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 is the fourth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. The 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]

Date Tournament Country Winner OWGR pts
Mar 22 Avianca Colombian Open Colombia Colombia Diego Velásquez (1) 6
Mar 29 Mazatlán Open Mexico Argentina Tommy Cocha (2) 6
Apr 19 Abierto del Centro Argentina Argentina Tommy Cocha (3) 7
May 3 Lexus Panama Classic Panama Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (1) 6
May 17 Mexico Open Mexico United States Justin Hueber (1)6
May 24 Guatemala Stella Artois Open Guatemala United States Danny Balin (1) 6
May 31 Honduras Open Honduras Venezuela Felipe Velázquez (1) 6
Jun 7 Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (2) 6
Sep 13 All you need is Ecuador Open Ecuador Colombia Ricardo Celia (1) 6
Sep 20 Volvo Colombian Classic Colombia Australia Mitch Krywulycz (1) 6
Sep 27 Aberto do Brasil Brazil Brazil Alexandre Rocha (1) 6
Oct 4 Hyundai - BBVA Abierto de Chile Chile Canada Wil Bateman (1) 6
Oct 18 Mundo Maya Open Mexico United States Nicholas Lindheim (2) 6
Oct 25 Bridgestone America's Golf Cup Mexico United States Matt Kuchar &
United States Justin Hueber 		n/a
Nov 1 Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC Uruguay United States Lanto Griffin (1) 6
Nov 8 Visa Open de Argentina Argentina United States Kent Bulle (1) 7
Nov 15 Personal Classic Argentina Argentina Fabián Gómez (3) 7
Nov 22 Lexus Peru Open Peru Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón (3) 6
Dec 6 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship Puerto Rico United 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$)
1 Rodolfo Cazaubón  Mexico 129,203
2 Kent Bulle  United States 112,874
3 Rafael Campos  Puerto Rico 74,666
4 Alexandre Rocha  Brazil 71,930
5 Tommy Cocha  Argentina 70,342

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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