Puerto Rico Classic

The Puerto Rico Classic[2] was a men's professional golf tournament hosted by the Puerto Rico Golf Association and was an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica from 2012 to 2013.[3]

Puerto Rico Classic
Tournament information
LocationDorado, Puerto Rico
Established2012
Course(s)Dorado Beach Resort
(East Course)
Par72
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$150,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2013
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Sebastián Vázquez (2012)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
United States Ryan Sullivan
Location Map
Dorado Beach Resort is located in Puerto Rico
Dorado Beach Resort
Dorado Beach Resort
Location in Puerto Rico

The tournament was hosted at the Dorado Beach Resort in both years and the inaugural winner of the event was Sebastián Vázquez.[4][5]

The 2013 Puerto Rico Classic was played over a shortened 54 holes format following severe weather suspensions.[6] This was to be the final running of the tournament as its status was not renewed on the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica schedule.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
2013 United States Ryan Sullivan 205[lower-alpha 1] −11 1 stroke Spain Samuel Del Val
Mexico Armando Favela
[7]
2012 Mexico Sebastián Vázquez 274 −14 2 strokes Argentina Jorge Fernández-Valdés [8]

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. "worldgolf.com - Dorado Beach Resort & Club - East Course". Golf Channel. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Puerto Rico Golf Classic". Puerto Rico Classic. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. "Puerto Rico Golf Classic". Puerto Rico Golf Association. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2012 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica - 2013 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. "Puerto Rico Classic has been shortened to 54 holes". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. "Puerto Rico Classic presented by Merrill Lynch - 2013 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. "Puerto Rico Classic - 2012 Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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