2009 Tour de las Américas

The 2009 Tour de las Américas was the 18th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

2009 Tour de las Américas season
Duration12 March 2009 (2009-03-12) – 13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Number of official events14
Most winsArgentina Fabián Gómez (2)
Argentina Agustín Jauretche (2)
Order of MeritSweden Peter Gustafsson
2008
2010

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
15 MarAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa AntioquiaColombia130,000 Peter Gustafsson (1)n/a
22 MarClub Colombia MastersColombia200,000 Alan Wagner (2)12CHA
19 AprAbierto del CentroArgentinaArg$200,000 Fabián Gómez (3)n/aTPG
26 AprTelevisa TLA Players ChampionshipMexico70,000 Eduardo Herrera (2)n/a
23 MayCopa 3 Diamantes MitsubishiVenezuelaBs.F225,000 Paulo Pinto (3)n/a
27 JunVenezuela OpenVenezuela60,000 Daniel Barbetti (2)n/a
5 JulAbierto Internacional Ciudad de BucaramangaColombia50,000 Óscar David Álvarez (1)n/a
19 JulAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa SuramericanaColombia45,000 José Manuel Garrido (1)n/a
12 OctAbierto de Chile Copa BCIChile30,000 Agustín Jauretche (1)n/a
18 OctAbierto Hacienda ChicureoChile30,000 Luciano Giometti (2)n/a
8 NovCarlos Franco InvitationalParaguay30,000 Agustín Jauretche (2)n/aTPG
22 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentinaArg$135,000 Fabián Gómez (4)n/aTPG
6 DecTorneo de MaestrosArgentinaArg$350,000 Tom Lehman (n/a)n/aTPG
13 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina80,000 César Costilla (1)n/aTPG

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Peter Gustafsson40,934
2 Julio Zapata28,023
3 Daniel Barbetti26,780
4 Paulo Pinto25,650
5 Eduardo Herrera21,100

Notes

References