The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, when it was called the Open Championship of the River Plate, it has featured numerous notable winners including eleven major champions Henry Picard (1937), Paul Runyan (1938), Jimmy Demaret (1941), Lloyd Mangrum (1946), Roberto De Vicenzo (1944, 1949, 1951, 1952,1958, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1974) Tom Weiskopf (1979), Craig Stadler (1992), Mark Calcavecchia (1993, 1995), Mark O'Meara (1994), Jim Furyk (1997) and Ángel Cabrera (2001, 2002, 2012).
22-745: The championship was formerly part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule, also featuring on the European Tour on one occasion, in 2001. In the subsequent years, the Argentine financial crisis later in 2001 resulted in substantially reduced prize money. From 2005 to 2008 the tournament was a fixture on the Challenge Tour . In 2008 it was rescheduled to April, which meant that the Argentine Open appeared twice during
44-647: Is where he learned to golf. At the age of 15, Rodríguez crossed into the United States illegally by crossing the Rio Grande river. He worked in the U.S. for 10 years, mostly at a country club in Fayetteville, Arkansas as part of the maintenance crew. He worked six or seven days per week and did not have the time or money to golf. Rodríguez sent most of his pay home to Irapuato, allowing his parents to build two homes on their piece of property. In 2006, at
66-415: The 2008 Challenge Tour season. The record for most victories is held by 1967 British Open champion Roberto De Vicenzo , who won the title on nine occasions between 1944 and 1974. The next most successful players are Vicente Fernández , with eight victories over a 32 years span between 1968 and 2000 and José Jurado , who won seven times between the 1920 and 1931. The first championship, held in 1905,
88-479: The Bridgestone America's Golf Cup , a new unofficial money event on the tour; the event has the highest purse of any event on the tour at $ 600,000. Initially it was confirmed that Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar would play in the team event; however, following Woods's injuries in 2014, they did not compete. The Order of Merit winner for the season was Julián Etulain and the five players to graduate to
110-669: The Korn Ferry Tour . Rodríguez has previously played on the PGA Tour , PGA Tour Canada , PGA Tour Latinoamérica , and the Tour de las Américas . Rodríguez grew up in poverty in Irapuato, Mexico . He was one of seven siblings who slept shoulder-to-shoulder on the dirt floor of their one-room, bathroom-less adobe home. At the age of 12, he dropped out of school and began caddying full-time at Club de Golf Santa Margarita. That club
132-673: The Web.com Tour in 2014. During 2013, Rodríguez achieved a further four wins on the Mexican Tour taking his career haul to a record of 13 wins on the tour. Rodríguez had two wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2017 and led the tour's Order of Merit, earning him a return to the Web.com Tour for 2018, this time with full status. In April 2018, Rodríguez won the Web.com Tour United Leasing & Finance Championship . He ended
154-555: The Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament depending on position. Those 2nd-5th could also improve their status at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, gaining entry into the final stage. In April 2023, the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season would be the last, as from 2024 the tour would merge with PGA Tour Canada , creating PGA Tour Americas . The 2012 season
176-577: The Order of Merit to earn a Web.com Tour card. Also exempt are Kent Bulle , Rafael Campos , Alexandre Rocha , and Tommy Cocha . The 2016 season had eighteen official events plus The Aruba Cup, an unofficial event where PGA Tour Latinoamérica competed against PGA Tour Canada . The Visa Open de Argentina gave the winner entry into the 2017 Open Championship . The five players that earned Web.com Tour cards were Nate Lashley , Augusto Núñez , Mito Pereira , Emilio Domínguez , and Samuel Del Val . In 2013,
198-468: The Tour's Order of Merit. During the 2011 season, Rodríguez also won two events on the Mexican Tour taking him to a total of four wins for the season. In 2012, Rodríguez was granted membership on the inaugural season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica though his performances on the Mexican Tour and also played a reduced schedule on PGA Tour Canada. Despite not winning on either of the two development tours Rodríguez
220-663: The Web.com Tour based on their Order of Merit positions were Etulain, Marcelo Rozo , Tyler McCumber , Brad Hopfinger , and Jorge Fernández-Valdés . The 2015 season had one more event than the 2014 season, with one event dropped from the schedule, the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open , and two added: the Honduras Open and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship . Rodolfo Cazaubón led
