2010 Tour de las Américas

The 2010 Tour de las Américas was the 19th 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.

2010 Tour de las Américas season
Duration18 February 2010 (2010-02-18) – 12 December 2010 (2010-12-12)
Number of official events15
Most winsArgentina Julián Etulain (2)
Argentina Sebastián Fernández (2)
Argentina Andrés Romero (2)
Order of MeritArgentina Julián Etulain
2009
2011

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
21 Feb Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia Colombia 220,000   David Vanegas (1) 12 CAN, CHA
18 Feb Abierto del Centro Argentina Arg$240,000   Andrés Romero (6) n/a TPG
9 May Televisa TLA Players Championship Mexico 70,000   Luciano Dodda (1) n/a
30 May Toyota Peru Open Peru 80,000   Sebastián Fernández (3) n/a
5 Jul Abierto Internacional Eje Cafetero Colombia Col$70,000,000   Óscar David Álvarez (2) n/a
18 Jul Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura Colombia Col$100,000,000   Jesús Amaya (7) n/a
1 Aug Abierto de Colombia Colombia Col$320,000,000   Julián Etulain (1) n/a
10 Oct YPF Classic Argentina Arg$138,000   Mauricio Molina (2) n/a TPG
11 Oct Sports Francés Open Chile 40,000   José Manuel Garrido (2) n/a
17 Oct Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Chile 35,000   Julián Etulain (2) n/a
24 Oct Abierto de Chile Chile 40,000   Gustavo Acosta (1) n/a
31 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay Arg$138,000   Sebastián Fernández (4) n/a TPG
28 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina 35,000   Daniel Barbetti (3) n/a TPG
5 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina Arg$360,000   Andrés Romero (7) n/a TPG
12 Dec Abierto Visa de la República Argentina 100,000   Jhonattan Vegas (1) n/a TPG

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1   Julián Etulain 56,593
2   David Vanegas 51,121
3   Sebastián Fernández 34,243
4   José Manuel Garrido 32,517
5   Paulo Pinto 27,286

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ "2010 Order of Merit" (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Etulain ganó la Orden de Mérito del TLA" [Etulain won the TLA Order of Merit]. Cover News (in Spanish). December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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