2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the third 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.
Schedule changes
The number of tournaments increased from 14 to 18, events added to the schedule included: Stella Artois Open, Lexus Panama Classic, Ecuador Open, TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open, and Bridgestone America's Golf Cup. The Puerto Rico Classic was dropped from the schedule having previously been played in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons.Schedule
The table below shows the 2014 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The season is also split into two sections; seven events in the first half of the year, and seven events in the latter half. 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. All tournaments have a purse of US$150,000 with the exception of the Bridgestone America's Golf Cup which has a purse of $600,000 and is an unofficial money event.Date | Tournament | Country | Winner | OWGR pts |
Feb 23 | Arturo Calle Colombian Open | Colombia | David Vanegas | 6 |
Mar 23 | TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open | Mexico | Marcelo Rozo | 6 |
Mar 30 | Stella Artois Open | Guatemala | Armando Favela | 6 |
Apr 6 | Mundo Maya Open | Mexico | Daniel Mazziotta | 6 |
Apr 20 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | William Kropp | 6 |
Apr 27 | Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC | Uruguay | Ty Capps | 6 |
May 18 | Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | Michael Buttacavoli | 6 |
May 25 | Lexus Panama Classic | Panama | Julián Etulain | 6 |
Sep 28 | Ecuador Open | Ecuador | Tyler McCumber | 6 |
Oct 5 | Arturo Calle Colombian Classic | Colombia | Nicholas Lindheim | 6 |
Oct 12 | TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open | Mexico | Tyler McCumber | 6 |
Oct 19 | TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mexico Open | Mexico | Óscar David Álvarez | 6 |
Oct 26 | Bridgestone America's Golf Cup | Argentina | Emilio Dominguez & Rafael Echenique | n/a |
Nov 2 | Lexus Peru Open | Peru | Julián Etulain | 6 |
Nov 9 | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | Rafael Becker | 6 |
Nov 16 | Hyundai - BBVA Abierto de Chile | Chile | Jorge Fernández-Valdés | 6 |
Dec 1 | Personal Classic | Argentina | Fabián Gómez | 6 |
Dec 7 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | Emiliano Grillo | 8 |
Order of Merit
As in previous seasons the top 5 players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2015 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.Position | Name | Country | Earnings |
1 | Julián Etulain | 92,394 | |
2 | Marcelo Rozo | 89,117 | |
3 | Tyler McCumber | 86,164 | |
4 | Brad Hopfinger | 68,719 | |
5 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés | 67,523 |