Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC

The Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC is a men's professional golf tournament.

Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC
Tournament information
Location2005–12: Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013–14: Montevideo, Uruguay
2015–17: Maldonado, Uruguay
Established2005
Course(s)2005–12: San Eliseo GC
2013–14: Club de Golf del Uruguay
2015–17: Club del Lago Golf
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica (2012–2017)
TPG Tour (2007–11)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedOctober
Current champion
Brian Richey

First held in 2005 as the Roberto De Vicenzo Classic, it is named after one of Argentina's most successful golfers, Roberto De Vicenzo. The tournament has been held at the San Eliseo Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina until 2012, and moved to the Club de Golf del Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2015, it moved to Club del Lago Golf in Maldonado, Uruguay. All three cities are on the Río de la Plata.

From 2007 to 2011, the tournament was part of the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2010, it was included on the Tour de las Américas schedule. In 2012, it was included on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule. For the 2018 season, it was downgraded to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Dev Series.

It initially consisted of a pro-am fourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds. In 2012, it changed to a 144 player, stroke play tournament.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryRunner(s)-up
Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC
2017Brian Richey United States Tommy Cocha
2016Mito Pereira Chile Tom Whitney
2015Lanto Griffin United States Rafael Campos
Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC
2014Ty Capps United States Tommy Cocha
2013José de Jesús Rodríguez Mexico Timothy O'Neal, Sebastian Saavedra
2012Alan Wagner Argentina Ariel Cañete, Óscar Fraustro
Roberto De Vicenzo Classic
2011Nelson Ledesma Argentina Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias
2010Daniel Barbetti Argentina Mauricio Molina
2009Fabián Gómez Argentina Sebastián Fernández
2008Paulo Pinto Argentina Sebastián Fernández
2007Miguel Guzmán Argentina Sergio Acevedo
2006Rodolfo González Argentina Luciano Giometti
2005Andrés Romero Argentina Hernan Rey

References

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