2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the ninth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | March 5, 2020 – July 25, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8[a] |
| Most wins |  Brandon Matthews (2) |
| Order of Merit | Brandon Matthews |
← 2019 2022 → | |
In-season changes
editThe season began in early March 2020 at the Estrella del Mar Open in Mexico. Soon after, the schedule was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all tournaments being postponed to mid-May.[1]
With the season remaining suspended, the PGA Tour created an eight tournament LocaliQ Series based in the United States in which tour members, along with members of those of the cancelled 2020 PGA Tour Canada and 2020 PGA Tour China seasons, would be eligible to compete.[2]
On October 1, 2020, the tour announced that the season would resume in December and run through to July 2021.[3]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2020 | Estrella del Mar Open | Mexico | 175,000 |  Alexandre Rocha (2) |
6 |
| Buenos Aires Championship | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Termas de Río Hondo Invitational | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Itau Abierto de Chile | Chile | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Banco del Pacifico Open | Ecuador | – | Postponed | – | |
| Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | – | Postponed | – | |
| Bupa Match Play | TBC | – | Postponed | – | |
| Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | – | Postponed | – | |
| Colombia Classic | Colombia | – | Postponed | – | |
| PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship | TBC | – | Postponed | – | |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Shell Open | United States | 175,000 | M. J. Maguire (1) |
6 |
| Dec 20, 2020 |
Puerto Plata Open | Dominican Republic | 175,000 | Brandon Matthews (2) |
6 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | 175,000 |  Álvaro Ortiz (1) |
6 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | The Club at Weston Hills Open | United States | 175,000 | Brandon Matthews (3) |
6 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Holcim Colombia Classic | Colombia | 175,000 | Sam Stevens (1) |
6 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Banco del Pacifico Open | Ecuador | 175,000 | Conner Godsey (1) |
6 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Bupa Championship | Mexico | 175,000 | Patrick Newcomb (2) |
6 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Points List and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Matthews |
1,191 |
| 2 | Sam Stevens |
1,067 |
| 3 | Conner Godsey |
1,041 |
| 4 | Álvaro Ortiz |
888 |
| 5 | M. J. Maguire |
860 |
Developmental Series
edit| Duration | 23 January 2020 – 10 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Dev Series Final | Roland Massimino |
← 2019 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the eighth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[7]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[c] | Main tour[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2020 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$1,200,000 |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés |
TPG |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$1,200,000 | Andrés Gallegos Ricardo González |
TPG |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Wipas Invitational | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Armando Favela |
GGPM |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Sebastián Vázquez |
GGPM |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Copa Puro Sinaloa | Mexico | Mex$3,000,000 | Rodolfo Cazaubón |
GGPM |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Abierto Buenos Aires Classic | Argentina | Arg$1,600,000 | Andrés Gallegos |
TPG |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Copa Tequila Azulejos | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
GGPM |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Allocco Classic | Argentina | Arg$1,600,000 | Matías Simaski |
TPG |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | Arg$3,500,000 | César Costilla |
TPG |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Copa Prissa | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 |  José Toledo |
GGPM |
| May 9, 2021 | Copa Multimedios | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José Toledo |
GGPM |
| Jun 5, 2021 | Amanali Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
GGPM |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Torneo Pro-Am | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José Toledo |
GGPM |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Abierto de Colombia | Colombia | Col$200,000,000 |  Jesús Amaya |
COL |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Iván Camilo Ramírez (1) |
|
| Oct 10, 2021 | Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | Roland Massimino (1) |
Dev Series Final
editThe Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[8] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Massimino |
69-72-65-66=272 | −16 |
| 2 | Jaime López Rivarola |
66-68-68-70=272 | |
| 3 | José Narro |
68-68-68-69=273 | −15 |
| 4 | Joel Thelen |
69-73-63-69=274 | −14 |
| 5 | Iván Camilo Ramírez |
70-67-68-70=275 | −13 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A further twelve tournaments were scheduled but were postponed.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ COL − Colombian Tour; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Wacker, Brian (July 14, 2020). "PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces amended 2020 plans". PGA Tour. October 1, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2020–21 Points List". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Villalobos, Gregory (July 26, 2021). "Matthews wins 2020–21 Player of the Year honors". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2020–21 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Olivo, Félix (October 11, 2021). "Massimino se lleva la Dev Series Final en desempate" [Massimino wins the Dev Series Final in tiebreaker]. Fibre de Golf (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2023.