Venezuela Open
Encyclopedia
The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf
tournament on the Tour de las Américas
. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major
winners Al Geiberger
, Art Wall, Jr.
, David Graham
, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin
as past champions. Earlier editions were sometimes referred to as the Caracas Open.
* Won in playoff
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 Américas
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...
. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
winners Al Geiberger
Al Geiberger
Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California...
, Art Wall, Jr.
Art Wall, Jr.
Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree....
, David Graham
David Graham (golfer)
Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the...
, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin
Tony Jacklin
Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:...
as past champions. Earlier editions were sometimes referred to as the Caracas Open.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lagunita CC | Daniel Barbetti | 270 (−10) | 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.... , Jesús Amaya Jesús Amaya Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras is a Colombian professional golfer.Amaya was born in Bogotá, and worked as a caddy at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.... |
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| 2008 | Lagunita CC | Angel Romero | 273 (−7) | Diego Vanegas | |
| 2007 | Valle Arriba GC | Jesús Amaya Jesús Amaya Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras is a Colombian professional golfer.Amaya was born in Bogotá, and worked as a caddy at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.... |
268 (−12) | Sebastian Saavedra, Fabián Gómez | |
| 2006 | Valle Arriba GC | Fabián Gómez | 265 (−15) | Miguel Guzmán Miguel Guzmán Miguel Guzmán is an Argentine professional golfer.Born in Santiago del Estero, Guzmán worked as a caddie in Santiago del Estero, before turning professional in 1981.... |
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| 2005 | Lagunita CC | Miguel Rodríguez Miguel Rodríguez (golfer) Miguel Ángel Rodríguez is an Argentine professional golfer.Rodriguez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1998 and has played predominantly in South America on the Tour de las Américas and the Argentine TPG Tour... |
269 (−11) | Jesús Amaya Jesús Amaya Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras is a Colombian professional golfer.Amaya was born in Bogotá, and worked as a caddy at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.... |
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| 2004 | Valle Arriba GC | Miguel Martinez | 265 (−15) | Wilfredo Morales | |
| 2003 | No tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Lagunita CC | Jesús Amaya Jesús Amaya Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras is a Colombian professional golfer.Amaya was born in Bogotá, and worked as a caddy at the Club Popular de Golf La Florida before turning professional in 1991.... |
266 (−14) | 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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| 2001 | Lagunita CC | Rafael Alarcón | 268 (−12) | ||
| 2000 | Barquisimeto GC | Rigoberto Velasquez | 283 (−1) | Jon Levitt | |
| 1999 | Izcaragua CC | Angel Romero | 279 (−1) | ||
| 1998 | Lagunita CC | Gustavo Mendoza | 268 (−12) | ||
| 1986-97 | No tournament | ||||
| 1985 | Valle Arriba GC | Ramón Muñoz | 269 (−11) | ||
| 1983-84 | No tournament | ||||
| 1982 | Lagunita CC | Ronan Rafferty Ronan Rafferty Ronan P. Rafferty is an Northern Irish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour.Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland. He won the Boys Amateur Championship aged fifteen and played in the Walker Cup aged seventeen... |
272 (−8) | ||
| 1981 | Valle Arriba GC | Jack Ferencz | 267 (−13)* | ||
| 1980 | No tournament | ||||
| 1979 | Lagunita CC | Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
276 (−4) | ||
| 1974-78 | No tournament | ||||
| 1973 | Valle Arriba GC | Roberto de Vicenzo | 272 (−8) | Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernandez (golfer) Vicente Fernández is an Argentine golfer who has won more than 60 professional tournaments around the world.Fernández was born in Corrientes, Argentina. He turned professional in 1964 and was a regular competitor on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s... |
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| 1972 | Valle Arriba GC | Roberto de Vicenzo | 263 (−17) | ||
| 1971 | Valle Arriba GC | David Graham David Graham (golfer) Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the... |
272 (−8) | ||
| 1970 | No tournament | ||||
| 1969 | Valle Arriba GC | Peter Townsend Peter Townsend (golfer) Peter Michael Paul Townsend is an English professional golfer.Townsend was born in Cambridge. Following a successful amateur career, during which he won both the Brabazon Trophy and Lytham Trophy, he turned professional at the end of 1966... |
276 (−4)* | ||
| 1968 | Valle Arriba GC | Bert Weaver Bert Weaver Herbert "Bert" Weaver was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.A native of Beaumont, Texas, Weaver played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University.Weaver turned professional in 1956... |
269 (−11) | ||
| 1967 | Valle Arriba GC | Rick Rhoads | 276 (−4)* | ||
| 1966 | Valle Arriba GC | Art Wall, Jr. Art Wall, Jr. Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree.... |
276 (−4) | ||
| 1965 (Nov) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink Al Besselink Albert Cornelius Besselink is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey. He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational... |
275 (−5) | ||
| 1965 (Feb) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink Al Besselink Albert Cornelius Besselink is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey. He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational... |
273 (−7) | ||
| 1964 | Valle Arriba GC | George Knudson George Knudson George Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories.... |
277 (−3) | ||
| 1963 | Valle Arriba GC | Art Wall, Jr. Art Wall, Jr. Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree.... |
275 (−5) | ||
| 1962 | Valle Arriba GC | Al Geiberger Al Geiberger Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California... |
278 (−2) | ||
| 1961 | Valle Arriba GC | Don Whitt Don Whitt Donald Whitt was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Whitt was a student of accomplished black golf instructor Lucius Bateman, teacher of such other multiple-tournament-winning PGA Touring pros as Tony Lema, John McMullin, and Dick Lotz... |
272 (−8) | ||
| 1958-60 | No tournament | ||||
| 1957 (Nov) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink Al Besselink Albert Cornelius Besselink is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey. He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational... |
279 (−1) | ||
| 1957 (Feb) | Caracas CC | Flory Van Donck Flory Van Donck Flory Van Donck was a Belgian professional golfer.Van Donck is widely regarded as the greatest ever Belgian golfer. During his career, he won more than fifty tournaments worldwide, including many of the most prestigious national opens of Europe... |
277 (−7) | ||