G&CC Carlos Larrain (Am)266 (−6)4 strokes Vicente Fernández
Pedro Martínez		 Carlos Larrain[21]
1987No tournament
1986São Fernando GC Eduardo Caballero2772 strokes Phil Harrison Erik Anderson[22]
1985Gavea G&CC Robert Lee272 (E)1 stroke Eduardo Romero
Ronan Rafferty
Miguel Ángel Martín
Adan Sowa
Horacio Carbonetti		 Erik Anderson[23]
1984Itanhangá GC Vicente Fernández277 (−11)4 strokes Jeff Hart[24]
1983São Paulo GC Vicente Fernández275 (−9)1 stroke Mark James Mário Gonzalez Filho[25]
1982Gavea G&CC Hale Irwin265 (−7)2 strokes Curtis Strange
Manuel Calero		 Mário Gonzalez Filho[26]
1981Itanhangá GC Tom Sieckmann284 (−4)1 stroke Jaime Gonzalez Carlos Dluhosch[27]
1980São Fernando GC Jerry Pate274 (−10)Playoff[lower-alpha 7] Manuel Piñero Marcelo Stallone[28][29]
1979Gavea G&CC Fidel de Luca270 (−2)Playoff[lower-alpha 8] Roberto de Vicenzo[30]
1978São Paulo GC Raymond Floyd277 (−7)5 strokes Vicente Fernández
Steve Martin		 Roberto Gomes[31]
1977São Paulo GC Vicente Fernández274 (−10)3 strokes Lou Graham
Manuel Piñero		 Marcelo Stallone[32][33]
1976Porto Alegre CC Juan Quinteros279 (−1)Playoff[lower-alpha 9] Roberto de Vicenzo Priscillo Diniz[34]
1975São Paulo GC Priscillo Diniz (Am)274 (−10)Playoff[lower-alpha 10] Lanny Wadkins Priscillo Diniz[35]
1974Gavea G&CC Gary Player267 (−9)[lower-alpha 11]5 strokes Mark Hayes Jaime Gonzalez[37]
1973São Fernando GC Roberto de Vicenzo279 (−1)4 strokes Dale Hayes John Murray[38]
1972Gavea G&CC Gary Player270 (−6)10 strokes Steve Melnyk Jaime Gonzalez[39]
1971Itanhangá GC Bruce Fleisher280Playoff[lower-alpha 12] Jaime Gonzalez (Am) Jaime Gonzalez[40]
1970São Paulo GC Bert Greene276 (−8)4 strokes Florentino Molina
Roberto de Vicenzo
Bob Stanton		[41]
1969Porto Alegre CC Mário Gonzalez2801 stroke Roberto de Vicenzo Roberto Monguzzi[42]
1968São Fernando GC Takaaki Kono282 (+2)5 strokes Kenji Hoshoishi
Hugh Baiocchi (Am)		 Hugh Baiocchi[43]
1967Itanhangá GC Raúl Travieso281 (−7)5 strokes Jorge Ledesma (Am) Jorge Ledesma[44]
1966São Paulo GC Rex Baxter277 (−7)5 strokes Ramón Sota Bobby Cole[45]
1965Gavea G&CC Ramón Sota268 (−4)Playoff[lower-alpha 13] Gene Littler Bob Falkenburg[46]
1964São Fernando GC Roberto de Vicenzo285Playoff[lower-alpha 14] Elcido Nari Nestor Sozio[47]
1963Itanhangá GC Roberto de Vicenzo279 (−9)5 strokes Dave Thomas Bob Falkenburg[48]
1962São Paulo GC Bernard Hunt273 (−11)5 strokes Dave Thomas Martin Stanovich[49]
1961Gavea G&CC Peter Alliss272 (E)4 strokes Mário Gonzalez Carlos Sozio[50][51]
1960São Paulo GC Roberto de Vicenzo271 (−13)3 strokes Mike Souchak Roberto Benito[52]
1959Gavea G&CC Billy Casper268 (−4)6 strokes Mário Gonzalez Humberto Almeida[53]
1958São Paulo GC Billy Casper270 (−14)9 strokes Leopoldo Ruiz Roberto Benito[54]
1957Itanhangá GC Roberto de Vicenzo2818 strokes Leopoldo Ruiz Roberto Benito[55]
1956São Paulo GC Fidel de Luca2782 strokes Antonio Cerdá José Maria Gonzalez Filho[56]
1955Gavea G&CC Mário Gonzalez2756 strokes Arturo Soto José Maria Gonzalez Filho[57]
1954São Paulo GC Roberto de Vicenzo2774 strokes Mário Gonzalez José Maria Gonzalez Filho[58]
1953Gavea G&CC Mário Gonzalez270 Martin Pose José Maria Gonzalez Filho
1952São Paulo GC Sam Snead26712 strokes Ricardo Rossi Juan Segura[59]
1951Gavea G&CC Mário Gonzalez2723 strokes Roberto de Vicenzo Julian Foster[60]
1950São Paulo GC Mário Gonzalez270 Roberto de Vicenzo Jorge Simonsen
1949Gavea G&CC Mário Gonzalez269 Roberto de VicenzoS. Marvin
1948São Paulo GC Mário Gonzalez (Am)2702 strokes Frank Stranahan (Am) Mário Gonzalez[61]
1947No tournament
1946São Paulo GC Mário Gonzalez (Am)2741 stroke Roberto de Vicenzo Mário Gonzalez
1945Gavea G&CC Martin Pose2752 strokes Roberto de Vicenzo Mário Gonzalez[62]

(Am) – Amateur

  1. Rocha won with a par on the seventh hole of a sudden-death playoff; Bulle was eliminated after making a bogey on the second extra hole.
  2. Blaum won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Carranza won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Franco won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Franco won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Cabrera won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Pate won with a birdie on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. De Luca won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. Quinteros won following a three-hole aggregate playoff; Quinteros 13 (+2), De Vicenzo 16 (+5).
  10. Diniz won following a three-hole aggregate playoff.
  11. In the second round Player recorded a ten-under-par 59.[36]
  12. Fleisher won following a three-hole aggregate playoff.
  13. Sota won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  14. Vicenzo won after a second three-hole aggregate playoff; De Vicenzo 11 (E) + 12 (+1), Nari 11 (E) + 13 (+2).

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