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- Tour de las Américas
- Tour de las Américas
- TPG Tour(Tour de Profesionales de Golf)- Argentina
- 1979: New organised "South American Golf Circuit"; IMG run/promoted (WoPG 1981, 1982; [1])
- 1979: Overall title name = Pierre Cardin Grand Prix [2]
- 1980: Overall title name = Chivas Regal Grand Prix
- 1981: seems to be the final season of this circuit. McCormack states (WoPG 1981) he expected new tournaments in Brazil, Venezuela & Colombia in addition to the six existing ones for 1982; however the Chilean & Colombian opens weren't held in 1982.
- 1991: New tour launched, the "Tour Sudaméricano" or "South American Tour" [3]
- 2000: Tour rebranded as the "Tour de las Américas"
Tournaments[edit]
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Order of Merit winners[edit]
| Year | Winner[1] | Country | Earnings (US$) | Events | Notes |
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| 2008 | Estanislao Goya |  Argentina |
58,104.50 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Miguel Rodríguez | Argentina |
60,180.71 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Fabrizio Zanotti |  Paraguay |
68,789.82 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Daniel Barbetti | Argentina |
41,514.00 | 9 | |
| 2004 | Rafael Gómez | Argentina |
59,222.00 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Eduardo Argiró | Argentina |
48,174.00 | 6 | (since 2000: 33 tournaments, 17 countries – actually 12 tournaments, total 36) |
| 2001–02 | Rafael Gómez | Argentina |
55,985.50 | 11 | (16 tournaments, 11 countries – actually 15 tournaments) |
| 2000–01 | Ángel Romero |  Colombia |
49,396.00 | 7 | (7 tournaments, 5 countries – actually 9 tournaments) |
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| 1999 | Scott Dunlap |  United States |
95,320[2] | 4 | (Venezuela, Peru, Argentine Masters, Litoral Open (Argentina), Argentine Open) |
| 1998 | Raúl Fretes | Paraguay |
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| 1997 | Ricardo González | Argentina |
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| 1996 | Pedro Martínez | Paraguay |
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| 1995 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina |
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| 1994 | Raúl Fretes | Paraguay |
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| 1993 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay |
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| 1992 | Eric Woods | United States |
(Colombian Open, Ecuador Open, Argentine Open) | ||
| 1991 | Ángel Franco | Paraguay |
Los Inkas Peru Open, Barquisimeto Open (Venezuela), Litoral Open (Argentina), Prince of Wales Open (Chile), Los Leones Open (Chile) | ||
| 1990 | (OWGR events: Los Leones Open (Chile), Argentine Open, São Paulo Open) | ||||
| 1989 | (OWGR events: São Paulo Classic, Argentine Open, Los Leones Open (Chile)) | ||||
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| 1987 | (OWGR events: São Paulo Classic) | ||||
| 1986 | (OWGR events: São Paulo Classic, Brazil Open) | ||||
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| South American Golf Circuit [4] | |||||
| 1981 | Jack Ferenz [5] | United States |
Chile Open, Argentine Open, Brazil Open, Venezuela Open, Caribbean Open, Colombian Open (Events prior to the start of the tour: São Paulo Open, Melita Open) (WoPG 1982) 6-events concluding with the Panama Open? [6] | ||
| 1980 | Jaime Gonzalez [7] |  Brazil |
Chile Open, Argentine Open, Brazil Open, Caribbean Open, Colombian Open (WoPG 1981) | ||
| 1979 | Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
Argentine Open, Chile Open, Brazil Open, Venezuela Open, Colombian Open [8] | ||
Seasons[edit]
2006[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR Points |
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| 30 Jan - 5 Feb | Abierto Movistar de Guatemala | Guatemala | Miguel Carballo
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
| 30 Jan - 5 Feb | Abierto del Sur Personal | Argentina | Luciano Giometti
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| 6-12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica |  Johan Axgren
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
| 10-15 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera
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| 4-7 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela |  Otto Solis
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Not an Order of Merit event | |
| 22-28 May | TLA Players Championship | Mexico | Julio Zapata
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| 29 May - 4 Jun | Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | Fabián Gómez
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| 5-9 Jul | Colombian Open | Colombia | Manuel Merizalde
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| 30 Oct - 5 Nov | Torneo de Maestros Argentina | Argentina | Andrés Romero
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| 13-19 Nov | Brazil Classic | Brazil | Paulo Pinto
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| 23-26 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Rafael Gómez
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| 27 Nov - 3 Dec | Argentina Open | Argentina | Rafael Echenique
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
| 4-10 Dec | Mexico Open | Mexico | Fabrizio Zanotti
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
2005[edit]
2004[edit]
| Dates | Tournament[4] | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 7–10 Jan | Caribbean Open | The Bahamas |  Tim Conley
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| 29 Jan – 1 Feb | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera
