Golf tour season
The2009 Tour de las Américas was the 18th season of theTour de las Américas (formerly theSouth American Tour), the mainprofessional golf tour inLatin America since it was formed in 1991.
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR
points | Other
tours[b] |
|---|
| 15 Mar | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia | Colombia | 130,000 |  Peter Gustafsson (1) | n/a | |
| 22 Mar | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | 200,000 |  Alan Wagner (2) | 12 | CHA |
| 19 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$200,000 | Fabián Gómez (3) | n/a | TPG |
| 26 Apr | Televisa TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (2) | n/a | |
| 23 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | Bs.F225,000 | Paulo Pinto (3) | n/a | |
| 27 Jun | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 60,000 | Daniel Barbetti (2) | n/a | |
| 5 Jul | Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Bucaramanga | Colombia | 50,000 | Óscar David Álvarez (1) | n/a | |
| 19 Jul | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Suramericana | Colombia | 45,000 | José Manuel Garrido (1) | n/a | |
| 12 Oct | Abierto de Chile Copa BCI | Chile | 30,000 | Agustín Jauretche (1) | n/a | |
| 18 Oct | Abierto Hacienda Chicureo | Chile | 30,000 | Luciano Giometti (2) | n/a | |
| 8 Nov | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 30,000 | Agustín Jauretche (2) | n/a | TPG |
| 22 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | Arg$135,000 | Fabián Gómez (4) | n/a | TPG |
| 6 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | Arg$350,000 |  Tom Lehman (n/a) | n/a | TPG |
| 13 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 80,000 | César Costilla (1) | n/a | TPG |
TheOrder of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
- ^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.
- ^CHA −Challenge Tour; TPG −TPG Tour.
