Dominican Republic Open

Dominican Republic Open
Tournament information
Location La Romana, Dominican Republic
Established 2010
Course(s) Casa de Campo
Teeth of the Dog course
Par 72
Length 6,989 yards (6,391 m)[1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $175,000[2]
Month played June
Tournament record score
Aggregate 276 Michael Buttacavoli (2014)
276 Rick Cochran III (2014)
To par −12 Michael Buttacavoli (2014)
−12 Rick Cochran III (2014)
Current champion
Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón

The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open[3]) is a men's professional golf tournament currently hosted on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[2]

The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominican Golf Federation in 2010 and 2011.[4][5]

In 2012, the tournament was announced as an event on the inaugural PGA Tour Latinoamérica season and the focus of the event was shifted towards the professional stroke play, although the pro–am format was retained.[6]

Winners

The winners of the tournament in its current format on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica are as follows:

YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef
2015 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog course Rodolfo Cazaubón  Mexico 278 (−10) 3 strokes Colombia Santiago Rivas, Brazil Alexandre Rocha
2014 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog course Michael Buttacavoli  United States 276 (−12) Playoff United States Rick Cochran III [7]
2013 Cana Bay Golf Club Ryan Blaum  United States 279 (−9) 2 strokes Argentina Maximiliano Godoy [8]
2012 Cana Bay Golf Club Oscar Fraustro  Mexico 278 (−10) 4 strokes Colombia Marcelo Rozo [9]

References

  1. "worldgolf.com - Casa de Campo - Teeth of the Dog". Golf Channel. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2015 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2014". The Dominican Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2010". The Dominican Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  5. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2011" (PDF). The Dominican Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. "Dominican Republic offers its golf to the world". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  7. "Dominican Republic Open 2014 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. "Dominican Republic Open 2013 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  9. "Dominican Republic Open 2012 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

External links

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