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| 12–15 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | Miguel Fernández
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
| 19–22 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica |  Alessandro Tadini
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
| 26–29 Feb | Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala | Guatamala | Daniel Vancsik
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
| 18–21 Mar | American Express Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | Rodolfo González
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| 24–27 Mar | American Express Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic |  Wilfredo Morales
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| 26–29 May | Acapulco Fest | Mexico |  Rafael Ponce
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| 29 Sep – 2 Oct | Paradise Village Nations Cup | Mexico |  Mexico (Pablo del Olmo & Alejandro Quiroz)
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| 25–28 Nov | Mexican Open | Mexico | Rafael Gómez
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| 2–5 Dec | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama |  Richard McEvoy
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
| 9–12 Dec | TIM Peru Open | Peru | Brad Sutterfield
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Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour |
2003[edit]
| Dates | Tournament[5] | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 8–11 Jan | Caribbean Open | The Bahamas | Rafael Gómez
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| 23–26 Jan | Cable and Wireless Masters Panama | Panama | Andrés Romero
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| 15–18 Jan | Samsung Panama Open | Panama | Charles Warren
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| 30 Jan – 2 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | Sebastián Fernández
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| 6–9 Feb | Telefonica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | Guatamala | Daniel Vancsik
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| 12–15 Feb | American Express Los Encinos Open | Mexico | James Hepworth
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| 22–25 May | Acapulco Fest Invitational | Mexico | José Octavio González
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| 8–11 Oct | Copa de Naciones | Mexico |  Chile (Felipe Aguilar & Roy Mackenzie)
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| 13–16 Nov | Bancolombia American Express Serrezuela Masters | Colombia | Ángel Romero
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| 20–23 Nov | Abierto de Medellín | Colombia | Andrés Romero
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| 27–30 Nov | Brazil Open | Brazil | Carlos Franco
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| 11–14 Dec | Mexican Open | Mexico | Eduardo Herrera
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2001–2[edit]
2000–01[edit]
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1999[edit]
| Dates | Tournament[7] | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 11–14 Nov | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | Carlos Larrain
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TPG Open de Venezuela |
| 18–21 Nov | Peru Open | Peru | Scott Dunlap
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| 25–29 Nov | Argentine Masters | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera
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Torneo de Maestros Telefónica |
| 2–5 Dec | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | César Monasterio
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| 9–12 Dec | Argentine Open | Argentina | Scott Dunlap
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1998[edit]
- 6 "tour owned" (possible bad translation) events: [15]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Venezuela Open | Venezuela | Gustavo Mendoza
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| Peru Open | Peru | Scott Dunlap
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| 12–15 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Tim Hegna
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| 19–22 Nov | Argentine Masters | Argentina | Raúl Fretes
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Torneo de Maestros Telefónica |
| 26–29 Nov | Campeonato Metropolitano | Argentina | Jeff Schmidt
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| 3–6 Dec | Abierto de Córdoba | Argentina | Sebastián Fernández
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aka Las Delicias Grand Prix/Open [17] |
| 10–13 Dec | Argentine Open | Argentina | Raúl Fretes
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1997[edit]
- WoPG 1998, pp. 437–442
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 25–28 Sept | Colombian Open | Colombia | Gustavo Mendoza
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Non-tour event |
| 2–5 Oct | World Nature Games | Brazil | Ricardo González
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| 16–19 Oct | Ecuador Open | Ecuador | Gustavo Rojas
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| 23–26 Oct | Peru Open | Peru |  Philip Jonas
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| 30 Oct – 2 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Armando Saavedra
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| 6–9 Nov | Campeonato Metropolitano | Argentina | Denny Tymosko
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[18] Non-tour event |
| 13–16 Nov | Argentine Masters | Argentina | Bernhard Langer
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| 20–23 Nov | Los Leones Open | Chile | Gustavo Rojas
