The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2003.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | San José, Costa Rica |
| Established | 2002 |
| Course(s) | Cariari Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,577 yards (6,014 m) |
| Tour(s) | Tour de las Américas Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$175,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 2007 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 275 Miguel Rodríguez (2007) |
| To par | −9 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Miguel Rodríguez | |
| Location map | |
  Cariari CC Location in Costa Rica | |
The tournament was held at the Cariari Country Club near San José every year except in 2004 when it was played over the Valle del Sol Golf Course near Santa Ana. The 2006 event was renamed in order to pay tribute to the tournaments founder and promoter, Kai Fieberg, who had been killed in a car accident earlier in the year.[1]
In 1979 and 1980, Cariari hosted the PGA sponsored Friendship Cup, which is sometimes also referred to as the Costa Rica Open. These tournaments were won by Raymond Floyd and Larry Ziegler.
Winners
edit| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | ||||||
| 2007 | CHA, TLA | Miguel Rodríguez |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Juan Abbate Gustavo Acosta
|
| 2006 | CHA, TLA |  Johan Axgren |
277 | −7 | Playoff | Alex Norén
|
| American Express Costa Rica Open | ||||||
| 2005 | CHA, TLA |  Kyle Dobbs |
280 | −4 | Playoff | Sebastián Fernández
|
| Costa Rica Open | ||||||
| 2004 | CHA, TLA |  Alessandro Tadini |
278 | −6 | Playoff |  Carlos Quevedo
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| Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open | ||||||
| 2003 | CHA, TLA | Sebastián Fernández |
278 | −6 | Playoff | César Monasterio
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| American Express Costa Rica Open | ||||||
| 2002 | TLA | Rafael Gómez |
289 | +5 | Playoff |  Marco Ruiz
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References
edit- ^ "Costa Rica Open 2006 Pays Posthumous Tribute to Kai Fieberg". insidecostarica.com. January 19, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.