The 2007 Tour de las Américas was the 16th 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.
| Duration | 1 February 2007 – 9 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Ángel Cabrera (2) Miguel Rodríguez (2) |
| Order of Merit | Miguel Rodríguez |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | 175,000 |  Edoardo Molinari (n/a)
|
12 | CHA |
| 11 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 175,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (2)
|
12 | CHA |
| 18 Feb | Abierto Telefónica de Guatemala | Guatemala | 150,000 |  Jamie Donaldson (n/a)
|
12 | CHA |
| 15 Apr | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | Arg$200,000 | Ángel Cabrera (7)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 6 May | Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | 70,000 |  Jesús Amaya (6)
|
n/a | |
| 27 Oct | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | Arg$420,000 | Ángel Cabrera (8)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 4 Nov | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 60,000 |  Ángel Fernández (1)
|
n/a | |
| 25 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$450,000 | Emilio Domínguez (1)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 2 Dec | Abierto del Litoral Personal | Argentina | 170,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (3)
|
12 | CHA, TPG |
| 9 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 |  Marco Ruiz (2)
|
12 | CHA, TPG |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | Bs140,000,000 | Sebastián Saavedra
|
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Rodríguez |
60,181 |
| 2 | Emilio Domínguez |
43,123 |
| 3 | Gustavo Acosta |
37,182 |
| 4 | Rafael Gómez |
36,116 |
| 5 | Marco Ruiz |
35,162 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2007 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Norwood, Bev (2008). The World of Professional Golf 2008. IMG. pp. 156–157, 439–444. ISBN 9781878843524. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "2007 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Williams, Cristian (28 December 2007). "Miguel Rodríguez el mejor del TLA" [Miguel Rodríguez, the best of the TLA]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)