Argentine Open

Argentine Open

Tournament information
Location	Argentina
Established	1905
Course(s)	Olivos Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	$175,000
Month played	November
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Miguel Fernández (1988)
Current champion
Kent Bulle

The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, when it was called the Open Championship of the River Plate, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret (1941), Lloyd Mangrum (1946), Tom Weiskopf (1979), Craig Stadler (1992), Mark Calcavecchia (1993, 1995), Mark O'Meara (1994) and Jim Furyk (1997).

The championship is part of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, also featuring on the European Tour on one occasion, in 2001. In the subsequent years, the Argentine financial crisis later in 2001 resulted in substantially reduced prize money. From 2005 to 2008 the tournament was a fixture on the European Challenge Tour. In 2008 it was rescheduled to April, which meant that the Argentine Open appeared twice during the 2008 Challenge Tour season.

The record for most victories is held by 1967 British Open champion Roberto DeVicenzo, who won the title on nine occasions between 1944 and 1974. The next most successful players are Vicente Fernández, with eight victories over 32 years between 1968 and 2000, the last coming in a playoff against fellow Argentine, Eduardo Romero, and José Jurado, who won seven times between the 1920 and 1931.

The low amateur is presented with the Pereyra Iraola Cup.

The 2016 event gave the winner an exemption into The Open Championship.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Low amateur[1]
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
2016	Kent Bulle	275	James Beck III Nate Lashley	Olivos GC	Joaquín Niemann
2015	Kent Bulle	269	Juan Álvarez (a)	Jockey Club	Juan Álvarez
2014	Emiliano Grillo	266	Brad Hopfinger	Martindale CC	Alejandro Tosti
2013	Marcelo Rozo	278	Jeff Gove	Nordelta Golf Club	None
2012	Ángel Cabrera	270	Miguel Ángel Carballo Óscar Fraustro	Nordelta Golf Club	Alejandro Tosti
Tour de las Américas
2011	Maximiliano Godoy	278	Guillermo Pumarol	Pilar Golf Club	Jorge Fernández-Valdés
2010	Jhonattan Vegas	270	Andrés Romero	Jockey Club	Thomas Baik
2009	César Costilla	282	Paulo Pinto Julio Zapata	Nordelta GC	Emiliano Grillo
Tour de las Américas and Challenge Tour
2008	Antti Ahokas	270	Martin Monguzzi	Hurlingham GC	Jorge Fernández-Valdés
2007	Marco Ruiz	275	Daniel Vancsik	Buenos Aires GC	Emiliano Grillo
2006	Rafael Echenique	277	Ángel Cabrera Ricardo González	Pilar GC	Alan Wagner
2005	Kevin Stadler	274	Ángel Cabrera	Jockey Club	Tomas Argonz
Tour de las Américas
2004	José Cóceres*	278	Eduardo Romero	Buenos Aires GC	Alfredo García-Heredia
2003	Rodolfo González*	281	Clodomiro Carranza	Olivos GC	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2002	Ángel Cabrera	269	José Cóceres	Hurlingham GC	Jose Luis Campra
European Tour
2001	Ángel Cabrera	268	Carl Pettersson	Jockey Club	Matias Anselmo
Tour de las Américas
2000	Vicente Fernández*	277	Eduardo Romero	Jockey Club	Jaime Nougues
South American Tour
1999	Scott Dunlap	272	Ian Woosnam José Cóceres	Martindale GC	Matías O'Curry
1998	Raúl Fretes	271	Sergio García (a) Ángel Cabrera Gustavo Mendoza	Jockey Club	Sergio García
1997	Jim Furyk	275	Chris DiMarco Mathias Grönberg Tim Hegna	Jockey Club	None
