Venezuela Open
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The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, 2019 being the 35th edition of the event. Al Geiberger, Art Wall Jr., David Graham, Roberto De Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin are past champions.
Since 2014, the Venezuela Open has been a fixture on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series. From 1979 to 2009 it made frequent appearances on the South American Tour, later known as the Tour de las Américas. Between 1961 and 1973 the tournament was a regular stop on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, when it was called the Caracas Open or Caracas Open Invitational. The second event in 1957 was co-sponsored by the PGA.
The event has generally been played at three venues in Caracas: Caracas Country Club, Valle Arriba Golf Club and Lagunita Country Club. In 1999 it was held at Izcaragua Country Club, a short distance east of Caracas while in 2000 it was played at Barquisimeto Golf Club near Barquisimeto.
Winners
| Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abierto de Venezuela | ||||||||
| 2025 | Venezuela Jorge Pichu García | 270 | −10 | Playoff | Mexico Cristian Romero | Valle Arriba | ||
| 2024 | Venezuela Wolmer Murillo | 274 | −6 | Playoff | Argentina Julián Etulain | Guataparo | ||
| 2023 | PGATLADEV | Argentina Julián Etulain | 272 | −8 | 9 strokes | Chile Toto Gana Venezuela Santiago Quintero | Guataparo | |
| Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 2022 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela Virgilio Paz (a) | 267 | −13 | 7 strokes | Venezuela Alfredo Adrián | Guataparo | |
| 2021 | PGATLADEV | Colombia Iván Camilo Ramírez | 266 | −18 | 4 strokes | Venezuela Manuel Torres | Caracas | |
| 2020: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2019 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela George Trujillo (2) | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Venezuela Manuel Torres | Caracas | |
| 2018 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela George Trujillo | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Venezuela Miguel Martinez | Caracas | |
| 2017: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2016 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela Denis Meneghini | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Venezuela Otto Solís | Valle Arriba | |
| 2015 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela Rafael Guerrero | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | Venezuela Alejandro Perazzo (a) | Lagunita | |
| 2014 | PGATLADEV | Venezuela Diego Larrazábal | 207 | −3 | Playoff | Venezuela Denis Meneghini Venezuela Gustavo Morantes (a) | Lagunita | |
| 2010–2013: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2009 | TLA | Argentina Daniel Barbetti | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | Colombia Jesús Amaya Paraguay Raúl Fretes | Lagunita | |
| Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | ||||||||
| 2008 | TLA | Colombia Ángel Romero (2) | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | Colombia Diego Vanegas | Lagunita | |
| 2007 | TLA | Colombia Jesús Amaya (2) | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | Argentina Fabián Gómez Argentina Sebastián Saavedra | Valle Arriba | |
| Siemens Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 2006 | TLA | Argentina Fabián Gómez | 265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Argentina Miguel Guzmán | Valle Arriba | |
| 2005 | TLA | Argentina Miguel Rodríguez | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Colombia Jesús Amaya | Lagunita | |
| CANTV Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 2004 | TLA | Venezuela Miguel Martinez | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Puerto Rico Wilfredo Morales | Valle Arriba | |
| 2003: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2002 | TLA | Colombia Jesús Amaya | 266 | −14 | 4 strokes | Paraguay Raúl Fretes | Lagunita | |
| Movilnet Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 2001 | TLA | Mexico Rafael Alarcón | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke | Brazil Alexandre Rocha | Lagunita | |
| Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 2000 | Colombia Rigoberto Velásquez | 283 | −1 | 1 stroke | Colombia Ángel Romero | Barquisimeto | ||
| 1999 | Colombia Ángel Romero | 279 | −1 | Izcaragua | ||||
| 1998 | Colombia Gustavo Mendoza | 268 | −12 | Lagunita | ||||
| 1986–1997: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1985 | Venezuela Ramón Muñoz | 269 | −11 | Valle Arriba | ||||
| 1983–1984: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1982 | Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | United States Lee Carter | Lagunita | ||
| 1981 | United States Jack Ferencz | 267 | −13 | Playoff | Australia David Graham | Valle Arriba | ||
| 1980: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1979 | England Tony Jacklin | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Spain Manuel Piñero | Lagunita | ||
| 1974–1978: No tournament | ||||||||
| Caracas Open | ||||||||
| 1973 | CAB | Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Argentina Vicente Fernández England Peter Oosterhuis | Valle Arriba | |
| 1972 | CAB | Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo | 263 | −17 | 10 strokes | United States John Cook | Valle Arriba | |
| 1971 | CAB | Australia David Graham | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | United States Tommy Bolt | Valle Arriba | |
| 1970: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1969 | England Peter Townsend | 276 | −4 | Playoff | Venezuela Ramón Muñoz | Valle Arriba | ||
| 1968 | CAB | United States Bert Weaver | 269 | −11 | 1 stroke | United States Wes Ellis | Valle Arriba | |
| 1967 | CAB | United States Rick Rhoads | 276 | −4 | Playoff | Canada Alvie Thompson | Valle Arriba | |
| 1966 | CAB | United States Art Wall Jr. (2) | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | United States Wes Ellis United States Dean Refram | Valle Arriba | |
| 1965 (Nov) | CAB | United States Al Besselink (3) | 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | United States Art Wall Jr. | Valle Arriba | |
| 1965 (Feb) | CAB | United States Al Besselink (2) | 273 | −7 | 3 strokes | United States Wes Ellis | Valle Arriba | |
| 1964 | CAB | Canada George Knudson | 277 | −3 | 3 strokes | Spain Ramón Sota | Valle Arriba | |
| 1963 | CAB | United States Art Wall Jr. | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Canada George Knudson | Valle Arriba | |
| 1962 | CAB | United States Al Geiberger | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | United States Jacky Cupit | Valle Arriba | |
| 1961 | CAB | United States Don Whitt | 272 | −8 | 8 strokes | United States Joe Moore | Valle Arriba | |
| Venezuela Open | ||||||||
| 1958–1960: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1957 (Dec) | PGAT | United States Al Besselink | 279 | −1 | Playoff | United States Bob Rosburg | Valle Arriba | |
| 1957 (Feb) | Belgium Flory Van Donck | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | United States Joe Conrad Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo | Caracas |
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