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.
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. All tournaments had a purse of US$175,000.Date | Tournament | Country | Winner | OWGR pts |
Feb 19 | Avianca Colombian Open | Colombia | José de Jesús Rodríguez | 6 |
Mar 12 | Molino Cañuelas Championship | Argentina | Brandon Matthews | 6 |
Mar 19 | Guatemala Stella Artois Open | Guatemala | Cristián Espinoza | 0 |
Mar 26 | Honduras Open | Honduras | Patrick Newcomb | 6 |
Apr 23 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | Nelson Ledesma | 6 |
May 7 | Essential Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | José Toledo | 6 |
Jun 4 | Quito Open | Ecuador | Curtis Yonke | 6 |
Jun 11 | Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | Tee-K Kelly | 6 |
Jun 18 | BMW Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | Jared Wolfe | 6 |
Aug 20 | Abierto del Paraguay-Copa NEC | Paraguay | José de Jesús Rodríguez | 7 |
Sep 3 | Flor de Caña Open | Nicaragua | Michael Buttacavoli | 6 |
Sep 10 | San Luis Championship | Mexico | Óscar Fraustro | 6 |
Oct 15 | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | Rodolfo Cazaubón | 6 |
Oct 22 | Lexus Peru Open* | Peru | Charlie Saxon | 4 |
Oct 29 | Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC | Uruguay | Brian Richey | 6 |
Nov 12 | NEC Argentina Classic | Argentina | Julián Etulain | 6 |
Nov 19 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | Brady Schnell | 7 |
Dec 3 | Shell Championship | United States | Brady Schnell | 6 |
Dec 16 | Aruba Cup | Aruba | PGA Tour Canada | n/a |
† Weather-shortened to 18 holes, unofficial win.
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.Position | Name | Country | Earnings |
1 | José de Jesús Rodríguez | 119,001 | |
2 | Jared Wolfe | 93,035 | |
3 | Brian Richey | 77,486 | |
4 | José Toledo | 74,171 | |
5 | Nelson Ledesma | 70,604 |