2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | March 5, 2020 – July 25, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8[a] |
| Most wins | 2: Brandon Matthews |
| Order of Merit | Brandon Matthews |
← 2019 2022 → | |
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the ninth season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the principal men's professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour. The season began in early March 2020 at the Estrella del Mar Open in Mexico. Soon after, the schedule was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all tournaments being postponed to mid-May.[1]
With the season remaining suspended, the PGA Tour created an eight tournament LocaliQ Series based in the United States in which tour members, along with members of those of the cancelled 2020 PGA Tour Canada and 2020 PGA Tour China, would be eligible to compete.[2]
On October 1, 2020, the tour announced that the season would resume in December and run through to June 2021.[3]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 | Estrella del Mar Open | Mexico | 175,000 |  Alexandre Rocha (2) |
6 |
| Buenos Aires Championship | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Termas de Río Hondo Invitational | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Itau Abierto de Chile | Chile | – | Postponed[1] | – | |
| Banco del Pacifico Open | Ecuador | – | Postponed | – | |
| Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | – | Postponed | – | |
| Bupa Match Play | TBC | – | Postponed | – | |
| Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | – | Postponed | – | |
| Colombia Classic | Colombia | – | Postponed | – | |
| PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship | TBC | – | Postponed | – | |
| Dec 13 | Shell Open | United States | 175,000 | M. J. Maguire (1) |
6 |
| Dec 20 |
Puerto Plata Open | Dominican Republic | 175,000 | Brandon Matthews (2) |
6 |
| Mar 28 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | 175,000 |  Álvaro Ortiz (1) |
6 |
| Jun 13 | The Club at Weston Hills Open | United States | 175,000 | Brandon Matthews (3) |
6 |
| Jun 20 | Holcim Colombia Classic | Colombia | 175,000 | Sam Stevens (1) |
6 |
| Jun 27 | Banco del Pacifico Open | Ecuador | 175,000 | Conner Godsey (1) |
6 |
| Jul 25 | Bupa Championship | Mexico | 175,000 | Patrick Newcomb (2) |
6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Points List and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Matthews |
1,191 |
| 2 | Sam Stevens |
1,067 |
| 3 | Conner Godsey |
1,041 |
| 4 | Álvaro Ortiz |
888 |
| 5 | M. J. Maguire |
860 |
Developmental Series
The following table lists Developmental Series events during the 2020–21 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | 20,000 |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1)
|
| Mar 15 | Abierto Norpatagonico | Argentina | 20,000 | Andrés Gallegos (1) Ricardo González (3)
|
| Mar 15 | Wipas Invitational | Mexico | 80,000 | Armando Favela (1)
|
| Nov 29 | Pro-Am Ventanas de San Miguel | Mexico | 80,000 | Sebastián Vázquez (4)
|
| Jan 17 | Copa Puro Sinaloa | Mexico | 150,000 | Rodolfo Cazaubón (2)
|
| Feb 7 | Abierto Buenos Aires Classic | Argentina | 20,000 | Andrés Gallegos (2)
|
| Mar 7 | Copa Azulejos | Mexico | 80,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (3)
|
| Mar 14 | Alloco Classic Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | 20,000 | Matías Simaski (2)
|
| Apr 3 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | Argentina | 42,000 | César Costilla (4)
|
| Apr 24 | Copa Prissa | Mexico | 80,000 |  José Toledo (1)
|
| May 9 | Copa Multimedios | Mexico | 80,000 | José Toledo (2)
|
| Jun 5 | Amanali Classic | Mexico | 80,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (4)
|
| Jul 4 | Pro-Am de la Gira de Golf Profesional | Mexico | 80,000 | José Toledo (3)
|
| Aug 1 | Colombian Open | Colombia | 55,000 |  Jesús Amaya (1)
|
| Sep 4 | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 50,000 | Iván Camilo Ramírez (1)
|
| Oct 10 | Dev Series Final | Mexico | 40,000 | Roland Massimino (1)
|
Notes
- ^ A further twelve tournaments were scheduled but were postponed.
- ^ 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 Korn Ferry Tour.
References
- ^ a b c d e "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Wacker, Brian (July 14, 2020). "PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica announces amended 2020 plans". PGA Tour. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Villalobos, Gregory (July 26, 2021). "Matthews wins 2020-21 Player of the Year honors: Four other PGA Tour Latinoamérica players are also headed to the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022". PGA Tour.
- ^ "2020-21 Dev Series Calendar". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 28, 2022.