2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the seventh season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica. PGA Tour Latinoamérica was operated and run by the PGA Tour. The season began in March at the Stella Artois Open in Antigua, Guatemala and concluded in December at the Shell Championship at Trump National Doral Miami, marking the return of a PGA Tour-sanctioned event to the Miami resort that hosted events from 1962 to 2016.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2018 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, except the Bupa Match Play which has a purse of $125,000.Date | Tournament | Country | Winner | OWGR pts |
Mar 18 | Guatemala Stella Artois Open | Guatemala | Ben Polland | 6 |
Mar 25 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | Austin Smotherman | 6 |
Apr 15 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | Cristóbal del Solar | 6 |
Apr 23 | Molino Cañuelas Championship | Argentina | Thomas Baik | 6 |
May 6 | BMW Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | Michael Buttacavoli | 6 |
May 13 | Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | Tyson Alexander | 6 |
May 20 | Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | Andrés Gallegos | 6 |
Jun 3 | Quito Open | Ecuador | Horacio León | 6 |
Jun 10 | Bupa Match Play | Mexico | Toni Hakula | 6 |
Sep 16 | Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship | Brazil | Nicolás Echavarría | 6 |
Sep 23 | JHSF Brazil Open | Brazil | Marcelo Rozo | 6 |
Oct 7 | San Luis Championship | Mexico | Nicolás Echavarría | 6 |
Oct 14 | Volvo Abierto de Chile | Chile | Jared Wolfe | 6 |
Oct 21 | Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | Harry Higgs | 6 |
Nov 11 | Neuquen Argentina Classic | Argentina | Clodomiro Carranza | 6 |
Nov 18 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | Isidro Benítez | 6 |
Dec 2 | Shell Championship | United States | Michael Buttacavoli | 6 |
Dec 15 | Go Vacaciones Cozumel Cup | Mexico | PGA Tour Latinoamérica | n/a |
Order of Merit
As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2019 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 | Harry Higgs | 101,336 | |
2 | Nicolás Echavarría | 101,272 | |
3 | Michael Buttacavoli | 84,286 | |
4 | Austin Smotherman | 84,064 | |
5 | Marcelo Rozo | 83,989 |