The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fourth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.
| Duration | March 19, 2015 – December 6, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Rodolfo Cazaubón (3) |
| Order of Merit | Rodolfo Cazaubón |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winners | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Bridgestone America's Golf Cup | Mexico | 650,000 |  Justin Hueber and Matt Kuchar |
n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodolfo Cazaubón |
129,203 |
| 2 | Kent Bulle |
112,874 |
| 3 |  Rafael Campos |
74,666 |
| 4 |  Alexandre Rocha |
71,930 |
| 5 |  Tommy Cocha |
70,342 |
Developmental Series
edit| Duration | 5 February 2015 – 13 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Dev Series Final | Matías Simaski |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the third season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | Main tour[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Arg$450,000 | Francisco Bidé |
TPG |
| Apr 12 | Abierto Norpatagónico | Argentina | Arg$450,000 | Emilio Domínguez |
TPG |
| Apr 19 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | US$50,000 |  Rafael Guerrero (1) |
|
| Jul 12 | Abierto de Bucaramanga | Colombia | Col$100,000,000 |  Sebastián Muñoz |
COL |
| Aug 16 | Abierto de Paraguay Copa NEC | Paraguay | US$40,000 |  Fabrizio Zanotti (1) |
|
| Aug 23 | Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín | Colombia | Col$100,000,000 | Sebastián Muñoz |
COL |
| Sep 13 | Riviera Nayarit Open | Mexico | US$92,000 | Daniel Barbetti (1) |
|
| Sep 27 | Abierto de Barquisimeto | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Denis Meneghini (1) |
|
| Oct 10 | Bolivia Open Mitsuba | Bolivia | US$50,000 | César Costilla (1) |
|
| Nov 22 | Baja California Open | Mexico | US$92,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (1) |
|
| Nov 28 | CBG Pro Tour Etapa Curitiba | Brazil | US$25,000 | Rodrigo Lee (1) |
|
| Nov 29 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$450,000 | Rafael Gómez |
TPG |
| Dec 6 | Andrés Romero Invitational | Argentina | Arg$400,000 | Jorge Monroy |
TPG |
| Dec 13 | Copa Diners Club-Mitad del Mundo Dev Series Final | Ecuador | US$50,000 | Matías Simaski (a) (1) |
Dev Series Final
editThe Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season.[5] The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Simaski (a) |
67-66-66-70=269 | −15 |
| 2 | Juan Diego Fernandez |
71-68-70-64=273 | −11 |
| T3 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
70-71-68-67=276 | −8 |
| Alan Wagner |
71-69-67-69=276 | ||
| 5 | Luciano Giometti |
70-68-69-70=277 | −7 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Developmental Series events are incorporated from regional tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ COL − Colombian Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rodolfo Cazaubón, No.1 de Los Cinco" [Rodolfo Cazaubón, No.1 of the Five] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "New events strengthen 2015 Dev. Series schedule". PGA Tour. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Dev Series Final". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Amateur Matías Simaski dominó la Final de la Serie de Desarrollo" [Amateur Matias Simaski dominated the Final of the Development Series]. Fairway Argentina (in Spanish). December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2023.