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
Established	1945
Course(s)	Fazenda Boa Vista
Tour(s)	PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$175,000
Month played	September
Current champion
Shad Tuten

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

Year	Venue	Winner[1]	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Amateur winner	Ref
2019	Fazenda Boa Vista	Shad Tuten	263 (−21)	2 strokes	Patrick Flavin Patrick Newcomb
2018	Fazenda Boa Vista	Marcelo Rozo	264 (−20)	1 stroke	Harrison Endycott Chase Hanna		[2]
2017	Campo Olímpico	Rodolfo Cazaubón	267 (−17)	6 strokes	Óscar Fraustro José de Jesús Rodríguez		[3]
2016	Campo Olímpico	Jorge Fernández-Valdés	280 (−4)	2 strokes	Corey Conners Brad Hopfinger Mito Pereira		[4]
2015	Itanhangá GC	Alexandre Rocha	267 (−17)	Playoff[lower-alpha 1]	Kent Bulle Keith Mitchell		[5]
2014	Gavea G&CC	Rafael Becker	262 (−14)	3 strokes	Ariel Cañete Joel Dahmen		[6]
2013	Gavea G&CC	Ryan Blaum	265 (−11)	Playoff[lower-alpha 2]	Alan Wagner	Luis Thiele	[7]
2012	São Fernando GC	Clodomiro Carranza	269 (−15)	Playoff[lower-alpha 3]	José de Jesús Rodríguez	Leonardo Conrado	[8]
2011	São Fernando GC	Óscar Álvarez	275 (−9)	1 stroke	César Costilla Sebastián Fernández	Pepe Costa Lima	[9]
2010	Alphaville Graciosa Clube	Marco Ruiz	269 (−19)	3 strokes	Felipe Navarro (Am)	Felipe Navarro	[10]
2009	No tournament
2008	Damha GC	Rafael Barcellos	280		Alessandro Fabietti	Guilherme Oda
2007	No tournament
2006	No tournament
2005	Costa do Sauípe GL	Miguel Guzmán	275 (−13)	7 strokes	Mauricio Molina Eduardo Argiro	Joakim Thrane	[11]
2004	Costa do Sauípe GL	Philippe Gasnier	278 (−10)	2 strokes	Rafael Barcellos		[12]
2003	São Fernando GC	Carlos Franco	281 (−3)	Playoff[lower-alpha 4]	Eduardo Argiró	Ivo Leao	[13]
2002	No tournament
2001	São Paulo GC	Carlos Franco	273 (−11)	4 strokes	Miguel Guzmán	Rodrigo Lacerda	[14]
2000	Guarapiranga G&CC	Jesús Amaya	274 (−6)	Playoff[lower-alpha 5]	Shannon Sykora	Philippe Gasnier	[15]
1999	São Paulo GC	Ángel Cabrera	267 (–17)	Playoff[lower-alpha 6]	Eduardo Romero		[16]
1998	São Paulo GC	Ángel Cabrera	265 (−19)	7 strokes	Eduardo Romero		[17]
1997	No tournament
1996	Clube Curitibano	Ruberlei Felizardo
1995	São Paulo GC	Eduardo Pesenti (Am)	273	6 strokes	Ruberlei Felizardo	Eduardo Pesenti	[18]
1994	No tournament
1993	São Paulo GC	Eduardo Caballero
1992	Clube Curitibano	Ricardo Mechereffe
1991	Itanhangá GC	Ángel Franco	279 (−9)	1 stroke	Raúl Fretes	Rafael Barcellos	[19]
1990	São Paulo GC	Pedro Martínez	271	5 strokes	Carlos Franco	Ricardo Conolly	[20]
1989	No tournament
1988	Gavea G&CC	Carlos Larrain (Am)	266 (−6)	4 strokes	Vicente Fernández Pedro Martínez	Carlos Larrain	[21]
1987	No tournament
1986	São Fernando GC	Eduardo Caballero	277	2 strokes	Phil Harrison	Erik Anderson	[22]
1985	Gavea G&CC	Robert Lee	272 (E)	1 stroke	Eduardo Romero Ronan Rafferty Miguel Ángel Martín Adan Sowa Horacio Carbonetti	Erik Anderson	[23]
