| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Established | 2005 |
| Course(s) | Club del Lago Golf |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,206 yards (6,589 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$175,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 2017 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264Mito Pereira (2016) 264Brian Richey (2017) |
| To par | −16as above |
| Final champion | |
 Brian Richey | |
| Location map | |
  Club del Lago Golf Location inUruguay | |
TheRoberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC was a men's professionalgolf tournament.
First held in 2005 as theRoberto De Vicenzo Classic, it is named after one of Argentina's most successful golfers,Roberto De Vicenzo. The tournament has been held at the San Eliseo Golf Club inBuenos Aires, Argentina until 2012, and moved to theClub de Golf del Uruguay inMontevideo,Uruguay. In 2015, it moved to Club del Lago Golf inMaldonado, Uruguay. All three cities are on theRío de la Plata.
From 2007 to 2011, the tournament was part of theTPG Tour, the officialprofessional golf tour inArgentina. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2010, it was included on theTour de las Américas schedule. In 2012, it was included on thePGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule. For the 2018 season, it was downgraded to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Dev Series.
It initially consisted of apro-amfourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds. In 2012, it changed to a 144 player, stroke play tournament.[1]
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC | ||||||
| 2017 | PGATLA | Brian Richey | 264 | −16 | 4 strokes |  Tommy Cocha |
| 2016 | PGATLA |  Mito Pereira | 264 | −16 | 5 strokes | Tom Whitney |
| 2015 | PTGALA | Lanto Griffin | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes |  Rafael Campos |
| Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC | ||||||
| 2014 | PGATLA | Ty Capps | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Tommy Cocha |
| 2013 | PGATLA |  José de Jesús Rodríguez | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Timothy O'NealSebastián Saavedra |
| 2012 | PGATLA | Alan Wagner | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ariel CañeteÓscar Fraustro |
| Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | ||||||
| 2011 | TLA,TPG | Nelson Ledesma | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Rafael GómezFernando Zacarias |
| 2010 | TLA,TPG | Daniel Barbetti | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Mauricio Molina |
| 2009 | TLA,TPG | Fabián Gómez | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Sebastián Fernández |
| 2008 | TLA,TPG | Paulo Pinto | 284 | −4 | Playoff | Sebastián Fernández |
| 2007 | TLA,TPG | Miguel Guzmán | 284 | −4 | Playoff | Sergio Acevedo |
| 2006 | Rodolfo González | Luciano Giometti | ||||
| 2005 | TLA | Andrés Romero | 205 | −11 | 4 strokes | Hernán Rey |