The Argentina Classic is a men's professional golf tournament held in Argentina and has been part of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule since 2012.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Neuquén, Argentina |
| Established | 2012 |
| Course(s) | Chapelco Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,163 yards (6,550 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$175,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Fabián Gómez (2013) 269 Julián Etulain (2017) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Cristóbal del Solar | |
| Location map | |
  Chapelco GC Location in Argentina | |
The tournament was first played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in December 2012 as the "Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal" and was held at Olivos Golf Club.[1] The inaugural winner of the event was Ariel Cañete.
In the 2013 season the event moved to La Reserva Cardales and following a sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company BlackBerry the tournament was renamed as the "Personal Classic presentado por BlackBerry".[2]
From 2014 to 2017, the event was played at C.C.G. Las Praderas de Lujan in Luján, Buenos Aires. The tournament moved to Chapelco Golf Club in Neuquén in 2018.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuquen Argentina Classic | |||||||
| 2022 | Cristóbal del Solar |
272 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Linus Lilliedahl |
Chapelco | |
| 2020–21: No tournament | |||||||
| 2019 |  Emilio Domínguez |
272 | −16 | Playoff |  Tom Whitney |
Chapelco | |
| 2018 | Clodomiro Carranza |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Andrés Gallegos |
Chapelco | |
| NEC Argentina Classic | |||||||
| 2017 | Julián Etulain |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Colin Featherstone Jared Wolfe |
Las Praderas de Lujan | |
| Argentina Classic | |||||||
| 2016 |  Samuel Del Val |
203[a] | −13 | 1 stroke |  Derek Gillespie Augusto Núñez |
Las Praderas de Lujan | |
| Personal Classic | |||||||
| 2015 | Fabián Gómez (3) |
272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Kent Bulle |
Las Praderas de Lujan | |
| 2014 | Fabián Gómez (2) |
192[a] | −24 | 2 strokes | Gustavo Acosta |
Las Praderas de Lujan | [3] |
| 2013 | Fabián Gómez |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Cristián Espinoza |
La Reserva Cardales | [4] |
| Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal | |||||||
| 2012 | Ariel Cañete |
275 | −9 | 2 strokes | Clodomiro Carranza José Cóceres |
Olivos | [5] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - Cañete wins at Olivos and becomes first two-time winner on Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2013 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "2014 Leaderboard - Personal Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "2013 Leaderboard - Personal Classic presentado por BlackBerry". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "2012 Leaderboard - Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2014.