Tournament information | |
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Location | Pereira, Colombia |
Established | 1945 |
Course(s) | Club Campestre de Medellín |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,640 yards (6,070 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas Colombian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | COL$200,000,000 |
Month played | July |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 262 Jerry Pate (1981) 262 Gustavo Mendoza (1997) |
To par | –26 as above |
Current champion | |
Alexandre Rocha | |
Location map | |
Location in Colombia |
The Colombian Open, or Abierto de Colombia, is a golf tournament on the Colombian Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 1945. It has also on occasion been an event on the Tour de las Américas.[1][2]
In 2001, Camilo Villegas won a record fifth consecutive amateur prize, at the same time becoming only the second amateur to take the overall title.