2012 Tour de las Américas
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Marco Ruiz (2) Marco Ruiz| Duration | 15 March 2012 – 3 June 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 6 |
| Most wins | Marco Ruiz (2) |
| Order of Merit | Marco Ruiz |
← 2011 | |
The 2012 Tour de las Américas was the 21st and final 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.
The 2012 season proved to be the last season of the Tour de las Américas, as it was superseded by PGA Tour Latinoamérica, which began in September 2012.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Abierto de Golf Los Lirios | Chile | 40,000 |  Julián Etulain (4) |
6 | |
| 25 Mar | International Open La Vitalicia | Venezuela | 120,000 |  Rafael Romero (1) |
6 | |
| 15 Apr | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | Arg$350,000 | César Costilla (3) |
6 | TPG |
| 19 May | Abierto del Nordeste | Argentina | Arg$280,000 | Luciano Dodda (2) |
6 | TPG |
| 27 May | Televisa TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Marco Ruiz (3) |
n/a | |
| 3 Jun | Taca Airlines Open | Peru | 50,000 | Marco Ruiz (4) |
6 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winners | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar | Challenge Latinoamericano Copa La Vitalicia | Venezuela | 64,000 |  Team Venezuela |
n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Ruiz | 26,884 |
| 2 | Rafael Romero | 22,060 |
| 3 |  Rafael Campos | 17,588 |
| 4 | Julián Etulain | 16,258 |
| 5 | Daniel Barbetti | 13,574 |