Los Lagartos Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Established | 1964 |
| Course(s) | Los Lagartos Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Caribbean Tour |
| Location map | |
Los Lagartos CC Location in Colombia | |
The Los Lagartos Open or Abierto Internacional de Los Lagartos is a golf tournament that has been held at Los Lagartos Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia since 1964.[1]
Between 1964 and 1974, it was a fixture on the PGA Tour-sponsored Caribbean Tour. Several major champions won the event, including Art Wall Jr., Roberto De Vicenzo, and Tony Jacklin. The event has been referred to as the Los Lagartos International.[1][2]
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Peter Townsend | England | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Roberto De Vicenzo Tony Jacklin |
[3] |
| 1975–1977: Tournament not held | |||||||
| 1974 | Tony Jacklin | England | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Roberto De Vicenzo Florentino Molina Alberto Rivadeneira |
[4] |
| 1973 | Tony Jacklin | England | 261 | −27 | 13 strokes | Gene Borek | [5] |
| 1972 | Peter Townsend | England | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Gene Borek | [6] |
| 1971 | Bert Greene | United States | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Rogelio González | [7] |
| 1970 | Bert Greene | United States | 268 | −14 | 4 strokes | Rocky Thompson | [8] |
| 1969 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Larry Mowry | [9] |
| 1968 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 269 | −19 | 5 strokes | Butch Baird | [10] |
| 1967 | Butch Baird | United States | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Bert Weaver | [11][12] |
| 1966 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Tom Nieporte | [13] |
| 1965 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Al Besselink | [14] |
| 1964 | Art Wall Jr. | United States | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Al Besselink | [15][1] |
References
- ^ a b c Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
- ^ "Roberto De Vicenzo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Jacklin bows to Townsend". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Jacklin home by three". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Townsend wins with 66 in last round". The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Homenuik sixth". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 17 February 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Bert Greene Victor at Bogota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 23 February 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Sports Briefs". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 17 February 1969. p. 3B. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "De Vicenzo Wins Bogota Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 19 February 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baird records golfing victory". The Gazette (Montreal). AP. 20 February 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Baird Claims Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 20 February 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Argentinian Retains Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 28 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "De Vicenzo Tops Bogota Golf Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 22 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Art Wall Wins In Bogota Golf". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 2 March 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.