Costa Rica Open

The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2003.

Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open
Tournament information
LocationSan José, Costa Rica
Established2002
Course(s)Cariari Country Club
Par71
Length6,577 yards (6,014 m)
Tour(s)Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Miguel Rodríguez (2007)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Argentina Miguel Rodríguez
Location Map
Cariari CC is located in Costa Rica
Cariari CC
Cariari CC
Location in Costa Rica

The tournament was held at the Cariari Country Club near San José every year except in 2004 when it was played over the Valle del Sol Golf Course near Santa Ana. The 2006 event was renamed in order to pay tribute to the tournaments founder and promoter, Kai Fieberg, who had been killed in a car accident earlier in the year.[1]

In 1979 and 1980, Cariari hosted the PGA sponsored Friendship Cup, which is sometimes also referred to as the Costa Rica Open. These tournaments were won by Raymond Floyd and Larry Ziegler.

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open
2007CHA, TLAArgentina Miguel Rodríguez275−91 strokeArgentina Juan Abbate
Argentina Gustavo Acosta
2006CHA, TLASweden Johan Axgren277−7PlayoffSweden Alex Norén
American Express Costa Rica Open
2005CHA, TLAUnited States Kyle Dobbs280−4PlayoffArgentina Sebastián Fernández
Costa Rica Open
2004CHA, TLAItaly Alessandro Tadini278−6PlayoffSpain Carlos Quevedo
2003CHA, TLAArgentina Sebastián Fernández278−6PlayoffArgentina César Monasterio
American Express Costa Rica Open
2002TLAArgentina Rafael Gómez289+5Playoff

Notes
  1. CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References
  1. "Costa Rica Open 2006 Pays Posthumous Tribute to Kai Fieberg". insidecostarica.com. January 19, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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