The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Américas.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pereira, Colombia |
| Established | 1945 |
| Course(s) | Club Campestre de Pereira |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,640 yards (6,070 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas Colombian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | Col$200,000,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Jerry Pate (1981) 262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997) |
| To par | –26 as above |
| Current champion | |
 José de Jesús Rodríguez | |
| Location map | |
  Club Campestre de Pereira Location in Colombia | |
In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.
Winners edit
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abierto de Colombia | |||||||
| 2023 | COL | José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) |
268 | −16 | 4 strokes |  Ómar Beltrán Julián Périco |
Club Campestre de Pereira |
| 2022 | COL | Camilo Aguado |
275 | −9 | 5 strokes | Juan Sebastián Roa |
Club Campestre de Cali |
| 2021 | COL | Jesús Amaya (4) |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes | David Vanegas |
Lagos de Caujaral |
| 2020: No tournament | |||||||
| Cartagena-Karibana Colombian Open | |||||||
| 2019 |  Augusto Núñez |
266 | −22 | 3 strokes | Alejandro Tosti |
TPC Cartagena | |
| 2018 | COL | Marcelo Rozo |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Nico Echavarría |
TPC Cartagena |
| Avianca Colombia Open | |||||||
| 2017 | PGATLA | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
269 | −15 | 2 strokes | Nico Echavarría |
Club Campestre Guaymaral |
| 2016 | PGATLA |  Justin Hueber |
267 | −21 | 5 strokes |  Mito Pereira |
Club Campestre de Medellin |
| 2015 | PGATLA | Diego Velásquez |
266 | −18 | 6 strokes | Alex Moon |
Los Lagartos |
| Arturo Calle Colombian Open | |||||||
| 2014 | PGATLA | David Vanegas |
263 | −17 | 3 strokes | Rick Cochran III Andrés Echavarría |
Ruitoque |
| 2013 | PGATLA | Timothy O'Neal |
268 | −16 | 2 strokes | Óscar Serna |
Club Campestre de Pereira |
| 2012 | PGATLA | Matías O'Curry |
279 | −9 | 8 strokes | Andrés Echavarría Nelson Ledesma |
El Rincón de Cajicá |
| Colombian Open | |||||||
| 2011 | Álvaro Arizabaleta |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Manuel Villegas |
Club Campestre de Cali | |
| Abierto de Colombia | |||||||
| 2010 | TLA | Julián Etulain |
267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Rodolfo González David Vanegas |
Club Campestre Guaymaral |
| Colombian Open | |||||||
| 2009 | Daniel Barbetti |
279 | −9 | Paulo Pinto |
Barranquilla | ||
| 2008 | Manuel Villegas |
272 | −8 | Rafael Gómez Clodomiro Carranza |
Los Lagartos | ||
| 2007 | Diego Vanegas |
292 | +4 | Playoff | Jose Garrido |
El Rincón de Cajicá | |
| 2006 | TLA | Manuel Merizalde |
280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Alvaro Pinedo |
Club Campestre de Cali |
| 2005 | Jesús Amaya (3) |
282 | −6 | Luis Zapata |
Club Campestre de Guaymaral | ||
| 2004 | Jesús Amaya (2) |
203 | −13 | Ángel Romero |
Lagos de Caujaral | ||
| 2003 | Mario Julián Hurtado |
277 | −11 | Jesús Amaya Gustavo Mendoza |
Pueblo Viejo | ||
| 2002 | Gustavo Mendoza (2) |
275 | −13 | Playoff | Jesús Amaya |
Club Campestre de Guaymaral | |
| 2001 | Camilo Villegas (a) |
270 | −14 | Jesús Amaya |
Club Campestre de Pereira | ||
| 2000 | Rafael Romero |
279 | −9 |  |
Country Club de Bogotá | ||
| 1999 | Rigoberto Velásquez (2) |
286 | −2 | |
Club Farallones | ||
| 1998 | Miguel Guzmán |
271 | −17 |  Ángel Franco Rafael Gómez |
Hato Grande | ||
| 1997 | Gustavo Mendoza |
262 | −26 | |
Club Campestre de Bucaramanga | ||
| 1996 |  Arden Knoll |
272 | −16 | Playoff | |
