TLA Players Championship
Encyclopedia
The TLA Players Championship, is a golf
tournament on the Tour de las Americas
, the highest level professional golf tour
in Latin America
. First held in 2002, it has been held at several different courses in the seaside resort of Acapulco
in Mexico
.
Since 2005, the tournament has been played over 54 holes (3 rounds), having originally been contested over 72 holes (4 rounds).
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 Tour de las Americas
Tour de las Americas
The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
, the highest level 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 Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. First held in 2002, it has been held at several different courses in the seaside resort of Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Since 2005, the tournament has been played over 54 holes (3 rounds), having originally been contested over 72 holes (4 rounds).
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess |  Julián Etulain |
189 (-21) | Cesar Agustin Costilla |
| 2010 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess | Luciano Dodda |
192 (-18)PO | Julián Etulain |
| 2009 | Fairmont Pierre Marques |  Eduardo HerreraEduardo Herrera Eduardo Herrera is a Colombian professional golfer. Herrera was the first Colombian golfer to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Amateur career:... |
200 (-16)PO | Jaime Clavijo |
| 2008 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess | Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA... |
200 (-10) |  Raul Sanz |
| 2007 | No tournament | |||
| 2006 | Mayan Palace | Julio Zapata Julio Zapata Julio Cesar Zapata is an Argentine professional golfer.Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, and turned professional in 1997.... |
197 (-19) | Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández is an Argentinian professional golfer.Fernández was born in Resistencia, Chaco. He worked as a caddy in Chaco, before turning professional in 1980.... , Fabián Gómez |
| 2005 | Fairmont Pierre Marques |  Antonio Serna |
205 (-11) | Miguel Rodriguez |
| 2004 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess |  Rafael PonceRafael Ponce Rafael Ponce is one of the very few Ecuadorian professional golfers who has played on the international golf circuit. He has spent over a decade on the Asian Tour, where he has several top ten finishes... |
260 (-20) | Rodolfo González Rodolfo Gonzalez (golfer) Rodolfo González is an Argentine professional golfer.González was born in Buenos Aires. He worked as a caddy in Ranelgah Golf Club, Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1989.González won the Argentine Tour Ranking in 1999... |
| 2003 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess | José Octavio González |
263 (-17) | Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández is an Argentinian professional golfer.Fernández was born in Resistencia, Chaco. He worked as a caddy in Chaco, before turning professional in 1980.... |
| 2002 | Fairmont Acapulco Princess | Roberto Coceres |
263 (-17) | César Monasterio Cesar Monasterio César Omar Monasterio is an Argentine professional golfer.Monasterio was born in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990.... |