The Mexican Open (Spanish: Abierto Mexicano de Golf), also known as the Mexico Open and Abierto Mexicano de Golf, is the national open golf tournament of Mexico.

Mexico Open
Tournament information
LocationVallarta, Mexico
Established1944
Course(s)Vidanta Vallarta
Par71
Length7,456 yards (6,818 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Tour de las Américas
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$8,100,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Tony Finau (2023)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
United States Jake Knapp
Location map
Vidanta Vallarta is located in Mexico
Vidanta Vallarta
Vidanta Vallarta
Location in Mexico
Vidanta Vallarta is located in Nayarit
Vidanta Vallarta
Vidanta Vallarta
Location in Nayarit

History

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First played 80 years ago in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas between 2003 and 2006, being co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2004 to 2006. It became a Nationwide Tour event in 2008,[1] and was rescheduled from December to January, which resulted in no tournament in 2007. Due to the outbreak of swine flu in 2009, the Mexican Open was rescheduled from May to September.[2][3] In 2013, the tournament was moved to March and became an official event for PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The tournament was also moved to Club de Golf Mexico.

In 2022, the tournament became an official event on the PGA Tour, with a purse of $7,300,000 and awarding 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.[4]

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Mexico Open
2024 PGAT   Jake Knapp 265 −19 2 strokes   Sami Välimäki Vidanta Vallarta
2023 PGAT   Tony Finau 260 −24 3 strokes   Jon Rahm Vidanta Vallarta
2022 PGAT   Jon Rahm 267 −17 1 stroke   Tony Finau
  Kurt Kitayama
  Brandon Wu
Vidanta Vallarta
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2021 PGATLA   Álvaro Ortiz 265 −23 3 strokes   Drew Nesbitt Estrella del Mar
2020 PGATLA No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 PGATLA   Drew Nesbitt 263 −17 2 strokes   Andreas Halvorsen
  Gustavo Silva
Tijuana
2018 PGATLA   Austin Smotherman 262 −18 4 strokes   Juan Pablo Hernández Tijuana
2017: No tournament
Mexico Open
2016 PGATLA   Sebastián Vázquez 268 −16 Playoff   Augusto Núñez Aguascalientes
2015 PGATLA   Justin Hueber 265 −23 1 stroke   Brad Gehl
  Maximiliano Godoy
Aguascalientes
TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mexico Open
2014 PGATLA   Óscar David Álvarez 271 −17 1 stroke   Nelson Ledesma Chapultepec
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2013 PGATLA   Ted Purdy 281 −7 1 stroke   David Vanegas Mexico
Mexico Open
2012 WEB   Lee Williams 274 −14 1 stroke   Paul Haley II León
2011 NWT   Erik Compton 271 −17 2 strokes   Richard H. Lee León
Mexico Open Bicentenary
2010 NWT   Jamie Lovemark 276 −12 Playoff   B. J. Staten León
Mexico Open
2009 NWT   Troy Merritt 273 −15 Playoff   Adam Bland León
2008 NWT   Jarrod Lyle 267 −17 4 strokes   Matt Every Tres Marias
2007: No tournament
Abierto Mexicano Corona
2006 CHA, TLA   Fabrizio Zanotti 275 −9 1 stroke   Daniel de León La Hacienda
2005 CHA, TLA   Antonio Maldonado 275 −9 1 stroke   Mickaël Dieu
  Rafael Gómez
La Hacienda
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2004 CHA, TLA   Rafael Gómez 270 −14 2 strokes   Eduardo Herrera La Hacienda
Mexican Open
2003 TLA   Eduardo Herrera 278 −10 1 stroke   Eduardo Argiró
  Jeff Burns
Moon Palace
2002   Pablo Fernández 273 −11 1 stroke   David Howser La Hacienda
2001: No tournament
2000   Esteban Toledo 271   Robin Freeman México
1999   Stewart Cink (2) 271   Óscar Serna México
1998   Eduardo Romero 269   Scott Simpson México
1997   Frank Nobilo 273   México
1996   Stewart Cink 272   Bob Tway México
1995   John Cook 273   Scott Verplank México
1994   Chris Perry 274   Bob Tway México
1993   Fred Funk 268 1 stroke   Donnie Hammond La Hacienda
1992   Tom Sieckmann 268   Steve Elkington La Hacienda
1991   Jay Haas 277   Ed Fiori Chapultepec
1990   Bob Lohr 269 −19 4 strokes   Carlos Espinosa La Hacienda
1985–1989: No tournament
1984   Danny Mijovic 274   Tommy Armour III
  Rick Cramer
Tijuana
1983   Tommy Armour III 280   Tijuana
1982: No tournament
1981   Ben Crenshaw 273   Raymond Floyd Chapultepec
1980   David Graham 279   Jerry Pate Bellavista
1978–79: No tournament
1977   Billy Casper 274 −6 3 strokes   Gay Brewer Chiluca
1976   Ernesto Pérez Acosta (2) 273   Victor Regalado La Hacienda
1975   Lee Trevino (2) 275   Ernesto Pérez Acosta
  Larry Ziegler
La Hacienda
1974   Ed Byman 280   Lee Trevino Chapultepec
1973   Lee Trevino 281   Victor Regalado Bellavista
1972: No tournament
1971   Ángel Gallardo 275   Billy Maxwell México
1970   Ernesto Pérez Acosta 280   Bellavista
1967–69: No tournament
1966   Bob McCallister 278   Dudley Wysong Monterrey
1965   Homero Blancas 284   Lee Trevino Bellavista
1964   Art Wall Jr. 276   Roberto De Vicenzo México
1963   Al Balding 279   Richard Crawford
  Billy Maxwell
La Hacienda
1962   Tony Lema (2) 281   Jackson Bradley La Hacienda
1961   Tony Lema 280   Antonio Cerdá México
1960   Howie Johnson 273   Billy Maxwell Chapultepec
1959   Ángel Miguel 273   Tommy Jacobs Chapultepec
1958   Antonio Cerdá 279   Roberto De Vicenzo Chapultepec
1957   Bob Rosburg 272   George Bayer Chapultepec
1956   Billy Maxwell 264   Roberto De Vicenzo Chapultepec
1955   Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 271   Tony Holguin Chapultepec
1954   Johnny Palmer 286   Roberto De Vicenzo México
1953   Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 267   Cary Middlecoff Chapultepec
1952   Bobby Locke 275   Roberto De Vicenzo
  Jimmy Demaret
Mexicali
1951   Roberto De Vicenzo 267   Al Besselink Chapultepec
1950   Tony Holguin (2) 280   Antonio Pedroza
  Juan Neri
Chapultepec
1949   Tony Holguin 200   Jimmy Demaret
  Sam Snead
Chapultepec
1948: No tournament
1947   Al Espinosa (4) 292   Carlos Belmont (a)
  Amado Martinez
Chapultepec
1946   Al Espinosa (3) 286   Felix Lopez Chapultepec
1945   Al Espinosa (2) 290   Antonio Pedroza Chapultepec
1944   Al Espinosa 281   Percey Clifford (a) Chapultepec

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Mexico Open joins Nationwide Tour schedule in 2008". PGA Tour. October 5, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mexico Open rescheduled due to swine flu". PGA Tour. April 29, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mexico Open rescheduled for first week of September". PGA Tour. May 22, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, México to host Mexico Open". PGA Tour. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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