2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | February 25, 2016 – December 4, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins | Nate Lashley (3) |
| Order of Merit | Nate Lashley |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fifth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 | Avianca Colombia Open | Colombia | 175,000 | Justin Hueber (2) | 6 |
| Mar 20 | Lexus Panama Classic | Panama | 175,000 | Derek Rende (1) | 6 |
| Apr 17 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 175,000 | Anthony Paolucci (1) | 6 |
| Apr 24 | Guatemala Stella Artois Open | Guatemala | 175,000 | John Young Kim (1) | 6 |
| May 8 | Honduras Open | Honduras | 175,000 | Sam Fidone (1) | 6 |
| May 14 | Casa de Campo Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | 175,000 | Timothy O'Neal (3) | 6 |
| May 22 | Mexico Open | Mexico | 175,000 | Sebastián Vázquez (2) | 6 |
| May 29 | Mazatlán Open | Mexico | 175,000 | Martin Trainer (1) | 6 |
| Sep 4 | Flor de Caña Open | Nicaragua | 175,000 | Augusto Núñez (1) | 6 |
| Sep 11 | San Luis Championship | Mexico | 175,000 | Nate Lashley (1) | 6 |
| Sep 18 | Copa Diners Club International | Ecuador | 175,000 | Nate Lashley (2) | 6 |
| Sep 25 | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 175,000 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés (3) | 6 |
| Oct 16 | Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC | Uruguay | 175,000 | Mito Pereira (1) | 6 |
| Oct 23 | Lexus Peru Open | Peru | 175,000 | Tyler McCumber (3) | 6 |
| Oct 30 | Colombia Classic | Colombia | 175,000 | Andrés Echavarría (1) | 6 |
| Nov 13 | Argentina Classic | Argentina | 175,000 | Samuel Del Val (1) | 6 |
| Nov 20 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 175,000 | Kent Bulle (2) | 7 |
| Dec 4 | Shell Championship | United States | 175,000 | Nate Lashley (3) | 6 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17 | Aruba Cup | Aruba | 120,000 | PGA Tour Latinoamérica | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017 Web.com Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Lashley | 140,897 |
| 2 | Augusto Núñez | 121,373 |
| 3 | Mito Pereira | 104,784 |
| 4 | Emilio Domínguez | 82,404 |
| 5 | Samuel Del Val | 80,547 |
Developmental Series
| Duration | 11 February 2016 – 10 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Dev Series Final | Marcelo Rozo |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the fourth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Francisco Bidé | TPG |
| Apr 10 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Sebastián Saavedra | TPG |
| Apr 17 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$30,000 | Denis Meneghini (2) | |
| May 29 | Abierto del Carmel | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Jesús Rivas | COL |
| Aug 21 | Abierto del Paraguay | Paraguay | US$40,000 | Horacio León (1) | |
| Aug 21 | Abierto Campestre de Medellín | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Santiago Tobón | COL |
| Oct 9 | Bolivia Open Mitsuba | Bolivia | US$50,000 | Sebastian MacLean (2) | |
| Oct 22 | Abierto de Valle Arriba | Venezuela | US$30,000 | Otto Solís (1) | |
| Oct 23 | Abierto de Serrezuela | Colombia | Col$70,000,000 | Ómar Beltrán | COL |
| Nov 27 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Thomas Baik | TPG |
| Dec 4 | Abierto de Chile | Chile | US$40,000 | Felipe Aguilar | CHL |
| Dec 4 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$500,000 | Fabián Gómez | TPG |
| Dec 10 | Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | Marcelo Rozo (1) |
Dev Series Final
The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Rozo | 66-70-71-69=276 | −12 |
| 2 | Eric Sugimoto | 69-68-68-71=276 | |
| T3 | Nico Echavarría (a) | 64-70-71-73=279 | −9 |
| Julián Lerda | 68-66-69-76=279 | ||
| 5 | Brad Brunner | 72-73-69-66=280 | −8 |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ CHL − Chilean Tour; COL − Colombian Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Lashley domina en Miami y se proclama Jugador del Año" [Lashley dominates in Miami and is proclaimed Player of the Year] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Calendar". PGA Tour. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Marcelo Rozo se impone en desempate por el Malinalco Classic" [Marcelo Rozo wins in playoff for the Malinalco Classic]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). December 10, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2023.