The Mexican Open (Spanish: Abierto Mexicano de Golf), also known as the Mexico Open and Abierto Mexicano de Golf, is the national open golf tournament of Mexico.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vallarta, Mexico |
| Established | 1944 |
| Course(s) | Vidanta Vallarta |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,456 yards (6,818 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,100,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Tony Finau (2023) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Jake Knapp | |
| Location map | |
History edit
First played 80 years ago in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas between 2003 and 2006, being co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2004 to 2006. It became a Nationwide Tour event in 2008,[1] and was rescheduled from December to January, which resulted in no tournament in 2007. Due to the outbreak of swine flu in 2009, the Mexican Open was rescheduled from May to September.[2][3] In 2013, the tournament was moved to March and became an official event for PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was also moved to Club de Golf Mexico.
In 2022, the tournament became an official event on the PGA Tour, with a purse of $7,300,000 and awarding 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.[4]
Winners edit
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Open | ||||||||
| 2024 | PGAT | Jake Knapp |
265 | −19 | 2 strokes |  Sami Välimäki |
Vidanta Vallarta | |
| 2023 | PGAT | Tony Finau |
260 | −24 | 3 strokes |  Jon Rahm |
Vidanta Vallarta | |
| 2022 | PGAT | Jon Rahm |
267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Tony Finau Kurt Kitayama Brandon Wu |
Vidanta Vallarta | |
| Abierto Mexicano de Golf | ||||||||
| 2021 | PGATLA |  Álvaro Ortiz |
265 | −23 | 3 strokes |  Drew Nesbitt |
Estrella del Mar | |
| 2020 | PGATLA | No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2019 | PGATLA | Drew Nesbitt |
263 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Andreas Halvorsen Gustavo Silva |
Tijuana | |
| 2018 | PGATLA | Austin Smotherman |
262 | −18 | 4 strokes | Juan Pablo Hernández |
Tijuana | |
| 2017: No tournament | ||||||||
| Mexico Open | ||||||||
| 2016 | PGATLA | Sebastián Vázquez |
268 | −16 | Playoff |  Augusto Núñez |
Aguascalientes | |
| 2015 | PGATLA | Justin Hueber |
265 | −23 | 1 stroke | Brad Gehl Maximiliano Godoy |
Aguascalientes | |
| TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mexico Open | ||||||||
| 2014 | PGATLA |  Óscar David Álvarez |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Nelson Ledesma |
Chapultepec | |
| Abierto Mexicano de Golf | ||||||||
| 2013 | PGATLA | Ted Purdy |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | David Vanegas |
Mexico | |
| Mexico Open | ||||||||
| 2012 | WEB | Lee Williams |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Paul Haley II |
León | |
| 2011 | NWT | Erik Compton |
271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Richard H. Lee |
León | |
| Mexico Open Bicentenary | ||||||||
| 2010 | NWT | Jamie Lovemark |
276 | −12 | Playoff | B. J. Staten |
León | |
| Mexico Open | ||||||||
| 2009 | NWT | Troy Merritt |
273 | −15 | Playoff |  Adam Bland |
León | |
| 2008 | NWT | Jarrod Lyle |
267 | −17 | 4 strokes | Matt Every |
Tres Marias | |
| 2007: No tournament | ||||||||
| Abierto Mexicano Corona | ||||||||
| 2006 | CHA, TLA |  Fabrizio Zanotti |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Daniel de León |
La Hacienda | |
| 2005 | CHA, TLA | Antonio Maldonado |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke |  Mickaël Dieu Rafael Gómez |
La Hacienda | |
| Abierto Mexicano de Golf | ||||||||
| 2004 | CHA, TLA | Rafael Gómez |
270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Eduardo Herrera |
La Hacienda | |
| Mexican Open | ||||||||
| 2003 | TLA | Eduardo Herrera |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Eduardo Argiró Jeff Burns |
Moon Palace | |
| 2002 | Pablo Fernández |
273 | −11 | 1 stroke | David Howser |
La Hacienda | ||
| 2001: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2000 | Esteban Toledo |
271 | Robin Freeman |
México | ||||
| 1999 | Stewart Cink (2) |
271 | Óscar Serna |
México | ||||
| 1998 | Eduardo Romero |
269 | Scott Simpson |
México | ||||
| 1997 |  Frank Nobilo |
