The 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the 11th and final season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | December 1, 2022 – July 2, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Chandler Blanchet (2) |
| Order of Merit | Chandler Blanchet |
← 2022 | |
In April, the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 season would be the last, as from 2024 the tour would merge with PGA Tour Canada, creating PGA Tour Americas.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 175,000 | Zack Fischer (1) |
3.99 |
| Dec 11 | Neuquen Argentina Classic | Argentina | 175,000 |  Cristóbal del Solar (4) |
3.13 |
| Dec 18 | Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open | Chile | 175,000 | Matt Ryan (2) |
2.91 |
| Mar 19 | Termas de Río Hondo Invitational | Argentina | 175,000 | Jake McCrory (1) |
2.36 |
| Mar 26 | Roberto De Vicenzo Memorial | Argentina | 175,000 | Chandler Blanchet (2) |
2.73 |
| Apr 2 | JHSF Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 175,000 |  Charlie Hillier (1) |
2.74 |
| Apr 30 | Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | 175,000 |  Marcos Montenegro (1) |
3.05 |
| May 7 | Kia Open | Ecuador | 175,000 |  Toni Hakula (2) |
3.34 |
| May 28 | Colombia Classic | Colombia | 175,000 | Walker Lee (1) |
3.06 |
| Jun 4 | Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship | Colombia | 175,000 |  Myles Creighton (1) |
3.01 |
| Jun 25 | Jalisco Open GDL | Mexico | 175,000 |  José de Jesús Rodríguez (6) |
3.24 |
| Jul 2 | Bupa Tour Championship | Mexico | 200,000 | Chandler Blanchet (3) |
2.18 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Totalplay Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandler Blanchet |
1,539 |
| 2 | Myles Creighton |
1,146 |
| 3 | Walker Lee |
1,014 |
| 4 | Austin Hitt |
897 |
| 5 | Charlie Hillier |
889 |
Developmental Series
edit| Duration | July 28, 2022 – November 4, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Dev Series Final | Joel Thelen |
← 2021–22 | |
The 2022–23 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the 10th and final 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 2022–23 season.[7]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Abierto de Colombia | Colombia | Col$200,000,000 |  Camilo Aguado |
COL |
| Aug 20 | Amanali Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Joel Thelen |
GGPM |
| Sep 3 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$4,000,000 | Leandro Marelli |
TPG |
| Sep 11 | Abierto de Ecuador | Ecuador | US$20,000 |  Juan Moncayo (2) |
|
| Oct 8 | Abierto del Bajío | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Isidro Benítez |
GGPM |
| Nov 12 | Copa Multimedios | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Raúl Pereda |
GGPM |
| Jan 22 | Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo | Chile | CLP$18,000,000 | Felipe Aguilar |
CHL |
| Jan 29 | El Campanario Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José Cristóbal Islas (a) |
GGPM |
| Feb 11 | Tabachines Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 |  José Toledo |
GGPM |
| Mar 5 | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$8,000,000 | Emilio Domínguez |
TPG |
| Mar 18 | Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Julián Etulain (1) |
|
| Apr 8 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$8,000,000 | Nelson Ledesma |
TPG |
| Apr 15 | Abierto de Aguascalientes | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Luis Garza |
GGPM |
| May 20 | Altozano Open | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
GGPM |
| Jun 17 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | Argentina | Arg$9,200,000 | Andrés Romero |
TPG |
| Jul 16 | Gran Final Tres Vidas Acapulco | Mexico | Mex$3,000,000 | José Toledo |
GGPM |
| Nov 4 | Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | Joel Thelen (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 three finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Thelen |
65-62-67-69=263 | −21 |
| T2 | Samuel Anderson |
66-67-67-64=264 | −20 |
 Paul Chaplet |
67-69-64-64=264 |
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 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- ^ "PGA Tour announces formation of PGA Tour Americas". PGA Tour. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces 2022–23 schedule". PGA Tour. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Totalplay Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Blanchet captures Totalplay Cup after stellar season". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Five secure 2024 Korn Ferry Tour privileges". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Thelen wins Dev Series Final, secures 2024 PGA Tour Americas card". PGA Tour. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.