Mendoza Open
Encyclopedia
The Mendoza Open, or the Western Open, is a golf
tournament on the TPG Tour
, the official professional golf tour
in Argentina
. Founded in 1939, the first two events were held at the Andino Golf Club in Mendoza
, Mendoza Province
. The tournament was not played again until 1956, when it was held at the Club de Campo Golf Club in Mendoza, where it has remained except for 1993 and 2009, when the tournament was again played at Andino. In 2010 was played The YPF Classic in Golf Club Andino.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the TPG Tour
TPG Tour
The TPG Tour is the principal professional golf tour in Argentina. The tour was formed in 2007, following disputes within the PGA of Argentina, who had operated the main professional tour in the country in previous years....
, the official professional golf tour
Professional golf tours
Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women, with each tour being based in a specific geographical region, although some of their tournaments may be held in other...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Founded in 1939, the first two events were held at the Andino Golf Club in Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...
, Mendoza Province
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
. The tournament was not played again until 1956, when it was held at the Club de Campo Golf Club in Mendoza, where it has remained except for 1993 and 2009, when the tournament was again played at Andino. In 2010 was played The YPF Classic in Golf Club Andino.
Winners
Year | Winner | Runner Up |
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2010 | Mauricio Molina | Rodolfo Gonzalez, Felix Cordoba |
2009 | Sebastián Fernández Sebastian Fernandez (golfer) Sebastián Fernández is an Argentine professional golfer.Fernández was born in Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1991. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 2000... |
Martin Monguzzi, Gustavo Acosta |
2008 | No tournament | |
2007 | Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique is an Argentine professional golfer.Echenique was born in San Luis, Argentina. He turned pro in 1999. Having failed to gain a place on the European Tour via the qualifying school on four occasions, Echenique finally won his card on the main tour by virtue of finishing seventh on... |
Rubén Alvarez Rubén Alvarez Rubén Alvarez is an Argentine professional golfer.Alvarez was born in Pilar, Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1986.... |
2000–06 | No tournament | |
1999 | Mauricio Molina | |
1995–98 | No tournament | |
1994 | José Cóceres José Cóceres José Eusebio Cóceres is an Argentine golfer who spent many years on the European Tour and is now a member of the U.S.-based PGA Tour.... |
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1993 | Armando Saavedra Armando Saavedra Armando Saavedra is an Argentine professional golfer.Born in Chile, Saavedra worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1974.... |
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1992 | Antonio Ortiz | |
1991 | Raúl Fretes Raúl Fretes Raúl Fretes is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Fretes was born in Asunción and turned pro in 1990. He won the South American Tour Order of Merit in 1994 and 1998.... |
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1980–90 | No tournament | |
1979 | Raul Travieso | |
1978 | ||
1977 | ||
1976 | Fidel de Luca Fidel de Luca Fidel de Luca was an Argentine professional golfer. Born in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, he worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1948.... |
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1958–75 | No tournament | |
1957 | Antonio Cerdá Antonio Cerdá Antonio Cerdá is an Argentine professional golfer.Cerdá finished second in the 1951 British Open to Max Faulkner, and second in the 1953 British Open to Ben Hogan, among seven consecutive top-ten finishes in the championship. He won several national opens in Europe in the 1950s and won the first... |
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1956 | Antonio Cerdá Antonio Cerdá Antonio Cerdá is an Argentine professional golfer.Cerdá finished second in the 1951 British Open to Max Faulkner, and second in the 1953 British Open to Ben Hogan, among seven consecutive top-ten finishes in the championship. He won several national opens in Europe in the 1950s and won the first... Fidel de Luca Fidel de Luca Fidel de Luca was an Argentine professional golfer. Born in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, he worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1948.... Romulado Barbieri |
(tie) |
1942–55 | No tournament | |
1941 | Marcos Churio Marcos Churio Marcos Churio was an Argentine professional golfer.Churio was born in Mar del Plata. He turned professional in 1920, and competed in Europe between 1931 and 1939, where his best tournament finish was 5th place in the 1931 Southport Open in England... |
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1940 | Carlos Blasi | |
1939 | Carlos Blasi |
External links
- TPG Tour – official site