Colombian Open

Colombian Open
Tournament information
LocationPereira, Colombia
Established1945
Course(s)Club Campestre de Medellín
Par72
Length6,640 yards (6,070 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
Colombian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundCOL$200,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Jerry Pate (1981)
262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997)
To par–26 as above
Current champion
Alexandre Rocha
Location map
Club Campestre de Pereira
Location in Colombia

The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Américas.[1][2]

In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Abierto de Colombia
2024 COL Alexandre Rocha 276 −12 6 strokes Iván Camilo Ramírez Club Campestre de Medellín
2023 COL José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) 268 −16 4 strokes Ómar Beltrán
Julián Périco
Club Campestre de Pereira
2022 COL Camilo Aguado 275 −9 5 strokes Juan Sebastián Roa Club Campestre de Cali
2021 COL Jesús Amaya (4) 278 −10 2 strokes David Vanegas Lagos de Caujaral
2020: No tournament
Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open
2019 COL Augusto Núñez 266 −22 3 strokes Alejandro Tosti TPC Cartagena
2018 COL Marcelo Rozo 200[b] −16 1 stroke Nico Echavarría TPC Cartagena
Avianca Colombia Open
2017 PGATLA José de Jesús Rodríguez 269 −15 2 strokes Nico Echavarría Club Campestre Guaymaral
2016 PGATLA Justin Hueber 267 −21 5 strokes Mito Pereira Club Campestre de Medellín
2015 PGATLA Diego Velásquez 266 −18 6 strokes Alex Moon Los Lagartos
Arturo Calle Colombian Open
2014 PGATLA David Vanegas 263 −17 3 strokes Rick Cochran III
Andrés Echavarría
Ruitoque
2013 PGATLA Timothy O'Neal 268 −16 2 strokes Óscar Serna Club Campestre de Pereira
2012 PGATLA Matías O'Curry 279 −9 8 strokes Andrés Echavarría
Nelson Ledesma
El Rincón de Cajicá
Colombian Open
2011 Álvaro Arizabaleta 275 −9 1 stroke Manuel Villegas Club Campestre de Cali
Abierto de Colombia
2010 TLA Julián Etulain 267 −21 3 strokes Rodolfo González
David Vanegas
Club Campestre Guaymaral
Colombian Open
2009 Daniel Barbetti 279 −9 Paulo Pinto Barranquilla
2008 Manuel Villegas 272 −8 Rafael Gómez
Clodomiro Carranza
Los Lagartos
2007 Diego Vanegas 292 +4 Playoff José Manuel Garrido El Rincón de Cajicá
2006 TLA Manuel Merizalde 280 −4 2 strokes Alvaro Pinedo Club Campestre de Cali
2005 Jesús Amaya (3) 282 −6 Luis Zapata Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2004 Jesús Amaya (2) 203 −13 Ángel Romero Lagos de Caujaral
2003 Mario Julián Hurtado 277 −11 Jesús Amaya
Gustavo Mendoza
Pueblo Viejo
2002 Gustavo Mendoza (2) 275 −13 Playoff Jesús Amaya Club Campestre de Guaymaral
2001 Camilo Villegas (a) 270 −14 Jesús Amaya Club Campestre de Pereira
2000 Rafael Romero 279 −9 Country Club de Bogotá
1999 Rigoberto Velásquez (2) 286 −2 Club Farallones
1998 Miguel Guzmán 271 −17 Ángel Franco
Rafael Gómez
Hato Grande
1997 Gustavo Mendoza 262 −26 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1996 Arden Knoll 272 −16 Playoff San Andrés
1995 José Lisandro Gómez (2) 287 +3 Club Campestre de Cali
1994 Ángel Romero 276 −8 La Sabana
1993 Jesús Amaya 276 −12 El Rodeo
1992 Armando Saavedra 278 −10 Country Club de Bogotá
1991 Roy Mackenzie 290 +2 Condominio Campestre El Peñón
1990 Miguel Tola 285 −3 Barranquilla
1989 Luis Alfredo Puerto (2) 288 E El Rincón de Cajicá
1988 Liborio Zapata 285 +1 Club Campestre de Cali
1987 José Lisandro Gómez 286 −2 San Andrés
1986 Rigoberto Velásquez 284 −4 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1985 Luis Alfredo Puerto 277 −3 Carmel Club
1984 Rogelio González (5) 290 −2 Club Farallones
1983 Víctor Blanco 205 −11 Los Lagartos
1982: No tournament
1981 Jerry Pate 262 −26 21 strokes Luis Arevalo Los Lagartos
1980 Bernhard Langer 279 −9 6 strokes Jaime Gonzalez
Mike White
John Morgan
Country Club de Bogotá
1979 Sam Torrance 273 −11 3 strokes Ray Carrasco Club Campestre de Cali
1978 Alberto Rivadeneira (2) 275 −13 Los Arrayanes
1977 Phil Hancock 272 −16 El Rodeo Macarena
1976 Rogelio González (4) 283 −5 Los Lagartos
1975 Peter Butler 291 +3 Lagos de Cuajaral
1974 Heraclio Valenzuela 279 Club Campestre de Pereira
1973 Alfonso Bohórquez 274 Carmel Club
1972 Diego Correa (a) 281 El Rodeo
1971 Bert Greene 274 Country Club de Bogotá
1970 Alberto Rivadeneira 288 Club Campestre de Cali
1969 Rogelio González (3) 281 San Andrés
1968 Rogelio González (2) 283 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga
1967 Rogelio González 285 Country Club de Bogotá
1966 Pedro P. García 295 Barranquilla
1964–65: No tournament
1963 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 287 Barranquilla
1962 Miguel Sala (2) 280 El Rodeo
1961 Roberto De Vicenzo 277 El Rodeo
1960 Bob Watson 285 Club Campestre de Cali
1959 Pete Cooper 283 Club Campestre de Cali
1958 Leopoldo Ruiz 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1957 Doug Sanders 269 San Andrés
1956 Arnold Palmer 280 Club Campestre de Cali
1955 Esteban Sorolla 284 Los Lagartos
1954 Pablo Molina 286 Los Lagartos
1953 Miguel Sala 287 Country Club de Bogotá
1952 Al Besselink 281 Country Club de Bogotá
1951 Raúl Posse (3) 286 Club Campestre de Cali
1950 Raúl Posse (2) 296 Barranquilla
1949 Alberto Serra 301 San Andrés
1948 Pedro Valdi (2) 275 Medellín
1947 Pedro Valdi 282 Country Club de Bogotá
1946 Raúl Posse 284 Club Campestre de Cali
1945 Guillermo Felice 397 Country Club de Bogotá

See also

Notes

  1. ^ COL − Colombian Tour; PGATLA − PGA Tour Latinoamérica; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ "Historia - Abierto de Colombia". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. ^ "Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-02-04.