2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | December 2, 2021 – June 26, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Mitchell Meissner |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
The 2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the tenth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
Changes for 2022
[edit]Following a disrupted 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced 12 events for the 2022 season.[1]
Order of Merit name change
[edit]It was the first season in which the Order of Merit was rebranded as the Totalplay Cup.[2]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 175,000 |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés (4) |
6 |
| Dec 12 | Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open | Chile | 175,000 | Alan Wagner (2) |
6 |
| Feb 20 | Estrella del Mar Open | Mexico | 175,000 | Matt Ryan (1) |
6 |
| Mar 27 | Termas de Río Hondo Invitational | Argentina | 175,000 | Kevin Velo (1) |
6 |
| Apr 3 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 175,000 | Alejandro Tosti (2) |
6 |
| Apr 24 | JHSF Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 175,000 | Jaime López Rivarola (1) |
6 |
| May 1 | Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | 175,000 |  José Toledo (2) |
6 |
| May 8 | Quito Open | Ecuador | 175,000 | Manav Shah (1) |
6 |
| May 29 | Jalisco Open GDL | Mexico | 175,000 |  José de Jesús Rodríguez (5) |
6 |
| Jun 5 | Volvo Golf Championship | Colombia | 175,000 |  Cristóbal del Solar (3) |
6 |
| Jun 12 | Fortox Colombia Classic | Colombia | 175,000 | Tommy Cocha (4) |
6 |
| Jun 26 | Bupa Tour Championship | Mexico | 175,000 | Jesús Montenegro (1) |
6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Totalplay Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Meissner |
1,528 |
| 2 | Cristóbal del Solar |
1,377 |
| 3 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés |
1,262 |
| 4 | Kevin Velo |
1,169 |
| 5 | Alejandro Tosti |
1,034 |
Developmental Series
[edit]| Duration | October 27, 2021 – July 17, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Dev Series Final | Josh Goldenberg |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the ninth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2021–22 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Etapa 6 | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 |  Manuel Torres |
GGPM |
| Dec 18 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$5,000,000 | Martín Contini |
TPG |
| Dec 19 | Etapa 7 | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Aarón Terrazas |
GGPM |
| Feb 12 | El Campanario Classic | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Gonzalo Rubio |
GGPM |
| Mar 12 | Copa Prissa | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Isidro Benítez |
GGPM |
| Mar 13 | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$5,000,000 | Félix Córdoba |
TPG |
| Apr 10 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$3,000,000 | Andrés Gallegos |
TPG |
| Apr 24 | Abierto de Golf Los Lirios | Chile | CLP$25,000,000 | Felipe Aguilar |
CHL |
| Apr 24 | Etapa 10 | Mexico | Mex$1,600,000 | Sebastián Vázquez |
GGPM |
| Apr 30 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Virgilio Paz (a) (1) |
|
| May 14 | Abierto Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | Arg$3,000,000 | César Costilla |
TPG |
| Jun 18 | Abierto de Termas Río Hondo | Argentina | Arg$4,500,000 | Clodomiro Carranza |
TPG |
| Jun 19 | Etapa Final | Mexico | Mex$3,000,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
GGPM |
| Jul 17 | Dev Series Final | Mexico | US$40,000 | Josh Goldenberg (1) |
Dev Series Final
[edit]The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[7] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[8]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Goldenberg |
65-68-67-67=267 | −21 |
| 2 |  Charlie Hillier |
71-66-67-66=270 | −18 |
| T3 | Andrew Alligood |
70-69-67-65=271 | −17 |
 Luis Fernando Barco |
69-69-63-70=271 | ||
| Brax McCarthy |
66-67-71-67=271 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[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 PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry 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; GGPM − Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Totalplay Cup to measure PGA Tour Latinoamérica players' success starting in 2021-22". PGA Tour. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Totalplay Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Meissner captures Totalplay Cup, named Player of the Year". PGA Tour. June 26, 2022. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Four secure 2023 Korn Ferry Tour membership". PGA Tour. June 26, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "2021–22 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Estos cinco jugadores lograron condiciones completas para la próxima temporada de PGA Tour Latinoamérica" [These five players achieved full conditions for the upcoming PGA Tour Latinoamérica season.] (in Spanish). PGA Tour Americas. July 18, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Facebook.