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| 27–30 Nov | Prince of Wales Open | Chile | Ricardo González
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| 4–7 Dec | Argentine Open | Argentina | Jim Furyk
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| 11–14 Dec | Abierto de Córdoba | Argentina | Eduardo Romero
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aka Las Delicias Grand Prix/Open [19] Non-tour event |
1996[edit]
- WoPG 1997, pp. 423–430
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 3–6 Oct | Colombian Open | Colombia | Arden Knoll
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| 10–13 Oct | La Sabana Open | Colombia | Pedro Martínez
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| 17–20 Oct | TC Ecuadorian Open | Ecuador | Gustavo Rojas
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| 24–27 Oct | Los Inkas Peru Open | Peru | Philip Jonas
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| 31 Oct – 3 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Scott Dunlap
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| 14–17 Nov | Uruguay Open | Uruguay | Miguel Fernández
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| 21–24 Nov | Los Leones Open | Chile | Roberto Cóceres
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| 28 Nov – 1 Dec | Prince of Wales Open | Chile | Ricardo González
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| 5–8 Dec | Argentina Open | Argentina | Pedro Martínez
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| 12–15 Dec | Volvo Masters of Latin America | Brazil | Ángel Cabrera
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1995[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Ecuador Open | Ecuador | Fabián Montovia
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| Peru Open | Peru | Raúl Fretes
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| Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera
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| Argentine Open | Argentina | Mark Calcavecchia
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| Los Leones Open | Chile |  Ian Hutchings
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| Uruguay Open | Uruguay | Ricardo González
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| Paraguay Open | Paraguay | Ángel Cabrera
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1994[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Ecuador Open | Ecuador | Mauricio Molina
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| Peru Open | Peru | David Ogrin
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| Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | César Monasterio
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| Argentine Open | Argentina | Mark O'Meara
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| Uruguay Open | Uruguay | Raúl Fretes
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| Paraguay Open | Paraguay | Mike Cunning
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1993[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Peru Open | Peru | Pedro Martínez
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| Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Luis Carbonetti
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| Argentine Open | Argentina | Mark Calcavecchia
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| Uruguay Open | Uruguay | Carlos Franco
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| Paraguay Open | Paraguay | 
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1992[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Peru Open | Peru | Raúl Fretes
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| Argentine Open | Argentina | Craig Stadler
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| Colombian Open | Colombia | Armando Saavedra
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| Ecuador Open | Ecuador |
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(maybe Quito Open, won by Ángel Franco) | |
| Uruguay Open | Uruguay | José Coceres
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| Paraguay Open | Paraguay | Carlos Franco
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| Los Leones Open | Chile | Bob Lendzion
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1991[edit]
- New tour, seven consecutive tournaments [20]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| Barquisimeto Open | Venezuela | Rigoberto Velásquez
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| Prince of Wales Open | Chile | Ángel Franco
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| 14–17 Nov | Los Leones Open | Chile | Ramón Franco
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| 21–24 Nov | Los Inkas Peru Open | Peru | Perry Moss
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| 28 Nov – 1 Dec | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | Ángel Franco
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279 [23] |
| Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Jorge Berendt
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1982[edit]
- Tour seems to have gone; Chilean, Colombian opens not held, and Caribbean open won with a massive score
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
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| Argentine Open | Argentine | Jorge Soto
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283 | Vicente Fernández
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| 11–14 Nov | Heublein Open | Brazil | John Cook
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204 | Vicente Fernández
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| 18-21 Nov | Atlantica-Boavista Brazilian Open | Brazil | Hale Irwin
