Tour de las Américas
Formerly | South American Tour |
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Sport | Golf |
Founded | 1991 |
First season | 1991 |
Ceased | 2012 |
Country | Based in Latin America |
Most titles | Order of Merit titles:![]() ![]() |
Related competitions | PGA Tour Latinoamérica TPG Tour |
Official website | http://www.tourdelasamericas.com |
The Tour de las Américas (TLA) was the principal men's
History
Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour. From the late 1950s through to the mid 1970s the Caribbean Tour, which was affiliated with the PGA Tour, comprised only a small number of tournaments but attracted entrants from leading European and American golfers. As interest from PGA Tour players dwindled, the tour eventually withdrew their support and the Caribbean Tour folded. The next attempt was the IMG promoted South American Tour, which began in 1979 with the existing national opens of the five leading Latin American countries and a circuit prize sponsored by Pierre Cardin.[1]
A new circuit was founded in 1991, the Tour Sudamericano,
In May 2003, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with American Express, being renamed as the American Express Tour de las Américas.[3]
In the early 21st century,
Order of Merit winners
Season | Winner | Points |
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2012 | ![]() |
26,884 |
2011 | ![]() |
51,970 |
2010 | ![]() |
56,593 |
2009 | ![]() |
40,934 |
Season | Winner | Prize money (US$) |
2008 | ![]() |
58,105 |
2007 | ![]() |
60,180 |
2006 | ![]() |
68,790 |
2005 | ![]() |
41,514 |
2004 | ![]() |
59,220 |
2003 | ![]() |
48,174 |
2001–02 | ![]() |
55,987 |
2000–01 | ![]() |
49,396 |
1999 | ![]() |
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1998 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1996 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1994 | ![]() |
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1993 | ![]() |
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1992 | ![]() |
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1991 | ![]() |
References
- ^ Dobereiner, Peter (9 April 1979). "How the various golf circuits may be shorted". Business Times. Singapore. p. 11. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "El Tour de las Américas homenajea al Dr. Humberto Berger" [Press Share Tour of the Americas honors Dr. Humberto Berger]. Crónica Golf (in Spanish). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "American Express is the new title sponsor". Tour de las Américas. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives". Official World Golf Ranking. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
The Board also agreed that the KPGA (Korean Golf Tour) and the TLA (Tour de Las Americas) should also be incorporated into the Ranking system from January 1 2011 on the same basis once the Technical Committee has liaised with the Tours concerned to establish their player listings and schedules.
- ^ "TLA events count for World Ranking starting this week". Tour de las Américas. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)