- 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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