The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open[2]) was a men's professional golf tournament on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Established | 2004 |
| Course(s) | Playa Dorada Golf Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,989 yards (6,391 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$175,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 2020 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 Brandon Matthews (2020) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Brandon Matthews | |
| Location map | |
  Playa Dorada GC Location in the Dominican Republic | |
The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominican Golf Federation in 2010 and 2011.[4][5]
In 2012, the tournament was announced as an event on the inaugural PGA Tour Latinoamérica season and the focus of the event was shifted towards the professional stroke play, although the pro–am format was retained.[6]
Winners edit
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Plata Open | ||||||||
| 2020 | PGATLA | Brandon Matthews |
258 | −26 | 5 strokes | Jacob Bergeron |
Playa Dorada | |
| 2019 | PGATLA |  Cristóbal del Solar |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Scott Wolfes |
Playa Dorada | |
| Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open | ||||||||
| 2018 | PGATLA |  Andrés Gallegos |
262 | −22 | 8 strokes | M. J. Maguire |
Playa Dorada | |
| 2017 | PGATLA | Tee-K Kelly |
263 | −21 | 7 strokes |  Ryan Ruffels |
Playa Dorada | |
| Casa de Campo Dominican Republic Open | ||||||||
| 2016 | PGATLA | Timothy O'Neal |
278 | −10 | 4 strokes | Paul Apyan Rafael Echenique Sebastian MacLean |
Casa de Campo | |
| Dominican Republic Open | ||||||||
| 2015 | PGATLA |  Rodolfo Cazaubón |
278 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Santiago Rivas Alexandre Rocha |
Casa de Campo | |
| 2014 | PGATLA | Michael Buttacavoli |
276 | −12 | Playoff | Rick Cochran III |
Casa de Campo | [7] |
| 2013 | PGATLA | Ryan Blaum |
279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Maximiliano Godoy |
Cana Bay | [8] |
| 2012 | PGATLA | Óscar Fraustro |
278 | −10 | 4 strokes | Marcelo Rozo |
Cana Bay | [9] |
| 2005–2011: No tournament | ||||||||
| American Express Dominican Republic Open | ||||||||
| 2004 | TLA |  Wilfredo Morales |
286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Tim Conley Shannon Sykora |
Casa de Campo | [10] |
Notes edit
- ^ PGATLA − PGA Tour Latinoamérica; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References edit
- ^ "worldgolf.com - Casa de Campo - Teeth of the Dog". Golf Channel. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2014". The Dominican Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2015 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2010". The Dominican Golf Federation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2011" (PDF). The Dominican Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Dominican Republic offers its golf to the world". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Dominican Republic Open 2014 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Dominican Republic Open 2013 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Dominican Republic Open 2012 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Norwood, Bev (2005). The World of Professional Golf 2005. IMG. pp. 507–508. ISBN 1878843419. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Archive.org.