1996	Pedro Martínez	272	Tim Herron	Olivos GC	Lee Jae In
1995	Mark Calcavecchia*	279	Andrew Magee	Jockey Club	Martin Lonardi
1994	Mark O'Meara	278	John Cook César Monasterio	Buenos Aires GC	Manuel Maglione
1993	Mark Calcavecchia	270	Miguel Guzmán	Jockey Club	Gustavo Piovano
1992	Craig Stadler*	276	Eduardo Romero	Olivos GC	Francisco Aleman
1991	Jay Don Blake	273	Craig Stadler	GC Argentino	Marco Ruiz
1990	Vicente Fernández	268	Eduardo Romero	Mar del Plata GC	Martin Travella
1989	Eduardo Romero	275	Luis Carbonetti	GC Argentino	Roy Mackenzie
1988	Miguel Fernández	264	Vicente Fernández	Hurlingham GC	Carlos Larrain
1987	Miguel Fernández	277	Eduardo Romero Miguel Martin	Córdoba GC	Fernando Chiesa
1986	Vicente Fernández	278	Miguel Fernández	San Isidro GC	Fernando Chiesa
1985	Vicente Fernández	283	Adan Sowa Antonio Ortiz Rafael Alarcon	Ranelagh GC	Federico McNeil
1984	Vicente Fernández	279	Antonio Ortiz	Olivos GC	Juan Velazco
1983	Adan Sowa	283	Antonio Ortiz	San Andrés GC	Luis Carbonetti
1982	Jorge Soto	283	Vicente Fernández	Olivos GC	Martin Travella
1981	Vicente Fernández	274	Jack Ferenz	Jockey Club	Jose Brañas
1980	Gary Hallberg	280	Vicente Fernández	Jockey Club	Alvaro Canessa
1979	Tom Weiskopf	289	Alberto Rivadeneira	Olivos GC	Jorge Eiras
1978	Adan Sowa	283	Sam Torrance	Jockey Club	Oscar Vetere
1977	Florentino Molina	278	Vicente Fernández	Olivos GC	Alberto Barreira
1976	Florentino Molina	274	Vicente Fernández	Jockey Club	Jorge Ledesma
1975	Florentino Molina	281	Roberto DeVicenzo	Lomas Atletic Club	Luis Carbonetti
1974	Roberto DeVicenzo	273	Vicente Fernández	Mar del Plata GC	Edmundo Grasty
1973	Florentino Molina	272	Fidel de Luca Leopoldo Ruiz	Hurlingham GC	Roberto Monguzzi
1972	Fidel de Luca	283	Juan Quinteros Jorge Soto	Córdoba GC	Roberto Monguzzi
1971	Florentino Molina	275	Vicente Fernández	Hindú Club	Alberto Barreira
1970	Roberto DeVicenzo	285	Fidel de Luca	Río Cuarto GC	Horacio Carbonetti
1969	Vicente Fernández	271	Fidel de Luca Orlando Tudino	Ranelagh GC	Diego Correa
1968	Vicente Fernández	279	Fidel de Luca	GC Argentino	Guillermo Ehrman
1967	Roberto DeVicenzo	282	Alberto Rivadeneira	San Andres GC	Jorge Ledesma
1966	Juan Carlos Castillo	277	Sebastian Nicolosi	Jockey Club	Roberto Monguzzi
1965	Roberto DeVicenzo	277	Orlando Tudino	Hurlingham GC	Oscar Cella
1964	Elcido Nari	283	Juan Martínez	San Isidro GC	Jorge Ledesma
1963	Jorge Ledesma (a)	282	Roberto DeVicenzo	GC General San Martín	Jorge Ledesma
1962	Ángel Miguel	285	Florentino Molina	Ituzaingó GC	Jorge Ledesma
1961	Fidel de Luca	287	Esteban Sorolla	Lomas Atletic Club	Jorge Ledesma
1960	Fidel de Luca	274	Leopoldo Ruiz	Mar del Plata GC	Jorge Ledesma
1959	Leopoldo Ruiz	289	Eduardo Blasi	Hindú Club	Oscar Cella
1958	Roberto DeVicenzo	278	Orlando Tudino	Rosario GC	Juan Sugasti
1957	Leopoldo Ruiz	284	Juan Anzaldo Juan Martínez	Ranelagh GC	Jorge Ledesma
1956	Antonio Cerdá	281	Fidel de Luca	Córdoba GC	Angel Monguzzi
1955	Enrique Bertolino	273	Roberto DeVicenzo	Campos Argentinos	Jorge Ledesma
1954	Fidel de Luca*	281	Arturo Soto	Campos Argentinos	Carlos Brachts
1953	Mário Gonzalez	280	Roberto DeVicenzo	Campos Argentinos	Juan Segura
1952	Roberto DeVicenzo	287	Juan Anzaldo	San Andrés GC	Juan Segura
1951	Roberto DeVicenzo	278	Antonio Cerdá	San Isidro GC	Juan Segura
1950	Martín Pose*	283	Enrique Bertolino	Hurlingham GC	Juan Segura
