Tournament information | |
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Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Established | 1961 |
Course(s) | Olivos Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,740 yards |
Tour(s) | Tour de las Americas TPG Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ARS400,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 2011 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 271 Raúl Fretes (1998) 271 Ángel Cabrera (1999) 271 Fabián Gómez (2008) 271 Andrés Romero (2010) |
Current champion | |
José Cóceres |
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