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.
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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertours6 MarAbierto de ChileChile40,000 Benjamín Alvarado (1)613 MarAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa AntioquiaColombia230,000 Joaquín Estévez (1)12CHA20 MarPacific Colombia Tour BarranquillaColombia100,000 Cody Slover (n/a)6CAN27 MarPacific Colombia Tour ChampionshipColombia130,000 Adam Hadwin (n/a)6CAN23 AprAbierto del CentroArgentinaArg$300,000 Héctor Céspedes (1)6TPG22 MayTelevisa TLA Players ChampionshipMexico70,000 Julián Etulain (3)n/a29 MayToyota Peru OpenPeru100,000 Benjamín Alvarado (2)610 JulAbierto de Golf Ciudad de BucaramangaColombia50,000 Álvaro Arizabaleta (1)617 JulAbierto Internacional de Golf Copa SuraColombia50,000 César Costilla (2)69 OctAberto do BrasilBrazil160,000 Óscar David Álvarez (3)616 OctAbierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda Chicureo Copa ClaroChile40,000 Paulo Pinto (4)630 OctAbierto del NordesteArgentinaArg$250,000 Emilio Domínguez (2)6TPG6 NovCarlos Franco InvitationalParaguay40,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (2)6TPG20 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentina40,000 Nelson Ledesma (1)6TPG4 DecTorneo de MaestrosArgentinaArg$400,000 José Cóceres (1)6TPG11 DecVisa Open de ArgentinaArgentina115,000 Maximiliano Godoy (1)6TPG18 DecAbierto Sport Francés Copa NissanChile80,000 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.
Position Player Points1 Joaquín Estévez 51,9702 Benjamín Alvarado 48,8003 César Costilla 45,0064 Diego Vanegas 42,8835 Julián Etulain 39,233
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