Tournament information | |
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Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
Established | 1957 |
Course(s) | Lagunita Country Club |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,909 yards |
Tour(s) | Tour de las Américas |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $60,000 |
Month played | June |
Current champion | |
Daniel Barbetti |
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. Earlier editions were sometimes referred to as the Caracas Open.
Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner(s)-up |
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2009 | Lagunita CC | Daniel Barbetti | Argentina | 270 (−10) | Raúl Fretes, Jesús Amaya |
2008 | Lagunita CC | Angel Romero | Colombia | 273 (−7) | Diego Vanegas |
2007 | Valle Arriba GC | Jesús Amaya | Colombia | 268 (−12) | Sebastian Saavedra, Fabián Gómez |
2006 | Valle Arriba GC | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | 265 (−15) | Miguel Guzmán |
2005 | Lagunita CC | Miguel Rodríguez | Argentina | 269 (−11) | Jesús Amaya |
2004 | Valle Arriba GC | Miguel Martinez | Venezuela | 265 (−15) | Wilfredo Morales |
2003 | No tournament | ||||
2002 | Lagunita CC | Jesús Amaya | Colombia | 266 (−14) | Raúl Fretes |
2001 | Lagunita CC | Rafael Alarcón | Mexico | 268 (−12) | |
2000 | Barquisimeto GC | Rigoberto Velasquez | Colombia | 283 (−1) | Jon Levitt |
1999 | Izcaragua CC | Angel Romero | Colombia | 279 (−1) | |
1998 | Lagunita CC | Gustavo Mendoza | Colombia | 268 (−12) | |
1986-97 | No tournament | ||||
1985 | Valle Arriba GC | Ramón Muñoz | Venezuela | 269 (−11) | |
1983-84 | No tournament | ||||
1982 | Lagunita CC | Ronan Rafferty | Ireland | 272 (−8) | |
1981 | Valle Arriba GC | Jack Ferencz | United States | 267 (−13)* | |
1980 | No tournament | ||||
1979 | Lagunita CC | Tony Jacklin | England | 276 (−4) | |
1974-78 | No tournament | ||||
1973 | Valle Arriba GC | Roberto de Vicenzo | Argentina | 272 (−8) | Vicente Fernández |
1972 | Valle Arriba GC | Roberto de Vicenzo | Argentina | 263 (−17) | |
1971 | Valle Arriba GC | David Graham | Australia | 272 (−8) | |
1970 | No tournament | ||||
1969 | Valle Arriba GC | Peter Townsend | England | 276 (−4)* | |
1968 | Valle Arriba GC | Bert Weaver | United States | 269 (−11) | |
1967 | Valle Arriba GC | Rick Rhoads | United States | 276 (−4)* | |
1966 | Valle Arriba GC | Art Wall, Jr. | United States | 276 (−4) | |
1965 (Nov) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink | United States | 275 (−5) | |
1965 (Feb) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink | United States | 273 (−7) | |
1964 | Valle Arriba GC | George Knudson | Canada | 277 (−3) | |
1963 | Valle Arriba GC | Art Wall, Jr. | United States | 275 (−5) | |
1962 | Valle Arriba GC | Al Geiberger | United States | 278 (−2) | |
1961 | Valle Arriba GC | Don Whitt | United States | 272 (−8) | |
1958-60 | No tournament | ||||
1957 (Nov) | Valle Arriba GC | Al Besselink | United States | 279 (−1) | |
1957 (Feb) | Caracas CC | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 277 (−7) |
*Won in playoff