Brazil Open (golf)

The Brazil Open or Aberto do Brasil is an annual golf tournament held in Brazil. It was founded in 1945 and was an event on the Tour de las Américas on several occasions, most recently in 2005. It is now an event on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Brazil Open
Tournament information
Location Brazil
Established1945
Course(s)Fazenda Boa Vista
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Shad Tuten

History

Until the early 1980s, the tournament was a popular stop for many of the world's top professionals, and can boast major winners Sam Snead, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate and Hale Irwin in addition to superstars of South American golf, Roberto De Vicenzo and Ángel Cabrera, amongst its list of champions.

The most successful player remains Mário Gonzalez, who won a total of eight titles, including seven out of nine between 1946 and 1955 (no tournament was held in 1947).

As part of the celebrations of the 500 year anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral, in 2000 the European Tour included the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro 500 Year Opens on their schedule. The following year the São Paulo event was again included on the European calendar, and somewhat confusingly titled the São Paulo Brazil Open.

Winners
YearWinner[1]ScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up VenueRef
2019 Shad Tuten263 (−21)2 strokes Patrick Flavin
Patrick Newcomb		 Fazenda Boa Vista
2018 Marcelo Rozo264 (−20)1 stroke Harrison Endycott
Chase Hanna		 Fazenda Boa Vista[2]
2017 Rodolfo Cazaubón267 (−17)6 strokes Óscar Fraustro
José de Jesús Rodríguez		 Campo Olímpico[3]
2016 Jorge Fernández-Valdés280 (−4)2 strokes Corey Conners
Brad Hopfinger
Mito Pereira		 Campo Olímpico[4]
2015 Alexandre Rocha267 (−17)Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Kent Bulle
Keith Mitchell		 Itanhangá GC[5]
2014 Rafael Becker262 (−14)3 strokes Ariel Cañete
Joel Dahmen		 Gavea G&CC[6]
2013 Ryan Blaum265 (−11)Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Alan Wagner Gavea G&CC[7]
2012 Clodomiro Carranza269 (−15)Playoff[lower-alpha 3] José de Jesús Rodríguez São Fernando GC[8]
2011 Óscar David Álvarez275 (−9)1 stroke César Costilla
Sebastián Fernández		 São Fernando GC[9]
2010 Marco Ruiz269 (−19)3 strokes Felipe Navarro (a) Alphaville Graciosa Clube [10]
2009 No tournament
2008 Rafael Barcellos280 Alessandro Fabietti Damha GC
2007 No tournament
2006 No tournament
2005 Miguel Guzmán275 (−13)7 strokes Mauricio Molina
Eduardo Argiro		 Costa do Sauípe GL[11]
2004 Philippe Gasnier278 (−10)2 strokes Rafael Barcellos Costa do Sauípe GL[12]
2003 Carlos Franco281 (−3)Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Eduardo Argiró São Fernando GC[13]
2002 No tournament
2001 Carlos Franco273 (−11)4 strokes Miguel Guzmán São Paulo GC[14]
2000 Jesús Amaya274 (−6)Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Shannon Sykora Guarapiranga G&CC[15]
1999 Ángel Cabrera267 (–17)Playoff[lower-alpha 6] Eduardo Romero São Paulo GC[16]
1998 Ángel Cabrera265 (−19)7 strokes Eduardo Romero São Paulo GC[17]
1997 No tournament
1996 Ruberlei Felizardo Clube Curitibano
1995 Eduardo Pesenti (a)2736 strokes Ruberlei Felizardo São Paulo GC[18]
1994 No tournament
1993 Eduardo Caballero São Paulo GC
1992 Ricardo Mechereffe Clube Curitibano
1991 Ángel Franco279 (−9)1 stroke Raúl Fretes Itanhangá GC[19]
1990 Pedro Martínez2715 strokes Carlos Franco São Paulo GC[20]
1989 No tournament
1988 Carlos Larrain (a)266 (−6)4 strokes Vicente Fernández
Pedro Martínez		 Gavea G&CC[21]
1987 No tournament
1986 Eduardo Caballero2772 strokes Phil Harrison São Fernando GC[22]
1985 Robert Lee272 (E)1 stroke Eduardo Romero
Ronan Rafferty
Miguel Ángel Martín
Adan Sowa
Horacio Carbonetti		 Gavea G&CC[23]
1984 Vicente Fernández277 (−11)4 strokes Jeff Hart Itanhangá GC[24]
