Chile Open
Encyclopedia
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.
Previous winners include Gary Player
, Roberto de Vicenzo and his brother Osvaldo. The 2008 Chile Open was held at Hacienda de Chicureo in Santiago
, and was won by Felipe Aguilar
with a score of 265 (-23).
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on 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...
, that was first played in 1927.
Previous winners include Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
, Roberto de Vicenzo and his brother Osvaldo. The 2008 Chile Open was held at Hacienda de Chicureo in Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, and was won by Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar Schuller is a Chilean professional golfer who has won over 30 events in Chile.Aguilar is currently a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to retain full playing rights at the...
with a score of 265 (-23).
Winners
- This list is incomplete
Year Winner Score 2011 
Benjamín Alvarado 266 (-22) 2010 
Gustavo Acosta 282 (-6) 2009 Agustin Jauretche 279 (-9) 2008 Felipe AguilarFelipe AguilarFelipe Aguilar Schuller is a Chilean professional golfer who has won over 30 events in Chile.Aguilar is currently a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to retain full playing rights at the...
265 (-23) 2007 Angel Fernandez 279 (-9) 2006 Mark TulloMark TulloMark Tullo is a Chilean professional golfer.Tullo was born in Santiago. He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned professional in 2003. He has entered the European Tour's qualifying school...
2005 Mark TulloMark TulloMark Tullo is a Chilean professional golfer.Tullo was born in Santiago. He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned professional in 2003. He has entered the European Tour's qualifying school...
2004 Roy Mackenzie 2003 Benjamín Alvarado (amateur) 2002 Felipe AguilarFelipe AguilarFelipe Aguilar Schuller is a Chilean professional golfer who has won over 30 events in Chile.Aguilar is currently a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to retain full playing rights at the...
2001 Guillermo EncinaGuillermo EncinaGuillermo Encina is a Chilean professional golfer.Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975...
2000 Christian Leon 1999 Guillermo EncinaGuillermo EncinaGuillermo Encina is a Chilean professional golfer.Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975...
1998 Roy Mackenzie 1997 Gustavo RojasGustavo Rojas (golfer)Gustavo Rojas is an Argentine professional golfer.Rojas was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1984. He has had his greatest success in South America on the various Argentine tours and the regional Tour de las Américas...
1996 Ricardo González 1995 1994 
Raúl FretesRaúl FretesRaúl Fretes is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Fretes was born in Asunción and turned pro in 1990. He won the South American Tour Order of Merit in 1994 and 1998....
1993 Francisco Cerda 1992 1991 Guillermo EncinaGuillermo EncinaGuillermo Encina is a Chilean professional golfer.Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975...
1990 Guillermo EncinaGuillermo EncinaGuillermo Encina is a Chilean professional golfer.Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975...
1989 1988 Guillermo EncinaGuillermo EncinaGuillermo Encina is a Chilean professional golfer.Encina was born in Santiago, Chile. He was taught the game by his father, the head greenskeeper at the Papudo Club in Chile, and turned professional in 1975...
1987 1986 Luis Torres 1985 Carlos FrancoCarlos FrancoCarlos Daniel Franco is a Paraguayan professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Angel Franco.Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. He comes from a poor background and grew up in a one-room, dirt-floor home. His father was a greenkeeper and caddy, and he has five brothers, all of whom...
1984 Eduardo RomeroEduardo RomeroEduardo Alejandro Romero is an Argentine professional golfer.Romero was born in Córdoba. He turned professional in 1982 at a relatively advanced age...
1983 1982 Francisco Cerda 1981 
John Haarick 1980 
Gary PlayerGary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
1979 Luis Cabrera 1978 Francisco Cerda 1977 1976 1975 1974 Francisco Cerda 1973 Francisco Cerda 1972 Rafael Jerez 1971 Rafael Jerez 1970 Patricio Pino 1969 Francisco Cerda 1968 1967 Francisco Cerda 1966 Francisco Cerda 1965 Francisco Cerda 1964 Anisi Araya 1963 Enrique Orellana 1962 1961 Roberto de Vicenzo 1960 Enrique Orellana 1959 1958 1957 Luciano Calderon 1956 1955 Guy Barroilhet (amateur) 1954 Osvaldo de Vicenzo 1953 Osvaldo de Vicenzo 1952 Osvaldo de Vicenzo 1951 Alberto Salas 1950 1949 Luciano Calderon 1948 L. Salas 1947 Emilo Palacios 1946 Roberto de Vicenzo Enrique BertolinoEnrique BertolinoEnrique Bertolino is an Argentine professional golfer.Bertolino turned professional in 1932, and competed in Europe in 1939, 1954 and 1956; and on the PGA Tour in 1940, 1947 and 1948. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 15th place in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1948. In 1956, he was 6th in the...
(tie) 1945 J. Baena 1944 
Luis A. Herrera (amateur) 1943 Luciano Calderon 1942 Justo Vega 1941 Justo Vega 1940 Justo Vega 1939 Luciano Calderon 1938 L. Reyes 1937 Arturo Mori 1936 W.V. Simson (amateur) 1935 Eduardo Blasi 1934 Arturo Mori 1933 Arturo Mori 1932 Arturo Mori 1931 P. Silva 1930 P. Silva 1929 Arturo Mori 1928 Arturo Mori 1927 Arturo Mori