Venezuela Open

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Venezuela Open
Tournament information
Location Caracas, Venezuela
Established1957
CourseValle Arriba Golf 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 Jorge Pichu García
Location map
Venezuela relief location map (+claimed).svg
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
2025 Flag of Venezuela.svg Jorge Pichu García 270−10Playoff Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Romero Valle Arriba [3] [4]
2024 Flag of Venezuela.svg Wolmer Murillo 274−6Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Etulain Guataparo [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
1972CAB Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo 263−1710 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Cook Valle Arriba [9]
1971CAB Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 272−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Bolt Valle Arriba [10]
1970: No tournament
1969 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 276−4Playoff [d] Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ramón Muñoz Valle Arriba [11]
1968CAB Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver 269−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis Valle Arriba [12]
1967CAB Flag of the United States.svg Rick Rhoads 276−4Playoff [e] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alvie Thompson Valle Arriba [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]
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 [16]
1964CAB Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson 277−33 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Sota Valle Arriba [17]
1963CAB Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. 274−62 strokes Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson Valle Arriba [18]
1962CAB Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 278−21 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jacky Cupit Valle Arriba [19]
1961CAB Flag of the United States.svg Don Whitt 272−88 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Moore Valle Arriba [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]

Source: [23]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 276–277, 511. ISBN   0862541018.
  2. ↑ Husky, Bob (15 September 1957). "Off the fairway". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 26. Retrieved 11 May 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jorge "Pichu" García alza la Copa del XL Abierto de Venezuela" [Jorge "Pichu" García lifts the XL Abierto de Venezuela Cup] (in Spanish). Federación Venezolana de Golf. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "XL Abierto de Venezuela 2025" (in Spanish). Federación Venezolana de Golf. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wolmer Murillo nuevo campeón en XXXIX Abierto de Venezuela" [Wolmer Murillo new champion at XXXIX Abierto de Venezuela]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rafferty holds off challenge". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 30 November 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "Jacklin's Victory in Caracas". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 10 December 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  8. ↑ "Oosterhuis Joint Second". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 13 February 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  9. ↑ "De Vicenzo Cops Caracas Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 7 February 1972. p. 26. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "Graham Wins Caracas Golf". The Spokesman-Review. AP. 6 February 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  11. ↑ "Play-off to Townsend". The Canberra Times . Vol. 44, no. 12, 471. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1969. p. 21. Retrieved 12 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Caracas Open Money Winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 18 November 1968. p. 33. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  13. ↑ "Rhoads winner: Caracas playoff". The Spokesman-Review. AP. 20 November 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  14. ↑ "Wall Captures Caracas Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 14 November 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  15. ↑ "Besselink Finds Putting Secret". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 22 November 1965. p. 29. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  16. ↑ "Besselink Catches Ellis, Wins Caracas Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 1 March 1965. p. 32. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  17. ↑ "Knudson Wins Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 24 February 1964. p. 19. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  18. ↑ "Wall first In Caracas, Knudson Next". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 25 February 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  19. ↑ "Geiberger Triumphs". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 26 February 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  20. ↑ "Don Whitt Wins Caracas Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. UPI. 27 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  21. ↑ "Al Besselink Wins In Caracas". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 2 December 1957. p. 21. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  22. ↑ "Van Donck Rallies To Win Venezuela Golf Tournament". The Tampa Tribune. AP. 11 February 1957. p. 25. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Campeones del Abierto de Venezuela" (PDF). Federación Venezolana de Golf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2022.
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