- Colombian Open
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Colombian Open Tournament information Location Colombia Established 1945 Course(s) CC Guaymaral Tour(s) Tour de las Américas Format Stroke play Month played July Tournament record score Aggregate 262 Jerry Pate (1981)
Gustavo Mendoza (1997)To par -26 (as above) Current champion Julián Etulain The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Americas.
In 1956, the Colombian Open was the first victory as a professional for seven time major winner Arnold Palmer. In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.
Winners
Year Venue Winner[1][2] Score Runner(s)-up 2010 Club Campestre Guaymaral Julián Etulain 267 (-21) Rodolfo González, David Vanegas 2009 Country Club de Barranquilla Daniel Barbetti 279 (-9) Paulo Pinto 2008 Los Lagartos Manuel Villegas 272 (-8) Rafael Gómez, Clodomiro Carranza 2007 El Rincón de Cajicá Diego Vanegas 292 (+4)PO Jose Garrido 2006 Club Campestre de Cali Manuel José Merizalde 280 (-4) Alvaro Pinedo 2005 Club Campestre de Guaymaral Jesús Amaya 282 (-6) Luis Zapata 2004 Lagos de Caujaral Jesús Amaya 203 (-13) Angel Romero 2003 Pueblo Viejo Country Club Mario Julián Hurtado 277 (-11) Jesús Amaya, Gustavo Mendoza 2002 Club Campestre de Guaymaral Gustavo Mendoza 275 (-13)PO Jesús Amaya 2001 Club Campestre de Pereira Camilo Villegas (a) 270 (-14) Jesús Amaya 2000 Country Club de Bogotá Rafael Romero 279 (-9) 1999 Club Farallones Rigoberto Velásquez 286 (-2) 1998 Hato Grande Miguel Guzmán 271 (-17) Rafael Gómez, Angel Franco 1997 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga Gustavo Mendoza 262 (-26) 1996 San Andrés Arden Knoll 272 (-16)PO 1995 Club Campestre de Cali José Lisandro Gómez 287 (+3) 1994 La Sabana Ángel Romero 276 (-8) 1993 El Rodeo Jesús Amaya 276 (-12) 1992 Country Club de Bogotá Armando Saavedra 278 (-10) 1991 Condominio Campestre El Peñón Roy Mackenzie 290 (+2) 1990 Country Club de Barranquilla Miguel Tola 285 (-3) 1989 El Rincón de Cajicá Luis Alfredo Puerto 288 (E)PO 1988 Club Campestre de Cali Liborio Zapata 285 (+1) 1987 San Andrés José Lisandro Gómez 286 (-2) 1986 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga Rigoberto Velásquez 284 (-4) 1985 Carmel Club Luis Alfredo Puerto 277 (-3) 1984 Club Farallones Rogelio González 290 (-2) 1983 Los Lagartos Víctor Blanco 205 (-11) 1982 No tournament 1981 Los Lagartos Jerry Pate 262 (-26) 1980 Country Club de Bogotá Bernhard Langer 279 (-9) 1979 Club Campestre de Cali Sam Torrance 273 (-11) 1978 Los Arrayanes Alberto Rivadeneira 275 (-13) 1977 El Rodeo Macarena Phil Hancock 272 (-16) 1976 Los Lagartos Rogelio González 283 (-5) 1975 Lagos de Cuajaral Peter Butler 291 (+3) 1974 Club Campestre de Pereira Heraclio Valenzuela 279 1973 Carmel Club Alfonso Bohórquez 274 1972 El Rodeo Diego Correa (a) 281 1971 Country Club de Bogotá Bert Greene 274 1970 Club Campestre de Cali Alberto Rivadeneira 288 1969 San Andrés Rogelio González 281 1968 Club Campestre de Bucaramanga Rogelio González 283 1967 Country Club de Bogotá Rogelio González 285 1966 Country Club de Barranquilla Pedro P. García 295 1965 No tournament 1964 No tournament 1963 Country Club de Barranquilla Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez 287 1962 El Rodeo Miguel J. Sala 280 1961 El Rodeo Roberto de Vicenzo 277 1960 Club Campestre de Cali Bob Watson 285 1959 Club Campestre de Cali Pete Cooper 283 1958 Country Club de Bogotá Leopoldo Ruiz 287 1957 San Andrés Doug Sanders 269 1956 Club Campestre de Cali Arnold Palmer 280 1955 Los Lagartos Esteban Sorolla 284 1954 Los Lagartos Pablo Molina 286 1953 Country Club de Bogotá Miguel J. Sala 287 1952 Country Club de Bogotá Al Besselink 281 1951 Club Campestre de Cali Raúl Posse 286 1950 Country Club de Barranquilla Raúl Posse 296 1949 San Andrés Alberto Serra 301 1948 Country Club de Medellin Pedro Valdi 275 1947 Country Club de Bogotá Pedro Valdi 282 1946 Club Campestre de Cali Raúl Posse 284 1945 Country Club de Bogotá Guillermo Felice 397 PO – Won following playoff
(a) – AmateurReferences
- ^ "Historia - Abierto de Colombia". Federación Colombiana de Golf. http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=7001. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Noticias del Abierto de Colombia - Cuadro de Campeones". Federación Colombiana de Golf. http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=1811. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
External links
- Federación Colombiana de Golf – official site
Categories:- Golf tournaments in Colombia
- Tour de las Americas events
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