The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2003.

Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open
Tournament information
LocationSan José, Costa Rica
Established2002
Course(s)Cariari Country Club
Par71
Length6,577 yards (6,014 m)
Tour(s)Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Miguel Rodríguez (2007)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Argentina Miguel Rodríguez
Location map
Cariari CC is located in Costa Rica
Cariari CC
Cariari CC
Location in Costa Rica

The tournament was held at the Cariari Country Club near San José every year except in 2004 when it was played over the Valle del Sol Golf Course near Santa Ana. The 2006 event was renamed in order to pay tribute to the tournaments founder and promoter, Kai Fieberg, who had been killed in a car accident earlier in the year.[1]

In 1979 and 1980, Cariari hosted the PGA sponsored Friendship Cup, which is sometimes also referred to as the Costa Rica Open. These tournaments were won by Raymond Floyd and Larry Ziegler.

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open
2007 CHA, TLA   Miguel Rodríguez 275 −9 1 stroke   Juan Abbate
  Gustavo Acosta
2006 CHA, TLA   Johan Axgren 277 −7 Playoff   Alex Norén
American Express Costa Rica Open
2005 CHA, TLA   Kyle Dobbs 280 −4 Playoff   Sebastián Fernández
Costa Rica Open
2004 CHA, TLA   Alessandro Tadini 278 −6 Playoff   Carlos Quevedo
Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open
2003 CHA, TLA   Sebastián Fernández 278 −6 Playoff   César Monasterio
American Express Costa Rica Open
2002 TLA   Rafael Gómez 289 +5 Playoff   Marco Ruiz

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Costa Rica Open 2006 Pays Posthumous Tribute to Kai Fieberg". insidecostarica.com. January 19, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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