Venezuela Open

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Venezuela Open
Tournament information
LocationCaracas, Venezuela
Established1957
CourseTemplate:Pluralize from textValle Arriba Golf Club
Par70
TourTemplate:Pluralize from textPGA Tour
Tour de las Américas
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Caribbean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundTemplate:Currency
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973)
To par−18 Iván Camilo Ramírez (2021)
Current champion
Template:Flagicon Jorge Pichu García
Location map
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The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, 2019 being the 35th edition of the event. Al Geiberger, Art Wall Jr., David Graham, Roberto De Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin are past champions.

History

Since 2014, the Venezuela Open has been a fixture on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series. From 1979 to 2009 it made frequent appearances on the South American Tour, later known as the Tour de las Américas. Between 1961 and 1973 the tournament was a regular stop on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, when it was called the Caracas Open or Caracas Open Invitational.[1] The second event in 1957 was co-sponsored by the PGA.[2]

The event has generally been played at three venues in Caracas: Caracas Country Club, Valle Arriba Golf Club and Lagunita Country Club. In 1999 it was held at Izcaragua Country Club, a short distance east of Caracas while in 2000 it was played at Barquisimeto Golf Club near Barquisimeto.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Abierto de Venezuela
2025 Template:Flagicon Jorge Pichu García 270 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Cristian Romero Valle Arriba [3][4]
2024 Template:Flagicon Wolmer Murillo 274 −6 Playoff Template:Flagicon Julián Etulain Guataparo [5]
2023 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Julián Etulain 272 −8 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Toto Gana
Template:Flagicon Santiago Quintero		 Guataparo
Venezuela Open
2022 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Virgilio Paz (a) 267 −13 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Alfredo Adrián Guataparo
2021 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Iván Camilo Ramírez 266 −18 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Manuel Torres Caracas
2020: No tournament
2019 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon George Trujillo (2) 270 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Manuel Torres Caracas
2018 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon George Trujillo 279 −5 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Miguel Martinez Caracas
2017: No tournament
2016 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Denis Meneghini 278 −2 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Otto Solís Valle Arriba
2015 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Rafael Guerrero 277 −3 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Alejandro Perazzo (a) Lagunita
2014 PGATLADEV Template:Flagicon Diego Larrazábal 207 −3 Playoff[b] Template:Flagicon Denis Meneghini
Template:Flagicon Gustavo Morantes (a)		 Lagunita
2010–2013: No tournament
2009 TLA Template:Flagicon Daniel Barbetti 270 −10 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jesús Amaya
Template:Flagicon Raúl Fretes		 Lagunita
Canal i Abierto de Venezuela
2008 TLA Template:Flagicon Ángel Romero (2) 273 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Diego Vanegas Lagunita
2007 TLA Template:Flagicon Jesús Amaya (2) 268 −12 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Fabián Gómez
Template:Flagicon Sebastián Saavedra		 Valle Arriba
Siemens Venezuela Open
2006 TLA Template:Flagicon Fabián Gómez 265 −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Miguel Guzmán Valle Arriba
2005 TLA Template:Flagicon Miguel Rodríguez 269 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jesús Amaya Lagunita
CANTV Venezuela Open
2004 TLA Template:Flagicon Miguel Martinez 265 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Wilfredo Morales Valle Arriba
2003: No tournament
2002 TLA Template:Flagicon Jesús Amaya 266 −14 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Raúl Fretes Lagunita
Movilnet Venezuela Open
2001 TLA Template:Flagicon Rafael Alarcón 268 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Alexandre Rocha Lagunita
Venezuela Open
2000 Template:Flagicon Rigoberto Velásquez 283 −1 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ángel Romero Barquisimeto
1999 Template:Flagicon Ángel Romero 279 −1 Izcaragua
1998 Template:Flagicon Gustavo Mendoza 268 −12 Lagunita
1986–1997: No tournament
1985 Template:Flagicon Ramón Muñoz 269 −11 Valle Arriba
1983–1984: No tournament
1982 Template:Flagicon Ronan Rafferty 272 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lee Carter Lagunita [6]
1981 Template:Flagicon Jack Ferencz 267 −13 Playoff[c] Template:Flagicon David Graham Valle Arriba [1]
1980: No tournament
1979 Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin 276 −4 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Manuel Piñero Lagunita [7]
1974–1978: No tournament
Caracas Open
1973 CAB Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 272 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Vicente Fernández
Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis		 Valle Arriba [8]
1972 CAB Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 263 −17 10 strokes Template:Flagicon John Cook Valle Arriba [9]
1971 CAB Template:Flagicon David Graham 272 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt Valle Arriba [10]
1970: No tournament
1969 Template:Flagicon Peter Townsend 276 −4 Playoff[d] Template:Flagicon Ramón Muñoz Valle Arriba [11]
1968 CAB Template:Flagicon Bert Weaver 269 −11 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis Valle Arriba [12]
1967 CAB Template:Flagicon Rick Rhoads 276 −4 Playoff[e] Template:Flagicon Alvie Thompson Valle Arriba [13]
1966 CAB Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. (2) 276 −4 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis
Template:Flagicon Dean Refram		 Valle Arriba [14]
1965
(Nov)		 CAB Template:Flagicon Al Besselink (3) 275 −5 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. Valle Arriba [15]
1965
(Feb)		 CAB Template:Flagicon Al Besselink (2) 273 −7 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis Valle Arriba [16]
1964 CAB Template:Flagicon George Knudson 277 −3 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ramón Sota Valle Arriba [17]
1963 CAB Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. 274 −6 2 strokes Template:Flagicon George Knudson Valle Arriba [18]
1962 CAB Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger 278 −2 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jacky Cupit Valle Arriba [19]
1961 CAB Template:Flagicon Don Whitt 272 −8 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Joe Moore Valle Arriba [20]
Venezuela Open
1958–1960: No tournament
1957
(Dec)		 Template:Flagicon Al Besselink 279 −1 Playoff[f] Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg Valle Arriba [21]
1957
(Feb)		 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 277 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Joe Conrad
Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo		 Caracas [22]

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See also

Notes

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  1. ^ CAB − Caribbean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGATLADEV − PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  2. ^ Larrazábal won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. Morantes was eliminated at the first hole.
  3. ^ Ferenz won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Townsend won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Rhoads won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Besselink won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

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