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265 | Curtis Strange,  Manuel Calero
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| 25-28 Nov | Venezuela Open | Venezuela |  Ronan Rafferty
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272 | Lee Carter
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1981[edit]
Source: Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
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| 22–25 Oct | Heublein Open | Brazil | Mark James
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272 | Vicente Fernández, Priscillo Diniz
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| 29 Oct – 1 Nov | Melitta Classic | Brazil | Phil Hancock
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268 | George Burns
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| 5–8 Nov | Chile Open | Chile | John Hamarik
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281 (US$ 10.000) | Johnny Miller, Jaime Gonzalez, Federico German, Juan Pinzon
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| 12–15 Nov | Argentine Open | Argentine | Vicente Fernández
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274 (US$ 5.000) | Jack Ferenz
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| 20–23 Nov | Brazil Open | Brazil | Tom Sieckmann
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284 (US$ 10.000) | Jaime Gonzalez
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| 26–29 Nov | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | Jack Ferenz
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267 (US$ 8.000) |  David Graham
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| 3–6 Dec | Caribbean Open | Colombia | Lanny Wadkins
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261 (US$ 10.000) | Allan Strange
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| 10–13 Dec | Colombian Open | Colombia | Jerry Pate
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262 (US$ 10.000) | Luis Arevalo
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| Panama Open | Panama | Curtis Strange
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204 | Bob Eastwood
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1980[edit]
Source: Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
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| 30 Oct – 2 Nov | Heublein Open | Brazil | David Graham
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276 | Vicente Fernández
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| 30 Oct – 2 Nov | Paraguay Open | Paraguay | Not held?[24] | ||
| 6-9 Nov | Chile Open | Chile |  Gary Player
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284 | Alan Pate
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| 13-16 Nov | Argentine Open | Argentine | Gary Hallberg
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280 | Vicente Fernández
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| 20-23 Nov | Brazil Open | Brazil | Jerry Pate
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274PO | Manuel Piñero
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| 27-30 Nov | Caribbean Open | Colombia | Jaime Gonzalez
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276 | Bernhard Langer
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| 27-30 Nov | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | Not held | ||
| 4-7 Dec | Colombian Open | Colombia | Bernhard Langer
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279 | Jaime Gonzalez, Mike White, John Morgan
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1979[edit]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
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| 1–4 Nov | Heublein Open | Brazil | Gil Morgan
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207 | Federico German
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| 15-18 Nov | Argentine Open | Argentine | Tom Weiskopf
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71-72-76-70=289 (US$ 8.000) | Alberto Rivadeneira
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| 22-25 Nov | Chile Open | Chile | Ramón Muñoz
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70-71-66-74=281 (US$ 8.000) | Malcolm Gregson, Ray Floyd
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| 29 Nov -2 Dec | Brazil Open | Brazil | Fidel de Luca
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73-66-64-67=270 (US$ 8.000) | Roberto de Vicenzo
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| 6-9 Dec | Venezuela Open | Venezuela | Tony Jacklin
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68-69-70-69=276 (US$ 8.000) | Manuel Piñero
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| 13-16 Dec | Colombian Open | Colombia |  Sam Torrance
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67-64-70-72=273 (US$ 8.000) | Ray Carrasco
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Tournaments[edit]Ecuador[edit]
Brazil[edit]
Masters de Mexico (Mexico Masters)[edit]
Caribbean Open[edit]
Venezuela[edit]Abierto de Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto Open)[edit]
Chile[edit]Masters de Chile (Chile Masters)[edit]
Abierto Hacienda Chicureo[edit]
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- ^ "Argentina's Daniel Barbetti Wins TLA's 2005 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 485–488. ISBN 1878843281.
- ^ "Tour Schedule 2005". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006.
- ^ "Tour Schedule 2004". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006.
- ^ "Tour Schedule 2003". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006.
- ^ "Tour Schedule 2002/2001". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 4 January 2006 suggested (help) - ^ McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 485–488. ISBN 1878843281.