2011 Tour de las Américas
Golf tour season
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The 2011 Tour de las Américas was the 20th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
Duration3 March 2011 – 18 December 2011
Number of official events17
Most wins
Benjamín Alvarado (2)
Benjamín Alvarado (2)Order of Merit
Joaquín Estévez
Joaquín Estévez| Duration | 3 March 2011 – 18 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | Benjamín Alvarado (2) |
| Order of Merit | Joaquín Estévez |
← 2010 2012 → | |
OWGR inclusion
In August 2010, it was announced that all Tour de las Américas events, beginning in 2011, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 40,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (1) |
6 | |
| 13 Mar | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia | Colombia | 230,000 | Joaquín Estévez (1) |
12 | CHA |
| 20 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Barranquilla | Colombia | 100,000 |  Cody Slover (n/a) |
6 | CAN |
| 27 Mar | Pacific Colombia Tour Championship | Colombia | 130,000 |  Adam Hadwin (n/a) |
6 | CAN |
| 23 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$300,000 |  Héctor Céspedes (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 22 May | Televisa TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Julián Etulain (3) |
n/a | |
| 29 May | Toyota Peru Open | Peru | 100,000 | Benjamín Alvarado (2) |
6 | |
| 10 Jul | Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Bucaramanga | Colombia | 50,000 |  Álvaro Arizabaleta (1) |
6 | |
| 17 Jul | Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Sura | Colombia | 50,000 | César Costilla (2) |
6 | |
| 9 Oct | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 160,000 | Óscar David Álvarez (3) |
6 | |
| 16 Oct | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Copa Claro | Chile | 40,000 | Paulo Pinto (4) |
6 | |
| 30 Oct | Abierto del Nordeste | Argentina | Arg$250,000 | Emilio Domínguez (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 6 Nov | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 |  Fabrizio Zanotti (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 20 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | 40,000 | Nelson Ledesma (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 4 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | Arg$400,000 | José Cóceres (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 11 Dec | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 115,000 | Maximiliano Godoy (1) |
6 | TPG |
| 18 Dec | Abierto Sport Francés Copa Nissan | Chile | 80,000 | Francisco Cerda (1) |
6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Estévez | 51,970 |
| 2 | Benjamín Alvarado | 48,800 |
| 3 | César Costilla | 45,006 |
| 4 | Diego Vanegas | 42,883 |
| 5 | Julián Etulain | 39,233 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.