The 2009 Tour de las Américas season consisted of 14 golf

Golf

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 tournaments, hosted in eight different countries across Latin America

Latin America

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. Four events were played in both Argentina

Argentina

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 and Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, two in Chile

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 and Venezuela

Venezuela

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 and one in Mexico

Mexico

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 and Paraguay

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The Tour de las Américas

Tour de las Americas

The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...

 continued its close association with the PGA European Tour

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, with one event, the Club Colombia Masters

Club Colombia Masters

The Club Colombia Masters was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas and was first played in 2007. The event was held at the Country Club de Bogotá, in Bogotá, Colombia. The tournament was organized by the Corporacion Internacional de Golf,...

 being co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

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, Europe's official development tour.

The Order of Merit was won by Sweden's Peter Gustafsson

Peter Gustafsson

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Tournament results

In 2009 the prize funds ranged from US$

United States dollar

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30,000 to US$200,000.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
9-15 Mar	Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Gustafsson was born in Orust, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999....
19-22 Mar	Club Colombia Masters Club Colombia Masters The Club Colombia Masters was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas and was first played in 2007. The event was held at the Country Club de Bogotá, in Bogotá, Colombia. The tournament was organized by the Corporacion Internacional de Golf,...	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	Alan Wagner Alan Wagner (golfer) Alan Wagner is an Argentine professional golfer.In 2007 he won the Las Americas Cup Individual in Canada.-Challenge Tour wins:-Tour de las Américas wins:*2008 Peru Open*2009 Club Colombia Masters...	Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
13-19 Apr	Abierto del Centro Center Open The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba....	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Fabián Gómez
20-26 Apr	Televisa TLA Players Championship TLA Players Championship The TLA Players Championship, is a golf tournament on the Tour de las Americas, the highest level professional golf tour in Latin America. First held in 2002, it has been held at several different courses in the seaside resort of Acapulco in Mexico....	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Eduardo Herrera Eduardo Herrera Eduardo Herrera is a Colombian professional golfer. Herrera was the first Colombian golfer to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Amateur career:...
20-23 May	Copa Tres Diamantes Mitsubishi Copa Tres Diamantes The Copa Tres Diamantes is a golf tournament on the Tour de las Americas, the highest level professional golf tour in Latin America. First held in 2006, it has always been held at the Barquisimeto Country Club in Barquisimeto, Venezuela....	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	Paulo Pinto
22-27 Jun	Venezuela Open Venezuela Open The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major winners Al Geiberger, Art Wall, Jr., David Graham, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin as past champions...	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	Daniel Barbetti
2-5 Jul	Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Bucaramanga	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	Óscar Álvarez
16-19 Jul	Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Suramericana	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	José Manuel Garrido
8-12 Oct	Abierto de Chile Copa BCI Chile Open The Chile Open, or the Abierto de Chile, is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas, that was first played in 1927....	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	Agustin Jauretche
13-18 Oct	Abierto Hacienda Chicureo	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	Luciano Giometti
2-8 Nov	Carlos Franco Invitational Carlos Franco Invitational The Carlos Franco Invitational is a professional golf tournament held at the Carlos Franco Country & Golf Club, in Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay. First held in 2004, the tournament was included in the TPG Tour schedule in 2007, which is the official professional golf tour in Argentina...	Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...	Agustin Jauretche
16-22 Nov	Roberto de Vicenzo Classic Roberto de Vicenzo Classic The Roberto de Vicenzo Classic is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. In 2006 and 2008 to 2010 it was also included on the Tour de las Américas schedule....	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Fabián Gómez
1-6 Dec	Argentine Masters Argentine Masters The Argentine Masters or Torneo de Maestros is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Argentina, despite not having been played continuously since the inaugural event in 1961. It has always been held at the Olivos Golf Club near Buenos Aires....	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Tom Lehman Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer.Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took...
7-13 Dec	Argentine Open Argentine Open The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret , Lloyd Mangrum , Tom Weiskopf , Craig Stadler , Mark Calcavecchia ,...	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	César Costilla

Order of Merit

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Gustafsson was born in Orust, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999....		40934
2	Julio Zapata Julio Zapata Julio Cesar Zapata is an Argentine professional golfer.Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, and turned professional in 1997....		28023
3	Daniel Barbetti		26780
4	Paulo Pinto		25650
5	Eduardo Herrera Eduardo Herrera Eduardo Herrera is a Colombian professional golfer. Herrera was the first Colombian golfer to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Amateur career:...		21100

External links

• Tour de las Américas - official site