2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | April 18, 2013 – November 24, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins | 2: Ryan Blaum Timothy O'Neal José de Jesús Rodríguez |
| Order of Merit | Ryan Blaum |
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The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the second season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour.
It was the first season in which the Developmental Series was introduced.
Schedule changes
The 2013 season was the first full season on the tour with the 2012 season having only operated for four months in 2012. The 2013 schedule was divided into two distinct swings, the first with events played from March through May, followed by the remainder of events in the October through December. The number of events increased from 11 in 2012 to 14 with, new events for the 2013 season were, Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Abierto del Centro and Abierto de Chile.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2014 Web.com Tour.[1]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Blaum |
99,135 |
| 2 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
98,383 |
| 3 | Timothy O'Neal |
90,015 |
| 4 |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés |
65,178 |
| 5 |  Manuel Villegas |
60,671 |
Developmental Series
The following table lists Developmental Series events during the 2013 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 | Abierto Los Lirios | Chile | 50,000 | Mauricio Molina (1)
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| Sep 8 | Abierto del Club Campestre Farallones | Colombia | 50,000 | Andrés Echavarría (1)
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| Sep 14 | Copa Clube de Campo São Paulo | Brazil | 50,000 |  Philippe Gasnier (1)
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| Oct 13 | San Eliseo Copa Gangoni | Argentina | 50,000 | Miguel Guzmán (1)
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| Oct 20 | Abierto del Club Serrezuela | Colombia | 50,000 | José Manuel Garrido (1)
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| Oct 27 | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo | Chile | 50,000 | Mauricio Molina (2)
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| Nov 17 | Venezuela National Championship | Venezuela | 50,000 |  Alejandro Garmendia (1)
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| Nov 24 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | 50,000 | Ricardo González (1)
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| Nov 30 | Abierto Sambil | Venezuela | 50,000 | Otto Salís (1)
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| Dec 14 | Ángel Cabrera Classic | Argentina | 50,000 | Ángel Cabrera (1)
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| Dec 21 | Copa Samsung Dev Series Final | Peru | 50,000 | Felipe Navarro (1)
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See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "2013 Orden de Mérito" (in Spanish). PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Calendario de la Serie de Desarrollo 2013" (in Spanish). PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2022.