Venezuela Open

Venezuela Open
Tournament information
Location Caracas, Venezuela
Established 1957
Course(s) Lagunita Country Club
Par 70
Length 6,909 yards
Tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $50,000
Month played April
Current champion
Venezuela Rafael Guerrero

The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major winners Al Geiberger, Art Wall, Jr., David Graham, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin as past champions. Earlier editions were sometimes referred to as the Caracas Open.

Winners

Year Venue Winner Country Score Runner(s)-up
2015 Lagunita CC Rafael Guerrero  Venezuela 277 Alejandro Perazzo (a)
2014 Lagunita CC Diego Larrazábal  Venezuela 207 Dennis Meneghini, Gustavo Morantes (a)
2010–13 No tournament
2009 Lagunita CC Daniel Barbetti  Argentina 270 (−10) Raúl Fretes, Jesús Amaya
2008 Lagunita CC Angel Romero  Colombia 273 (−7) Diego Vanegas
2007 Valle Arriba GC Jesús Amaya  Colombia 268 (−12) Sebastian Saavedra, Fabián Gómez
2006 Valle Arriba GC Fabián Gómez  Argentina 265 (−15) Miguel Guzmán
2005 Lagunita CC Miguel Rodríguez  Argentina 269 (−11) Jesús Amaya
2004 Valle Arriba GC Miguel Martinez  Venezuela 265 (−15) Wilfredo Morales
2003 No tournament
2002 Lagunita CC Jesús Amaya  Colombia 266 (−14) Raúl Fretes
2001 Lagunita CC Rafael Alarcón  Mexico 268 (−12)
2000 Barquisimeto GC Rigoberto Velasquez  Colombia 283 (−1) Jon Levitt
1999 Izcaragua CC Angel Romero  Colombia 279 (−1)
1998 Lagunita CC Gustavo Mendoza  Colombia 268 (−12)
1986–97 No tournament
1985 Valle Arriba GC Ramón Muñoz  Venezuela 269 (−11)
1983-84 No tournament
1982 Lagunita CC Ronan Rafferty  Ireland 272 (−8)
1981 Valle Arriba GC Jack Ferencz  United States 267 (−13)*
1980 No tournament
1979 Lagunita CC Tony Jacklin  England 276 (−4)
1974–78 No tournament
1973 Valle Arriba GC Roberto de Vicenzo  Argentina 272 (−8) Vicente Fernández
1972 Valle Arriba GC Roberto de Vicenzo  Argentina 263 (−17)
1971 Valle Arriba GC David Graham  Australia 272 (−8)
1970 No tournament
1969 Valle Arriba GC Peter Townsend  England 276 (−4)*
1968 Valle Arriba GC Bert Weaver  United States 269 (−11)
1967 Valle Arriba GC Rick Rhoads  United States 276 (−4)*
1966 Valle Arriba GC Art Wall, Jr.  United States 276 (−4)
1965 (Nov) Valle Arriba GC Al Besselink  United States 275 (−5)
1965 (Feb) Valle Arriba GC Al Besselink  United States 273 (−7)
1964 Valle Arriba GC George Knudson  Canada 277 (−3)
1963 Valle Arriba GC Art Wall, Jr.  United States 275 (−5)
1962 Valle Arriba GC Al Geiberger  United States 278 (−2)
1961 Valle Arriba GC Don Whitt  United States 272 (−8)
1958–60 No tournament
1957 (Nov) Valle Arriba GC Al Besselink  United States 279 (−1)
1957 (Feb) Caracas CC Flory Van Donck  Belgium 277 (−7)

*Won in playoff

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