1983 Vicente Fernández275 (−9)1 stroke Mark James São Paulo GC[25]
1982 Hale Irwin265 (−7)2 strokes Curtis Strange
Manuel Calero		 Gavea G&CC[26]
1981 Tom Sieckmann284 (−4)1 stroke Jaime Gonzalez Itanhangá GC[27]
1980 Jerry Pate274 (−10)Playoff[lower-alpha 7] Manuel Piñero São Fernando GC[28][29]
1979 Fidel de Luca270 (−2)Playoff[lower-alpha 8] Roberto De Vicenzo Gavea G&CC[30]
1978 Raymond Floyd277 (−7)5 strokes Vicente Fernández
Steve Martin		 São Paulo GC[31]
1977 Vicente Fernández274 (−10)3 strokes Lou Graham
Manuel Piñero		 São Paulo GC[32][33]
1976 Juan Quinteros279 (−1)Playoff[lower-alpha 9] Roberto De Vicenzo Porto Alegre CC[34]
1975 Priscillo Diniz (a)274 (−10)Playoff[lower-alpha 10] Lanny Wadkins São Paulo GC[35]
1974 Gary Player267 (−9)[lower-alpha 11]5 strokes Mark Hayes Gavea G&CC[37]
1973 Roberto De Vicenzo279 (−1)4 strokes Dale Hayes São Fernando GC[38]
1972 Gary Player270 (−6)10 strokes Steve Melnyk Gavea G&CC[39]
1971 Bruce Fleisher280Playoff[lower-alpha 12] Jaime Gonzalez (a) Itanhangá GC[40]
1970 Bert Greene276 (−8)4 strokes Florentino Molina
Roberto De Vicenzo
Bob Stanton		 São Paulo GC[41]
1969 Mário Gonzalez2801 stroke Roberto De Vicenzo Porto Alegre CC[42]
1968 Takaaki Kono282 (+2)5 strokes Kenji Hosoishi
Hugh Baiocchi (a)		 São Fernando GC[43]
1967 Raúl Travieso281 (−7)5 strokes Jorge Ledesma (a) Itanhangá GC[44]
1966 Rex Baxter277 (−7)5 strokes Ramón Sota São Paulo GC[45]
1965 Ramón Sota268 (−4)Playoff[lower-alpha 13] Gene Littler Gavea G&CC[46]
1964 Roberto De Vicenzo285Playoff[lower-alpha 14] Elcido Nari São Fernando GC[47]
1963 Roberto De Vicenzo279 (−9)5 strokes Dave Thomas Itanhangá GC[48]
1962 Bernard Hunt273 (−11)5 strokes Dave Thomas São Paulo GC[49]
1961 Peter Alliss272 (E)4 strokes Mário Gonzalez Gavea G&CC[50][51]
1960 Roberto De Vicenzo271 (−13)3 strokes Mike Souchak São Paulo GC[52]
1959 Billy Casper268 (−4)6 strokes Mário Gonzalez Gavea G&CC[53]
1958 Billy Casper270 (−14)9 strokes Leopoldo Ruiz São Paulo GC[54]
1957 Roberto De Vicenzo2818 strokes Leopoldo Ruiz Itanhangá GC[55]
1956 Fidel de Luca2782 strokes Antonio Cerdá São Paulo GC[56]
1955 Mário Gonzalez2756 strokes Arturo Soto Gavea G&CC[57]
1954 Roberto De Vicenzo2774 strokes Mário Gonzalez São Paulo GC[58]
1953 Mário Gonzalez270 Martin Pose Gavea G&CC
1952 Sam Snead26712 strokes Ricardo Rossi São Paulo GC[59]
1951 Mário Gonzalez2723 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo Gavea G&CC[60]
1950 Mário Gonzalez270 Roberto De Vicenzo São Paulo GC
1949 Mário Gonzalez269 Roberto De Vicenzo Gavea G&CC
1948 Mário Gonzalez (a)2702 strokes Frank Stranahan (a) São Paulo GC[61]
1947 No tournament
1946 Mário Gonzalez (a)2741 stroke Roberto De Vicenzo São Paulo GC
1945 Martin Pose2752 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo Gavea G&CC[62]

(Am) – Amateur

  1. Rocha won with a par on the seventh hole of a sudden-death playoff; Bulle was eliminated after making a bogey on the second extra hole.
  2. Blaum won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Carranza won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Franco won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Franco won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Cabrera won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Pate won with a birdie on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. De Luca won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. Quinteros won following a three-hole aggregate playoff; Quinteros 13 (+2), De Vicenzo 16 (+5).
  10. Diniz won following a three-hole aggregate playoff.
  11. In the second round Player recorded a ten-under-par 59.[36]
  12. Fleisher won following a three-hole aggregate playoff.
  13. Sota won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  14. Vicenzo won after a second three-hole aggregate playoff; De Vicenzo 11 (E) + 12 (+1), Nari 11 (E) + 13 (+2).

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