Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC
The Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC is a men's professional golf tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2005–12: Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013–14: Montevideo, Uruguay 2015–17: Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Established | 2005 |
| Course(s) | 2005–12: San Eliseo GC 2013–14: Club de Golf del Uruguay 2015–17: Club del Lago Golf |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica (2012–2017) TPG Tour (2007–11) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$175,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Current champion | |
 Brian Richey | |
First held in 2005 as the Roberto De Vicenzo Classic, it is named after one of Argentina's most successful golfers, Roberto De Vicenzo. The tournament has been held at the San Eliseo Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina until 2012, and moved to the Club de Golf del Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2015, it moved to Club del Lago Golf in Maldonado, Uruguay. All three cities are on the Río de la Plata.
From 2007 to 2011, the tournament was part of the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2010, it was included on the Tour de las Américas schedule. In 2012, it was included on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule. For the 2018 season, it was downgraded to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Dev Series.
It initially consisted of a pro-am fourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds. In 2012, it changed to a 144 player, stroke play tournament.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC | |||
| 2017 | Brian Richey | United States |  Tommy Cocha |
| 2016 | Mito Pereira |  Chile | Tom Whitney |
| 2015 | Lanto Griffin | United States |  Rafael Campos |
| Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC | |||
| 2014 | Ty Capps | United States | Tommy Cocha |
| 2013 | José de Jesús Rodríguez |  Mexico | Timothy O'Neal, Sebastian Saavedra |
| 2012 | Alan Wagner | Argentina | Ariel Cañete, Óscar Fraustro |
| Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | |||
| 2011 | Nelson Ledesma | Argentina | Rafael Gómez, Fernando Zacarias |
| 2010 | Daniel Barbetti | Argentina | Mauricio Molina |
| 2009 | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | Sebastián Fernández |
| 2008 | Paulo Pinto | Argentina | Sebastián Fernández |
| 2007 | Miguel Guzmán | Argentina | Sergio Acevedo |
| 2006 | Rodolfo González | Argentina | Luciano Giometti |
| 2005 | Andrés Romero | Argentina | Hernan Rey |
References
- "One of golf's greats honored as the Tour makes it to Argentina". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 October 2012.