2010 Tour de las Américas season
Duration18 February 2010 (2010-02-18) – 12 December 2010 (2010-12-12)
Number of official events15
Most winsArgentina Julián Etulain (2)
Argentina Sebastián Fernández (2)
Argentina Andrés Romero (2)
Order of MeritArgentina Julián Etulain
2009
2011

The 2010 Tour de las Américas was the 10th season of the Tour de las Américas, the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was established in 2000.

The tour continued its close association with the European Tour, with one event, the Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia being co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, Europe's official development tour.

The Order of Merit was won by Argentina's Julián Etulain.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
21 Feb Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia Colombia 220,000 Colombia David Vanegas (1) 12 CAN, CHA
18 Feb Abierto del Centro Argentina Arg$240,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (6) n/a TPG
9 May Televisa TLA Players Championship Mexico 70,000 Argentina Luciano Dodda (1) n/a
30 May Toyota Peru Open Peru 80,000 Argentina Sebastián Fernández (2) n/a
5 Jul Abierto Internacional Eje Cafetero Colombia Col$70,000,000 Colombia Óscar David Álvarez (2) n/a
18 Jul Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura Colombia Col$100,000,000 Colombia Jesús Amaya (7) n/a
1 Aug Abierto de Colombia Colombia Col$320,000,000 Argentina Julián Etulain (1) n/a
10 Oct YPF Classic Argentina Arg$138,000 Argentina Mauricio Molina (2) n/a TPG
11 Oct Sports Francés Open Chile 40,000 Colombia José Manuel Garrido (2) n/a
17 Oct Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Chile 35,000 Argentina Julián Etulain (2) n/a
24 Oct Abierto de Chile Chile 40,000 Argentina Gustavo Acosta (1) n/a
31 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay Arg$138,000 Argentina Sebastián Fernández (3) n/a TPG
28 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina 35,000 Argentina Daniel Barbetti (3) n/a TPG
5 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina Arg$360,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (7) n/a TPG
12 Dec Abierto de la República Argentina 100,000 Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas (1) n/a TPG

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Argentina Julián Etulain56,593
2Colombia David Vanegas51,121
3Argentina Sebastián Fernández34,243
4Colombia José Manuel Garrido32,517
5Argentina Paulo Pinto27,286

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.

References

  1. "Tournaments Schedule 2010". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. "Temporada / Season 2010". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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