2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica


The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the seventh season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica. PGA Tour Latinoamérica was operated and run by the PGA Tour. The season began in March at the Stella Artois Open in Antigua, Guatemala and concluded in December at the Shell Championship at Trump National Doral Miami, marking the return of a PGA Tour-sanctioned event to the Miami resort that hosted events from 1962 to 2016.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2018 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on tour up to and including that event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament. All tournaments had a purse of US$175,000, except the Bupa Match Play which has a purse of $125,000.
DateTournamentCountryWinnerOWGR pts
Mar 18Guatemala Stella Artois OpenGuatemala Ben Polland 6
Mar 25Abierto Mexicano de GolfMexico Austin Smotherman 6
Apr 15Abierto OSDE del CentroArgentina Cristóbal del Solar 6
Apr 23Molino Cañuelas ChampionshipArgentina Thomas Baik 6
May 6BMW Jamaica ClassicJamaica Michael Buttacavoli 6
May 13Costa Rica ClassicCosta Rica Tyson Alexander 6
May 20Puerto Plata Dominican Republic OpenDominican Republic Andrés Gallegos 6
Jun 3Quito OpenEcuador Horacio León 6
Jun 10Bupa Match PlayMexico Toni Hakula 6
Sep 16Sao Paulo Golf Club ChampionshipBrazil Nicolás Echavarría 6
Sep 23JHSF Brazil OpenBrazil Marcelo Rozo 6
Oct 7San Luis ChampionshipMexico Nicolás Echavarría 6
Oct 14Volvo Abierto de ChileChile Jared Wolfe 6
Oct 21Diners Club Peru OpenPeru Harry Higgs 6
Nov 11Neuquen Argentina ClassicArgentina Clodomiro Carranza 6
Nov 18Visa Open de ArgentinaArgentina Isidro Benítez 6
Dec 2Shell ChampionshipUnited States Michael Buttacavoli 6
Dec 15Go Vacaciones Cozumel Cup MexicoPGA Tour Latinoamérican/a

Order of Merit

As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2019 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.
PositionNameCountryEarnings
1Harry Higgs101,336
2Nicolás Echavarría101,272
3Michael Buttacavoli84,286
4Austin Smotherman84,064
5Marcelo Rozo83,989