Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC

Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC
Tournament information
Location 2005–12: Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013–14: Montevideo, Uruguay
2015: Maldonado, Uruguay
Established 2005
Course(s) 2005–12: San Eliseo GC
2013–14: Club de Golf del Uruguay
2015: Club del Lago Golf
Par 72
Tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica (2012–present)
TPG Tour (2007–11)
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$175,000
Month played October/November
Current champion
United States Lanto Griffin

The Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC is a men's golf tournament. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2010, it was included on the Tour de las Américas schedule. In 2012, it was included on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule. From 2007 to 2011, the tournament was part of the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina.

First held in 2005 as the Roberto de Vicenzo Classic, it is named after one of Argentina's most successful golfers, Roberto de Vicenzo. The tournament has been held at the San Eliseo Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina until 2012, and moved to the Club de Golf del Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2015, it moved to Club del Lago Golf in Maldonado, Uruguay. All three cities are on the Río de la Plata.

It initially consisted of a pro-am fourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds. In 2012, it changed to a 144 player, stroke play tournament.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryRunner(s)-up
Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC
2015 Lanto Griffin  United States Puerto Rico Rafael Campos
Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC
2014 Ty Capps  United States Argentina Tommy Cocha
2013 José de Jesús Rodríguez  Mexico United States Timothy O'Neal, Argentina Sebastian Saavedra
2012 Alan Wagner  Argentina Argentina Ariel Cañete, Mexico Oscar Fraustro
Roberto de Vicenzo Classic
2011 Nelson Ledesma  Argentina Argentina Rafael Gómez, Argentina Fernando Zacarias
2010 Daniel Barbetti  Argentina Argentina Mauricio Molina
2009 Fabián Gómez  Argentina Argentina Sebastián Fernández
2008 Paulo Pinto  Argentina Argentina Sebastián Fernández
2007 Miguel Guzmán  Argentina Argentina Sergio Acevedo
2006 Rodolfo González  Argentina Argentina Luciano Giometti
2005 Andrés Romero  Argentina Argentina Hernan Rey

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