Metropolitan Championship

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The Metropolitan Championship, or Campeonato Metropolitano, was a professional golf tournament on the PGA of Argentina Tour, formerly the principal professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1955, it has always been held at the Palermo Golf Club, in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province.

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Winners

YearWinner [1] ScoreRunners Up
2010 Rafael Gómez 263 Sebastián Fernández
2009 Mauricio Molina 266Roberto Coceres, Gustavo Acosta
2008No tournament
2007 José Cóceres 273Amalio Britez
200106No tournament
2000 Rubén Alvarez 270Rodolofo Gonzalez
1999 Pedro Martínez 272 Armando Saavedra
1998Jeff Schmidt*270Ricardo Montenegro
1997Denny Tymosko*269 Rubén Alvarez
199396No tournament
1992 Armando Saavedra
198691No tournament
1985Alejandro Quevedo142Domingo Pascualucci
198284No tournament
1981 Florentino Molina*277Jorge Soto
1980No tournament
1979 Florentino Molina
1978 Adan Sowa 279Juan Carlos Molina
1977 Florentino Molina 274 Horacio Carbonetti
1976 Roberto De Vicenzo*280 Florentino Molina
1975No tournament
1974 Vicente Fernández 273Juan Querelos
197173No tournament
1970 Fidel de Luca 272Francisco Cerdá
196769No tournament
1966Ángel Ponzio282Elcido Nari
1965 Leopoldo Ruiz 281Juan Martinez
196164No tournament
1960Orlando Tudino289 Enrique Bertolino
1959 Leopoldo Ruiz 289 Fidel de Luca
195658No tournament
1955 Enrique Bertolino 281Arturo Soto

* won following playoff

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References

  1. "Campeonato Metropolitano - Palermo Golf". Hoyo en Uno. March 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-23.