Venezuela Open

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Venezuela Open
Tournament information
Location Caracas, Venezuela
Established1957
Course(s)Guataparo Country Club
Par70
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Tour de las Américas
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Caribbean Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$50,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973)
To par−18 Iván Camilo Ramírez (2021)
Current champion
Flag of Venezuela.svg Wolmer Murillo
Location map
Venezuela relief location map (+claimed).jpg
Icona golf.svg
Guataparo CC
Location in Venezuela

The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, 2019 being the 35th edition of the event. Al Geiberger, Art Wall Jr., David Graham, Roberto De Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin are past champions.

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Since 2014, the Venezuela Open has been a fixture on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series. From 1979 to 2009 it made frequent appearances on the South American Tour, later known as the Tour de las Américas. Between 1961 and 1973 the tournament was a regular stop on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, when it was called the Caracas Open or Caracas Open Invitational. [1] The second event in 1957 was co-sponsored by the PGA. [2]

The event has generally been played at three venues in Caracas: Caracas Country Club, Valle Arriba Golf Club and Lagunita Country Club. In 1999 it was held at Izcaragua Country Club, a short distance east of Caracas while in 2000 it was played at Barquisimeto Golf Club near Barquisimeto.

Winners

YearTour [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Abierto de Venezuela
2024 Flag of Venezuela.svg Wolmer Murillo 274−6Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Etulain Guataparo [3]
2023 PGATLADEV Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Etulain 272−89 strokes Flag of Chile.svg Toto Gana
Flag of Venezuela.svg Santiago Quintero 		Guataparo
Venezuela Open
2022 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg Virgilio Paz (a)267−137 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfredo Adrián Guataparo
2021 PGATLADEV Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Camilo Ramírez 266−184 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Torres Caracas
2020: No tournament
2019 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg George Trujillo (2)270−141 stroke Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Torres Caracas
2018 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg George Trujillo 279−52 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Martinez Caracas
2017: No tournament
2016 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg Denis Meneghini 278−21 stroke Flag of Venezuela.svg Otto Solís Valle Arriba
2015 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg Rafael Guerrero 277−32 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Alejandro Perazzo (a)Lagunita
2014 PGATLADEV Flag of Venezuela.svg Diego Larrazábal 207−3Playoff [b] Flag of Venezuela.svg Denis Meneghini
Flag of Venezuela.svg Gustavo Morantes (a)		Lagunita
2010–2013: No tournament
2009 TLA Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Barbetti 270−102 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Amaya
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Raúl Fretes 		Lagunita
Canal i Abierto de Venezuela
2008 TLA Flag of Colombia.svg Ángel Romero (2)273−71 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Vanegas Lagunita
2007 TLA Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Amaya (2)268−123 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Saavedra 		Valle Arriba
Siemens Venezuela Open
2006 TLA Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez 265−152 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Guzmán Valle Arriba
2005 TLA Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Rodríguez 269−112 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Amaya Lagunita
CANTV Venezuela Open
2004 TLA Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Miguel Martinez 265−151 stroke Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Morales Valle Arriba
2003: No tournament
2002 TLA Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Amaya 266−144 strokes Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Raúl Fretes Lagunita
Movilnet Venezuela Open
2001 TLA Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Alarcón 268−121 stroke Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Rocha Lagunita
Venezuela Open
2000 Flag of Colombia.svg Rigoberto Velásquez 283−11 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg Ángel Romero Barquisimeto
1999 Flag of Colombia.svg Ángel Romero 279−1Izcaragua
1998 Flag of Colombia.svg Gustavo Mendoza 268−12Lagunita
1986–1997: No tournament
1985 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ramón Muñoz 269−11Valle Arriba
1983–1984: No tournament
1982 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty 272−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Carter Lagunita [4]
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Ferencz 267−13Playoff [c] Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham Valle Arriba [1]
1980: No tournament
1979 Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin 276−42 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Piñero Lagunita [5]
1974–1978: No tournament
Caracas Open
1973CAB Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (2)272−81 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández
Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 		Valle Arriba [6]
1972CAB Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo 263−1710 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Cook Valle Arriba [7]
1971CAB Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 272−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Bolt Valle Arriba [8]
1970: No tournament
1969 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 276−4Playoff [d] Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ramón Muñoz Valle Arriba [9]
1968CAB Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver 269−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis Valle Arriba [10]
1967CAB Flag of the United States.svg Rick Rhoads 276−4Playoff [e] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alvie Thompson Valle Arriba [11]
1966CAB Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. (2)276−41 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis
Flag of the United States.svg Dean Refram 		Valle Arriba [12]
1965
(Nov)		CAB Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink (3)275−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. Valle Arriba [13]
1965
(Feb)		CAB Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink (2)273−73 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis Valle Arriba [14]
1964CAB Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson 277−33 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Sota Valle Arriba [15]
1963CAB Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. 274−62 strokes Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson Valle Arriba [16]
1962CAB Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 278−21 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jacky Cupit Valle Arriba [17]
1961CAB Flag of the United States.svg Don Whitt 272−88 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Moore Valle Arriba [18]
Venezuela Open
1958–1960: No tournament
1957
(Dec)		PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink 279−1Playoff [f] Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg Valle Arriba [19]
1957
(Feb)		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flory Van Donck 277−71 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joe Conrad
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo 		Caracas [20]

Source: [21]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CAB − Caribbean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGATLADEV − PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  2. ↑ Larrazábal won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. Morantes was eliminated at the first hole.
  3. ↑ Ferenz won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ↑ Townsend won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ↑ Rhoads won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ↑ Besselink won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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