2012 Tour de las Américas
The 2012 Tour de las Américas was the 12th season of the Tour de las Américas, the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was established in 2000. It was the final season of the Tour de las Américas and was superseded by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, which began in September 2012.
| Duration | 15 March 2012 – 3 June 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 6 |
| Most wins | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marco Ruiz (2) |
| Order of Merit | Marco Ruiz |
← 2011 | |
The Order of Merit was won by Paraguay's Marco Ruiz.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Abierto de Golf Los Lirios | Chile | 40,000 |  Julián Etulain (4) |
6 | |
| 25 Mar | International Open La Vitalicia | Venezuela | 120,000 |  Rafael Romero (1) |
6 | |
| 15 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$350,000 | César Costilla (3) |
6 | TPG |
| 19 May | Abierto del Nordeste | Argentina | Arg$280,000 | Luciano Dodda (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 27 May | Televisa TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Marco Ruiz (3) |
n/a | |
| 3 Jun | Taca Airlines Open | Peru | 50,000 | Marco Ruiz (4) |
6 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winners | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar | Challenge Latinoamericano Copa La Vitalicia | Venezuela | 64,000 |  Team Venezuela |
n/a |
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 | Marco Ruiz | 26,884 |
| 2 | Rafael Romero | 22,060 |
| 3 |  Rafael Campos | 17,588 |
| 4 | Julián Etulain | 16,258 |
| 5 | Daniel Barbetti | 13,574 |
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.
- TPG − TPG Tour.
References
- "Tournaments Schedule". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- "Temporada / Season 2012". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links
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