Dominican Republic Open

The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open[3]) is a men's professional golf tournament currently hosted on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[2]

Dominican Republic Open
Tournament information
LocationPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Established2010
Course(s)Playa Dorada Golf Course
Par72
Length6,989 yards (6,391 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$175,000[2]
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Brandon Matthews (2020)
To par−26 as above
Current champion
Andrés Gallegos

The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominican Golf Federation in 2010 and 2011.[4][5]

In 2012, the tournament was announced as an event on the inaugural PGA Tour Latinoamérica season and the focus of the event was shifted towards the professional stroke play, although the pro–am format was retained.[6]

Winners

The winners of the tournament in its current format on PGA Tour Latinoamérica are as follows:

YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
2020 Playa Dorada Golf Course Brandon Matthews  United States 258 (−26) 5 strokes Jacob Bergeron
2019 Playa Dorada Golf Course Cristóbal del Solar  Chile 270 (−14) 1 stroke Scott Wolfes
2018 Playa Dorada Golf Course Andrés Gallegos  Argentina 262 (−22) 8 strokes M. J. Maguire
2017 Playa Dorada Golf Course Tee-K Kelly  United States 263 (−21) 7 strokes Ryan Ruffels
2016 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog course Timothy O'Neal  United States 278 (−10) 4 strokes Paul Apyan
Rafael Echenique
Sebastian MacLean
2015 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog course Rodolfo Cazaubón  Mexico 278 (−10) 3 strokes Santiago Rivas
Alexandre Rocha
2014 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog course Michael Buttacavoli  United States 276 (−12) Playoff Rick Cochran III [7]
2013 Cana Bay Golf Club Ryan Blaum  United States 279 (−9) 2 strokes Maximiliano Godoy [8]
2012 Cana Bay Golf Club Óscar Fraustro  Mexico 278 (−10) 4 strokes Marcelo Rozo [9]

References
  1. "worldgolf.com - Casa de Campo - Teeth of the Dog". Golf Channel. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2015 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2014". The Dominican Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2010". The Dominican Golf Federation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  5. "The Dominican Golf Federation- DR Open 2011" (PDF). The Dominican Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. "Dominican Republic offers its golf to the world". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  7. "Dominican Republic Open 2014 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. "Dominican Republic Open 2013 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  9. "Dominican Republic Open 2012 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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