273 |  |
México | ||||
| 1996 | Stewart Cink |
272 | Bob Tway |
México | ||||
| 1995 | John Cook |
273 | Scott Verplank |
México | ||||
| 1994 | Chris Perry |
274 | Bob Tway |
México | ||||
| 1993 | Fred Funk |
268 | 1 stroke | Donnie Hammond |
La Hacienda | |||
| 1992 | Tom Sieckmann |
268 | Steve Elkington |
La Hacienda | ||||
| 1991 | Jay Haas |
277 | Ed Fiori |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1990 | Bob Lohr |
269 | −19 | 4 strokes | Carlos Espinosa |
La Hacienda | ||
| 1985–1989: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1984 | Danny Mijovic |
274 | Tommy Armour III Rick Cramer |
Tijuana | ||||
| 1983 | Tommy Armour III |
280 | |
Tijuana | ||||
| 1982: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1981 | Ben Crenshaw |
273 | Raymond Floyd |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1980 | David Graham |
279 | Jerry Pate |
Bellavista | ||||
| 1978–79: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1977 | Billy Casper |
274 | −6 | 3 strokes | Gay Brewer |
Chiluca | ||
| 1976 | Ernesto Pérez Acosta (2) |
273 | Victor Regalado |
La Hacienda | ||||
| 1975 | Lee Trevino (2) |
275 | Ernesto Pérez Acosta Larry Ziegler |
La Hacienda | ||||
| 1974 | Ed Byman |
280 | Lee Trevino |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1973 | Lee Trevino |
281 | Victor Regalado |
Bellavista | ||||
| 1972: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1971 |  Ángel Gallardo |
275 | Billy Maxwell |
México | ||||
| 1970 | Ernesto Pérez Acosta |
280 | |
Bellavista | ||||
| 1967–69: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1966 | Bob McCallister |
278 | Dudley Wysong |
Monterrey | ||||
| 1965 | Homero Blancas |
284 | Lee Trevino |
Bellavista | ||||
| 1964 | Art Wall Jr. |
276 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
México | ||||
| 1963 |  Al Balding |
279 | Richard Crawford Billy Maxwell |
La Hacienda | ||||
| 1962 | Tony Lema (2) |
281 | Jackson Bradley |
La Hacienda | ||||
| 1961 | Tony Lema |
280 | Antonio Cerdá |
México | ||||
| 1960 |  Howie Johnson |
273 | Billy Maxwell |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1959 | Ángel Miguel |
273 |  Tommy Jacobs |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1958 | Antonio Cerdá |
279 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1957 | Bob Rosburg |
272 | George Bayer |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1956 | Billy Maxwell |
264 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1955 | Roberto De Vicenzo (3) |
271 | Tony Holguin |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1954 | Johnny Palmer |
286 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
México | ||||
| 1953 | Roberto De Vicenzo (2) |
267 | Cary Middlecoff |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1952 |  Bobby Locke |
275 | Roberto De Vicenzo Jimmy Demaret |
Mexicali | ||||
| 1951 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
267 | Al Besselink |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1950 | Tony Holguin (2) |
280 |  Antonio Pedroza Juan Neri |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1949 | Tony Holguin |
200 | Jimmy Demaret Sam Snead |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1948: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1947 | Al Espinosa (4) |
292 | Carlos Belmont (a) Amado Martinez |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1946 | Al Espinosa (3) |
286 | Felix Lopez |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1945 | Al Espinosa (2) |
290 | Antonio Pedroza |
Chapultepec | ||||
| 1944 | Al Espinosa |
281 | Percey Clifford (a) |
Chapultepec | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NWT/WEB − Nationwide Tour/Web.com Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGATLA − PGA Tour Latinoamérica; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References edit
- ^ "Mexico Open joins Nationwide Tour schedule in 2008". PGA Tour. October 5, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Mexico Open rescheduled due to swine flu". PGA Tour. April 29, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Mexico Open rescheduled for first week of September". PGA Tour. May 22, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, México to host Mexico Open". PGA Tour. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.