Flor de Caña Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was played in 2016 and 2017. The tournament was sponsored by the Nicaraguan rum brand Flor de Caña and became the first professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica to be played in Nicaragua. The inaugural tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez.

Flor de Caña Open
Tournament information
LocationTola, Nicaragua
Established2016
Course(s)Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Par71
Length6,664 yards (6,094 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedAugust/September
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Augusto Núñez (2016)
To par−25 as above
Final champion
United States Michael Buttacavoli
Location map
Mukul Beach Golf and Spa is located in Nicaragua
Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Mukul Beach Golf and Spa
Location in Nicaragua

History

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The first Flor de Caña Open was announced in April 2016. The inaugural event was held at Mukul Beach Golf and Spa at Guacalito de la Isla and became the first PGA Tour Latinoamérica tournament to be played in Nicaragua.[1] The 2016 tournament was won by Argentine Augusto Núñez. It was his first win on the tour and put him into 1st place in the tour standings.[2]

Michael Buttacavoli defeated Michael Davan in 2017 after a 10-hole playoff, the longest playoff in the history of PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
2017   Michael Buttacavoli 264 −20 Playoff   Michael Davan
2016   Augusto Núñez 259 −25 1 stroke   Emilio Domínguez
  Eric Steger
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References

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  1. ^ "Nicaragua joins PGA Tour Latinoamérica". PGA Tour. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Flor de Caña Open belongs to Augusto Núñez". PGA Tour. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Flor de Caña Open Playoff among Longest in PGA Tour History". PGA Tour. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Augusto Núñez, ganador del Torneo Flor de Caña Open presented by The Mortgage Store". E&N. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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