Los Lagartos Open
Tournament information
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Established1964
Course(s)Los Lagartos Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
Location Map
Los Lagartos CC is located in Colombia
Los Lagartos CC
Los Lagartos CC
Location in Colombia

The Los Lagartos Open or Abierto Internacional de Los Lagartos is a golf tournament that has been held at Los Lagartos Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia since 1964.[1]

Between 1964 and 1974, it was a fixture on the PGA Tour-sponsored Caribbean Tour. Several major champions won the event, including Art Wall Jr., Roberto De Vicenzo, and Tony Jacklin. The event has been referred to as the Los Lagartos International.[1][2]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1978Peter Townsend England282−63 strokesArgentina Roberto De Vicenzo
England Tony Jacklin		[3]
1975–1977: Tournament not held
1974Tony Jacklin England273−153 strokesArgentina Roberto De Vicenzo
Argentina Florentino Molina
Colombia Alberto Rivadeneira		[4]
1973Tony Jacklin England261−2713 strokesUnited States Gene Borek[5]
1972Peter Townsend England274−144 strokesUnited States Gene Borek[6]
1971Bert Greene United States277−112 strokesColombia Rogelio González[7]
1970Bert Greene United States268−144 strokesUnited States Rocky Thompson[8]
1969Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina274−143 strokesUnited States Larry Mowry[9]
1968Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina269−195 strokesUnited States Butch Baird[10]
1967Butch Baird United States277−113 strokesUnited States Bert Weaver[11][12]
1966Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina270−184 strokesUnited States Tom Nieporte[13]
1965Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina272−164 strokesUnited States Al Besselink[14]
1964Art Wall Jr. United States280−82 strokesUnited States Al Besselink[15][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. ↑ "Roberto De Vicenzo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jacklin bows to Townsend". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ "Jacklin home by three". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ "Townsend wins with 66 in last round". The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "Homenuik sixth". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 17 February 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ↑ "Bert Greene Victor at Bogota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 23 February 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ↑ "Sports Briefs". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 17 February 1969. p. 3B. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "De Vicenzo Wins Bogota Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 19 February 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Baird records golfing victory". The Gazette (Montreal). AP. 20 February 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ↑ "Baird Claims Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 20 February 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ↑ "Argentinian Retains Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 28 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ↑ "De Vicenzo Tops Bogota Golf Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 22 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ↑ "Art Wall Wins In Bogota Golf". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 2 March 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.