2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

The 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the sixth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour.

2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
LeaguePGA Tour Latinoamérica
SportGolf
DurationFebruary 16 – December 3

Schedule

The table below shows the 2017 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on tour up to and including that event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament.[1] All tournaments had a purse of US$175,000.[2]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerOWGR pts
Feb 19Avianca Colombian OpenColombia José de Jesús Rodríguez (3)6
Mar 12Molino Cañuelas ChampionshipArgentina Brandon Matthews (1)6
Mar 19Guatemala Stella Artois OpenGuatemala Cristián Espinoza (†)0
Mar 26Honduras OpenHonduras Patrick Newcomb (1)6
Apr 23Abierto OSDE del CentroArgentina Nelson Ledesma (1)6
May 7Essential Costa Rica ClassicCosta Rica José Toledo (1)6
Jun 4Quito OpenEcuador Curtis Yonke (1)6
Jun 11Puerto Plata Dominican Republic OpenDominican Republic Tee-K Kelly (1)6
Jun 18BMW Jamaica ClassicJamaica Jared Wolfe (1)6
Aug 20Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NECParaguay José de Jesús Rodríguez (4)7
Sep 3Flor de Caña OpenNicaragua Michael Buttacavoli (2)6
Sep 10San Luis ChampionshipMexico Óscar Fraustro (2)6
Oct 15Aberto do BrasilBrazil Rodolfo Cazaubón (4)6
Oct 22Lexus Peru Open*Peru Charlie Saxon (1)4
Oct 29Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NECUruguay Brian Richey (1)6
Nov 12NEC Argentina ClassicArgentina Julián Etulain (4)6
Nov 19Visa Open de ArgentinaArgentina Brady Schnell (1)7
Dec 3Shell ChampionshipUnited States Brady Schnell (2)6
Dec 16Aruba Cup (team event)ArubaPGA Tour Canadan/a

† Weather-shortened to 18 holes, unofficial win.
* Event shortened to 54 holes due to the national census on Sunday.[3]

Order of Merit

As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.

PositionNameCountryEarnings (US$)
1José de Jesús Rodríguez Mexico119,001
2Jared Wolfe United States93,035
3Brian Richey United States77,486
4José Toledo Guatemala74,171
5Nelson Ledesma Argentina70,604

References
  1. Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Ranking points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale.
  2. "2017 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. Dethier, Dylan (October 18, 2017). "Head count! PGA tour Latinoamerica shortens event to 54 holes for Peru's national census". Golf.com.
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