The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fifth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 25, 2016 – December 4, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Nate Lashley (3) |
| Order of Merit | Nate Lashley |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17 | Aruba Cup | Aruba | 120,000 | PGA Tour Latinoamérica | n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017 Web.com Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Lashley |
140,897 |
| 2 |  Augusto Núñez |
121,373 |
| 3 |  Mito Pereira |
104,784 |
| 4 | Emilio Domínguez |
82,404 |
| 5 |  Samuel Del Val |
80,547 |
Developmental Series
edit| Duration | 11 February 2016 – 10 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Dev Series Final |  Marcelo Rozo |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the fourth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Francisco Bidé |
TPG |
| Apr 10 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Sebastián Saavedra |
TPG |
| Apr 17 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$30,000 |  Denis Meneghini (2) |
|
| May 29 | Abierto del Carmel | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Jesús Rivas |
COL |
| Aug 21 | Abierto del Paraguay | Paraguay | US$40,000 | Horacio León (1) |
|
| Aug 21 | Abierto Campestre de Medellín | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Santiago Tobón |
COL |
| Oct 9 | Bolivia Open Mitsuba | Bolivia | US$50,000 |  Sebastian MacLean (2) |
|
| Oct 22 | Abierto de Valle Arriba | Venezuela | US$30,000 | Otto Solís (1) |
|
| Oct 23 | Abierto de Serrezuela | Colombia | Col$70,000,000 | Ómar Beltrán |
COL |
| Nov 27 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$550,000 | Thomas Baik |
TPG |
| Dec 4 | Abierto de Chile | Chile | US$40,000 | Felipe Aguilar |
CHL |
| Dec 4 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$500,000 | Fabián Gómez |
TPG |
| Dec 10 | Malinalco Classic Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | Marcelo Rozo (1) |
Dev Series Final
editThe Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Rozo |
66-70-71-69=276 | −12 |
| 2 |  Eric Sugimoto |
69-68-68-71=276 | |
| T3 | Nico Echavarría (a) |
64-70-71-73=279 | −9 |
| Julián Lerda |
68-66-69-76=279 | ||
| 5 | Brad Brunner |
72-73-69-66=280 | −8 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ CHL − Chilean Tour; COL − Colombian Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Lashley domina en Miami y se proclama Jugador del Año" [Lashley dominates in Miami and is proclaimed Player of the Year] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Calendar". PGA Tour. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Marcelo Rozo se impone en desempate por el Malinalco Classic" [Marcelo Rozo wins in playoff for the Malinalco Classic]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). December 10, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2023.