San Andrés | |
| 1995 | José Lisandro Gómez (2) |
287 | +3 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | ||
| 1994 | Ángel Romero |
276 | −8 | |
La Sabana | ||
| 1993 | Jesús Amaya |
276 | −12 | |
El Rodeo | ||
| 1992 | Armando Saavedra |
278 | −10 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | ||
| 1991 | Roy Mackenzie |
290 | +2 | |
Condominio Campestre El Peñón | ||
| 1990 | Miguel Tola |
285 | −3 | |
Barranquilla | ||
| 1989 | Luis Alfredo Puerto (2) |
288 | E | |
El Rincón de Cajicá | ||
| 1988 | Liborio Zapata |
285 | +1 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | ||
| 1987 | José Lisandro Gómez |
286 | −2 | |
San Andrés | ||
| 1986 | Rigoberto Velásquez |
284 | −4 | |
Club Campestre de Bucaramanga | ||
| 1985 | Luis Alfredo Puerto |
277 | −3 | |
Carmel Club | ||
| 1984 | Rogelio González (5) |
290 | −2 | |
Club Farallones | ||
| 1983 | Víctor Blanco |
205 | −11 | |
Los Lagartos | ||
| 1982: No tournament | |||||||
| 1981 | Jerry Pate |
262 | −26 | 21 strokes | Luis Arevalo |
Los Lagartos | |
| 1980 |  Bernhard Langer |
279 | −9 | 6 strokes |  Jaime Gonzalez Mike White John Morgan |
Country Club de Bogotá | |
| 1979 |  Sam Torrance |
273 | −11 | 3 strokes | Ray Carrasco |
Club Campestre de Cali | |
| 1978 | Alberto Rivadeneira (2) |
275 | −13 | |
Los Arrayanes | ||
| 1977 | Phil Hancock |
272 | −16 | |
El Rodeo Macarena | ||
| 1976 | Rogelio González (4) |
283 | −5 | |
Los Lagartos | ||
| 1975 | Peter Butler |
291 | +3 | |
Lagos de Cuajaral | ||
| 1974 | Heraclio Valenzuela |
279 | |
Club Campestre de Pereira | |||
| 1973 | Alfonso Bohórquez |
274 | |
Carmel Club | |||
| 1972 | Diego Correa (a) |
281 | |
El Rodeo | |||
| 1971 | Bert Greene |
274 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1970 | Alberto Rivadeneira |
288 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1969 | Rogelio González (3) |
281 | |
San Andrés | |||
| 1968 | Rogelio González (2) |
283 | |
Club Campestre de Bucaramanga | |||
| 1967 | Rogelio González |
285 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1966 | Pedro P. García |
295 | |
Barranquilla | |||
| 1964–65: No tournament | |||||||
| 1963 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez |
287 | |
Barranquilla | |||
| 1962 | Miguel Sala (2) |
280 | |
El Rodeo | |||
| 1961 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
277 | |
El Rodeo | |||
| 1960 | Bob Watson |
285 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1959 | Pete Cooper |
283 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1958 | Leopoldo Ruiz |
287 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1957 | Doug Sanders |
269 | |
San Andrés | |||
| 1956 | Arnold Palmer |
280 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1955 | Esteban Sorolla |
284 | |
Los Lagartos | |||
| 1954 | Pablo Molina |
286 | |
Los Lagartos | |||
| 1953 | Miguel Sala |
287 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1952 | Al Besselink |
281 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1951 | Raúl Posse (3) |
286 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1950 | Raúl Posse (2) |
296 | |
Barranquilla | |||
| 1949 | Alberto Serra |
301 | |
San Andrés | |||
| 1948 | Pedro Valdi (2) |
275 | |
Medellin | |||
| 1947 | Pedro Valdi |
282 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
| 1946 | Raúl Posse |
284 | |
Club Campestre de Cali | |||
| 1945 | Guillermo Felice |
397 | |
Country Club de Bogotá | |||
Notes edit
- ^ COL − Colombian Tour; PGATLA − PGA Tour Latinoamérica; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References edit
- ^ "Historia - Abierto de Colombia". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones". Federación Colombiana de Golf. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-02-04.