1949	Roberto DeVicenzo	270	Juan Anzaldo	Olivos GC	Alberto Texier
1948	Antonio Cerdá	286	Juan Anzaldo	Hindú Club	Alberto Texier
1947	Enrique Bertolino	279	Roberto DeVicenzo	GC Argentino	Carlos Brachts
1946	Lloyd Mangrum*	271	Vic Ghezzi	Jockey Club	Mário Gonzalez
1945	No tournament
1944	Roberto DeVicenzo	288	Arturo Soto	Ituzaingo GC	Mário Gonzalez
1943	Marcos Churio	288	Emilio Serra Leonardo Nicolosi	San Andrés GC	Luis Herrera
1942	Manuel Martín	298	Pedro Ledesma (a)	Olivos GC	Pedro Ledesma
1941	Jimmy Demaret	279	Eduardo Blasi Enrique Bertolino	San Isidro GC	Tulio Martinez
1940	Mário Gonzalez (a)	285	Emilio Serra Leonardo Nicolosi	GC Argentino	Mário Gonzalez
1939	Martín Pose*	292	Emilio Serra	Ranelagh GC	Heriberto Buchanan
1938	Paul Runyan	282	Andres Perez Martin Pose	Ituzaingó GC	Hector Villamil
1937	Henry Picard	288	Marcos Churio Emilio Dunezat	San Andrés GC	Harry Smith
1936	John Cruickshank	290	Juan Martínez	Olivos GC	Heriberto Buchanan
1935	John Cruickshank	295	Marcos Churio	GC Argentino	Emilio Anchorena
1934	Marcos Churio	285	Enrique Bertolino	GC Argentino	Heriberto Buchanan
1933	Martín Pose	292	Tomas Genta	Ituzaingó GC	Héctor Villamil
1932	Andrés A Pérez	297	Marcos Churio Hector Frecero	Ranelagh GC	Alfonso Moffatt
1931	José Jurado	289	John Cruickshank	Jockey Club	Alberto Anchorena
1930	Tomás Genta	288	John Cruickshank José Jurado	San Andrés GC	M. Demaria Sala
1929	José Jurado	292	Marcos Churio	Ituzaingó GC	Wesley Smith
1928	José Jurado	293	Marcos Churio	San Andrés GC	T. Sanderson
1927	José Jurado	298	Andres Perez Juan Eustace	Lomas Atletic Club	John Cruickshank
1926	Marcos Churio	294	Lagrima Gonzalez	GC Argentino	John Cruickshank
1925	José Jurado	320	Lagrima Gonzalez	Lomas Atletic Club	Federico Elertondo
1924	José Jurado	291	Ramon Rivarola	San Andrés GC	John Cruickshank
1923	Andrés A Pérez	302	José Jurado	San Andrés GC	John Cruickshank
1922	Andrés A Pérez	300	José Jurado	San Andrés GC	Not held
1921	Andrés A Pérez	303	José Jurado	GC Argentino	Not held
1920	José Jurado	307	Andres Perez	San Andrés GC	H. Salmonson
1919	Raúl Castillo	307	José Jurado	GC Argentino	John May
1918	Juan Eustace	328	Raul Castillo	San Andrés GC	John May
1917	Lágrima González	305	Raul Castillo Juan Eustace	Lomas Atletic Club	Federico Elertondo
1916	Lágrima González	305	Raul Castillo	GC Argentino	Federico Elertondo
1915	Lágrima González	305	Alex Philp	GC Argentino	John May
1914	Raúl Castillo	318	Lagrima Gonzalez	San Andrés GC	C. Watts
1913	Alex Philp	328	Mungo Park Jr.	San Andrés GC	H. Hickey
1912	Mungo Park Jr.	308	Lagrima Gonzalez Juan Eustace	San Andrés GC	A. Kidd
1911	Rodolfo Castillo	301	Juan Eustace	San Andrés GC	H. Bucknall
1910	Alex Philp	306	Juan Eustace	GC Argentino	P. Aste
1909	Raúl Castillo	317	P. Aste (a) E. Donet (a)	San Andrés GC	P. Aste E. Donet
1908	Frank Sutton (a)	307	Mungo Park Jr.	Buenos Aires GC	Frank Sutton
1907	Mungo Park Jr.	305	Jack Park	Buenos Aires GC	J.A. Brown
1906	John Avery Wright (a)	158	Mungo Park Jr. Frank Sutton (a)	Buenos Aires GC	J. Avery Wright
1905	Mungo Park Jr.	167	Juan Dentone H. Bucknall (a)	Buenos Aires GC	H. Bucknall

* - denotes victory following a playoff
(a) denotes amateur

External links

• Coverage on PGA Tour Latinoamérica's official site
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

1. ↑ Historial de Ganadores de la Copa Pereyra Iraola