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2012 Tour de las Américas season
Duration15 March 2012 (2012-03-15) – 3 June 2012 (2012-06-03)
Number of official events6
Most winsParaguay Marco Ruiz (2)
Order of MeritParaguay Marco Ruiz
← 2011

The 2012 Tour de las Américas was the 12th season of the Tour de las Américas, the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was established in 2000. It was the final season of the Tour de las Américas and was superseded by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, which began in September 2012.

The Order of Merit was won by Paraguay's Marco Ruiz.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
18 Mar Abierto de Golf Los Lirios Chile 40,000 Argentina Julián Etulain (4) 6
25 Mar International Open La Vitalicia Venezuela 120,000 Colombia Rafael Romero (1) 6
15 Apr Abierto del Centro Argentina Arg$350,000 Argentina César Costilla (3) 6 TPG
19 May Abierto del Nordeste Argentina Arg$280,000 Argentina Luciano Dodda (2) 6 TPG
27 May Televisa TLA Players Championship Mexico 70,000 Paraguay Marco Ruiz (3) n/a
3 Jun Taca Airlines Open Peru 50,000 Paraguay 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 prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]

Position Player Points
1 Paraguay Marco Ruiz 26,884
2 Colombia Rafael Romero 22,060
3 Puerto Rico Rafael Campos 17,588
4 Argentina Julián Etulain 16,258
5 Argentina Daniel Barbetti 13,574

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ TPG − TPG Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments Schedule". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Temporada / Season 2012". Tour de las Americas. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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