2001–02 Tour de las Américas
| Duration | 15 November 2001 – 1 December 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Jesús Amaya (3) |
| Order of Merit | Rafael Gómez |
← 2000–01 2003 → | |
The 2001–02 Tour de las Américas was the 11th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001–02 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov | Movilnet Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 120,000 | Rafael Alarcón (1) |
| 25 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | 60,000 | Marco Ruiz (1) |
| 2 Dec | Chevrolet Brazil Open | Brazil | 110,000 | Carlos Franco (3) |
| 9 Dec | Torneo de Maestros Telefónica | Argentina | 100,000 | Ángel Cabrera (2) |
| 16 Dec | Bavaria Paraguay Open | Paraguay | 50,000 | Raúl Fretes (8) |
| 20 Jan | Corona Caribbean Open | Bahamas | 50,000 | Rafael Gómez (1) |
| 10 Feb | Los Encinos Open | Mexico | 80,000 | Roland Thatcher (1) |
| 17 Feb | American Express Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 80,000 | Rafael Gómez (2) |
| 24 Feb | Tikal Trophy Guatemala Open | Guatemala | 80,000 | Sebastián Fernández (1) |
| 3 Mar | LG Panama Masters | Panama | 75,000 | Pedro Martínez (4) |
| 19 May | TLA Players Championship Acapulco Fest | Mexico | 70,000 | Roberto Cóceres (2) |
| 10 Nov | Abierto de Medellín | Colombia | 50,000 | Jesús Amaya (3) |
| 17 Nov | Serrezuela Masters | Colombia | 50,000 | Jesús Amaya (4) |
| 24 Nov | CANTV Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 100,000 | Jesús Amaya (5) |
| 1 Dec | Abierto de Argentina | Argentina | 40,000 | Ángel Cabrera (3) |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct | Copa de Naciones | Mexico | n/a | Jaime Acevedo and Carlos Larraín |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Gómez | 55,987 |
| 2 | Marco Ruiz | 35,750 |
| 3 | Gustavo Acosta | 32,700 |
| 4 | Jesús Amaya | 31,438 |
| 5 | Miguel Guzmán | 30,505 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References
- ^ "2001–02 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 19 December 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "2001–02 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 30 December 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)