The 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the eighth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | March 27, 2019 – December 8, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Augusto Núñez (2) |
| Order of Merit | Augusto Núñez |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
Order of Merit
editThe 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 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augusto Núñez |
148,734 |
| 2 |  Tom Whitney |
86,860 |
| 3 | Jared Wolfe |
83,250 |
| 4 | Evan Harmeling |
70,789 |
| 5 | John Somers |
69,099 |
Developmental Series
edit| Duration | 24 January 2019 – 15 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Dev Series Final | Franco Romero |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
The 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the seventh season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27 | Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo | Chile | CLP$17,500,000 |  Mito Pereira |
CHL |
| Feb 17 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$900,000 | Estanislao Goya |
TPG |
| Mar 31 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$900,000 | Mateo Fernández de Oliveira (a) |
TPG |
| May 12 | Sheriff's Invitational | Mexico | Mex$3,000,000 |  Sebastián Vázquez |
GGPM |
| May 26 | Abierto del Norte | Argentina | Arg$900,000 | César Costilla |
TPG |
| Jun 15 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | Argentina | Arg$1,300,000 | Clodomiro Carranza |
TPG |
| Jul 6 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$20,000 |  George Trujillo (2) |
|
| Jul 7 | Abierto Club Campestre de Bucaramanga | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 |  Diego Vanegas |
COL |
| Jul 28 | Abierto Club El Rodeo | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Augusto Núñez |
COL |
| Oct 13 | Abierto Hacienda Chicureo | Chile | US$25,000 | Benjamín Alvarado |
CHL |
| Oct 26 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$1,200,000 | César Costilla |
TPG |
| Nov 10 | Abierto de Ecuador | Ecuador | US$35,000 |  José Andrés Miranda (1) |
|
| Nov 24 | Amanali Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Sebastián Vázquez |
GGPM |
| Dec 1 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$900,000 | Emilio Domínguez |
TPG |
| Dec 8 | Copa Puro Sinaloa | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Juan Carlos Benítez |
GGPM |
| Dec 15 | Samsung Classic Dev Series Final | Peru | US$40,000 | Franco Romero (1) |
Dev Series Final
editThe Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top six finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Romero |
62-66-73-71=272 | −16 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Luna |
71-71-65-65=272 | |
| 3 | César Costilla |
67-73-74-61=275 | −13 |
| T4 | Matt Hutchins |
69-73-69-68=279 | −9 |
| José Andrés Miranda |
71-70-70-68=279 | ||
| Eric Steger |
70-70-72-67=279 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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 Korn Ferry 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; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2019 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Núñez takes Order of Merit title as four others will join him on 2020 Korn Ferry Tour". PGA Tour. December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Dev Series schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Romero gana la Copa Samsung en desempate" [Romero wins Samsung Cup in playoff]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). December 15, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2023.