2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | December 1, 2022 – July 2, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins | United States Chandler Blanchet (2) |
| Order of Merit | United States Chandler Blanchet |
← 2022 | |
The 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the 11th and final season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour. In April, the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 season would be the last, as from 2024 the tour would merge with PGA Tour Canada, creating PGA Tour Americas.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]
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Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Totalplay Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Chandler Blanchet | 1,539 |
| 2 | Canada Myles Creighton | 1,146 |
| 3 | United States Walker Lee | 1,014 |
| 4 | United States Austin Hitt | 897 |
| 5 | New Zealand Charlie Hillier | 889 |
Developmental Series
| Duration | July 28, 2022 – November 4, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Dev Series Final | United States Joel Thelen |
← 2021–22 | |
The 2022–23 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the 10th and final season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2022–23 season.[7]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | Main tour[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Abierto de Colombia | Colombia | Col$200,000,000 | Colombia Camilo Aguado | COL |
| Aug 20 | Amanali Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | United States Joel Thelen | GGPM |
| Sep 3 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$4,000,000 | Argentina Leandro Marelli | TPG |
| Sep 11 | Abierto de Ecuador | Ecuador | US$20,000 | Ecuador Juan Moncayo (2) | |
| Oct 8 | Abierto del Bajío | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Mexico Isidro Benítez | GGPM |
| Nov 12 | Copa Multimedios | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Mexico Raúl Pereda | GGPM |
| Jan 22 | Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo | Chile | CLP$18,000,000 | Chile Felipe Aguilar | CHL |
| Jan 29 | El Campanario Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Mexico José Cristóbal Islas (a) | GGPM |
| Feb 11 | Tabachines Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Guatemala José Toledo | GGPM |
| Mar 5 | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$8,000,000 | Argentina Emilio Domínguez | TPG |
| Mar 18 | Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Argentina Julián Etulain (1) | |
| Apr 8 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$8,000,000 | Argentina Nelson Ledesma | TPG |
| Apr 15 | Abierto de Aguascalientes | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Mexico Luis Garza | GGPM |
| May 20 | Altozano Open | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez | GGPM |
| Jun 17 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | Argentina | Arg$9,200,000 | Argentina Andrés Romero | TPG |
| Jul 16 | Gran Final Tres Vidas Acapulco | Mexico | Mex$3,000,000 | Guatemala José Toledo | GGPM |
| Nov 4 | Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | United States Joel Thelen (1) |
Dev Series Final
The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[8] The top three finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Joel Thelen | 65-62-67-69=263 | −21 |
| T2 | United States Samuel Anderson | 66-67-67-64=264 | −20 |
| Costa Rica Paul Chaplet | 67-69-64-64=264 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.
- ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ↑ CHL − Chilean Tour; COL − Colombian Tour; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
- ↑ "PGA Tour announces formation of PGA Tour Americas". PGA Tour. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ↑ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces 2022–23 schedule". PGA Tour. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Totalplay Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Blanchet captures Totalplay Cup after stellar season". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Five secure 2024 Korn Ferry Tour privileges". PGA Tour. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2022–23 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Thelen wins Dev Series Final, secures 2024 PGA Tour Americas card". PGA Tour. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.