2011 Tour de las Américas
The 2011 Tour de las Américas was the 11th season of the Tour de las Américas, the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was established in 2000.
| Duration | 3 March 2011 – 18 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins |  Benjamín Alvarado (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Joaquín Estévez |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The tour continued its close association with the European Tour, with three events being co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, Europe's official development tour.
The Order of Merit was won by Argentina's Joaquín Estévez.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 40,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (1) |
6 | |
| 13 Mar | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia | Colombia | 230,000 | Joaquín Estévez (1) |
12 | CHA |
| 20 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Barranquilla | Colombia | 100,000 |  Cody Slover (n/a) |
6 | CAN |
| 27 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Championship | Colombia | 130,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Adam Hadwin (n/a) |
6 | CAN |
| 23 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$300,000 |  Héctor Céspedes (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 22 May | TLA Televisa Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Julián Etulain (3) |
n/a | |
| 29 May | Toyota Peru Open | Peru | 100,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (2) |
6 | |
| 10 Jul | Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Bucaramanga | Colombia | 50,000 |  Alvaro Jose Arizabaleta (1) |
6 | |
| 17 Jul | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura | Colombia | 50,000 | César Costilla (2) |
6 | |
| 9 Oct | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 160,000 | Óscar David Álvarez (3) |
6 | |
| 16 Oct | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Copa Claro | Chile | 40,000 | Paulo Pinto (4) |
6 | |
| 30 Oct | Abierto del Nordeste | Argentina | Arg$250,000 | Emilio Domínguez (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 6 Nov | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fabrizio Zanotti (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 20 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | 40,000 | Nelson Ledesma (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 4 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | Arg$400,000 | José Cóceres (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 11 Dec | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 115,000 | Maximiliano Godoy (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 18 Dec | Abierto Sport Frances Copa Nissan | Chile | 80,000 | Francisco Cerda (1) |
6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Estévez | 51,970 |
| 2 | Benjamín Alvarado | 48,800 |
| 3 | César Costilla | 45,006 |
| 4 | Diego Vanegas | 42,883 |
| 5 | Julián Etulain | 39,233 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
- "Tournaments Schedule". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- "Temporada / Season 2011". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
External links
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