242-467: The age of 26, he returned to Irapuato, Mexico and began caddying again at Club de Golf Santa Margarita. Rodríguez ultimately met Alfonso Vallejo Esquivel, a wealthy club member, who saw his talent and offered to buy Rodríguez a membership at the course. Esquivel ultimately staked Rodríguez and allowed him to get his start as a pro golfer on the Mexican Tour in 2007. Rodríguez's nickname is Camarón (shrimp), because despite his complexion, his cheeks redden in
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#1732782895792264-401: The season was Ryan Blaum and the five players to graduate to the Web.com Tour based on their Order of Merit positions were Blaum, José de Jesús Rodríguez , Timothy O'Neal , Jorge Fernández-Valdés , and Manuel Villegas . The 2014 season continued to be played in the 2 swing format as in 2013 but was extended to a total of 18 tournaments for the season. A notable addition to the schedule was
286-591: The season. His form on the Canadian Tour improved in 2010 where, despite a winless season, he achieved three top-three finishes in just eight starts. His good form in 2010 was also apparent on the Mexican Tour in 2010 where he achieved four victories. 2011 was a very successful season for Rodríguez on the Canadian Tour where he won consecutive events at the Mexican PGA Championship and Times Colonist Island Savings Open and went on to win
308-586: The sun. Rodríguez turned professional in 2007 and mainly played on the Mexican Tour during 2008, although he did make three starts on the Canadian Tour making the cut in all three. He achieved his first professional win in 2008 winning the event hosted in Puebla on the Mexican Tour. In 2009, Rodríguez played an increased schedule on the Canadian Tour but failed to record a win in any events during
330-636: The tour organized other events from the region into a Developmental Series. The top five finishers from each event qualify for the Dev Series Final, and the top fifteen finishers at the Final earn status on PGA Tour Latinoamérica for the following year. Events on the Dev Series include the Abierto del Sur , Abierto Norpatagónico , Abierto del Litoral , and Abierto de Venezuela . The Aruba Cup
352-559: The winner and points to the top six plus ties. The top five in the tour's Order of Merit earned status to play on the Korn Ferry Tour , with the money leader being fully exempt. The Order of Merit winner also received the Roberto De Vicenzo Award, named after one of the first golf stars to come out of Latin America. Players finishing 6th-50th retained privileges on PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but were also able to advance to
374-416: Was a team tournament first held on December 15–17, 2016 at Tierra del Sol Resort and Country Club. A PGA Tour Latinoamérica team played against a PGA Tour Canada team, with ten players in each team. PGA Tour Latinoamérica won the inaugural event. Jos%C3%A9 de Jes%C3%BAs Rodr%C3%ADguez José de Jesús Rodríguez Martínez (born 22 January 1981) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on
396-487: Was a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour . It was formed in concert with the now also defunct Tour de las Américas . Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new tour. PGA Tour Latinoamérica was one of a number of lower-tier tours that factored into the Official World Golf Ranking , previously awarding a minimum of six points to
418-628: Was able to win another two events on the Mexican Tour during 2012. In 2013, Rodríguez predominantly played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and achieved his first victory at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC which was quickly followed up with a second victory at the Arturo Calle Colombian Classic . These two victories helped Rodríguez to a second place finish on the Tour's Order of Merit for 2013 which earned his playing card for
440-559: Was the first full season of play on the tour with an increased schedule of 14 tournaments running in 2 distinct swings with events played from March to May and October to December. Under the new format the number of tournaments was increased. In April 2013, the NEC Corporation became the title sponsor of the tour, being renamed as the NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica . The Order of Merit winner for
462-516: Was the inaugural season of the tour and ran a series of 11 tournaments from September to December in seven Latin American countries. Colombian Jesús Rivas teed the first shot on the new tour. The Order of Merit winner for the season was Ariel Cañete and the five players to graduate to the Web.com Tour based on their Order of Merit positions were Cañete, Óscar Fraustro , Clodomiro Carranza , Matías O'Curry , and Tommy Cocha . The 2013 season
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#1732782895792484-491: Was won by Mungo Park Jr. (son of Willie Park Sr. and brother of Willie Park Jr. ). The low amateur is presented with the Pereyra Iraola Cup. Starting in 2016, the event gave the winner an exemption into The Open Championship . In July 2023, it was announced that the tournament would become part of the Korn Ferry Tour schedule until 2029. PGA Tour Latinoam%C3%A9rica PGA Tour Latinoamérica
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