1984	Itanhangá GC	Vicente Fernández	277 (−11)	4 strokes	Jeff Hart		[24]
1983	São Paulo GC	Vicente Fernández	275 (−9)	1 stroke	Mark James	Mário Gonzalez Filho	[25]
1982	Gavea G&CC	Hale Irwin	265 (−7)	2 strokes	Curtis Strange Manuel Calero	Mário Gonzalez Filho	[26]
1981	Itanhangá GC	Tom Sieckmann	284 (−4)	1 stroke	Jaime Gonzalez	Carlos Dluhosch	[27]
1980	São Fernando GC	Jerry Pate	274 (−10)	Playoff[lower-alpha 7]	Manuel Piñero	Marcelo Stallone	[28][29]
1979	Gavea G&CC	Fidel de Luca	270 (−2)	Playoff[lower-alpha 8]	Roberto De Vicenzo		[30]
1978	São Paulo GC	Raymond Floyd	277 (−7)	5 strokes	Vicente Fernández Steve Martin	Roberto Gomes	[31]
1977	São Paulo GC	Vicente Fernández	274 (−10)	3 strokes	Lou Graham Manuel Piñero	Marcelo Stallone	[32][33]
1976	Porto Alegre CC	Juan Quinteros	279 (−1)	Playoff[lower-alpha 9]	Roberto De Vicenzo	Priscillo Diniz	[34]
1975	São Paulo GC	Priscillo Diniz (Am)	274 (−10)	Playoff[lower-alpha 10]	Lanny Wadkins	Priscillo Diniz	[35]
1974	Gavea G&CC	Gary Player	267 (−9)[lower-alpha 11]	5 strokes	Mark Hayes	Jaime Gonzalez	[37]
1973	São Fernando GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	279 (−1)	4 strokes	Dale Hayes	John Murray	[38]
1972	Gavea G&CC	Gary Player	270 (−6)	10 strokes	Steve Melnyk	Jaime Gonzalez	[39]
1971	Itanhangá GC	Bruce Fleisher	280	Playoff[lower-alpha 12]	Jaime Gonzalez (Am)	Jaime Gonzalez	[40]
1970	São Paulo GC	Bert Greene	276 (−8)	4 strokes	Florentino Molina Roberto De Vicenzo Bob Stanton		[41]
1969	Porto Alegre CC	Mário Gonzalez	280	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo	Roberto Monguzzi	[42]
1968	São Fernando GC	Takaaki Kono	282 (+2)	5 strokes	Kenji Hoshoishi Hugh Baiocchi (Am)	Hugh Baiocchi	[43]
1967	Itanhangá GC	Raúl Travieso	281 (−7)	5 strokes	Jorge Ledesma (Am)	Jorge Ledesma	[44]
1966	São Paulo GC	Rex Baxter	277 (−7)	5 strokes	Ramón Sota	Bobby Cole	[45]
1965	Gavea G&CC	Ramón Sota	268 (−4)	Playoff[lower-alpha 13]	Gene Littler	Bob Falkenburg	[46]
1964	São Fernando GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	285	Playoff[lower-alpha 14]	Elcido Nari	Nestor Sozio	[47]
1963	Itanhangá GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	279 (−9)	5 strokes	Dave Thomas	Bob Falkenburg	[48]
1962	São Paulo GC	Bernard Hunt	273 (−11)	5 strokes	Dave Thomas	Martin Stanovich	[49]
1961	Gavea G&CC	Peter Alliss	272 (E)	4 strokes	Mário Gonzalez	Carlos Sozio	[50][51]
1960	São Paulo GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	271 (−13)	3 strokes	Mike Souchak	Roberto Benito	[52]
1959	Gavea G&CC	Billy Casper	268 (−4)	6 strokes	Mário Gonzalez	Humberto Almeida	[53]
1958	São Paulo GC	Billy Casper	270 (−14)	9 strokes	Leopoldo Ruiz	Roberto Benito	[54]
1957	Itanhangá GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	281	8 strokes	Leopoldo Ruiz	Roberto Benito	[55]
1956	São Paulo GC	Fidel de Luca	278	2 strokes	Antonio Cerdá	José Maria Gonzalez Filho	[56]
1955	Gavea G&CC	Mário Gonzalez	275	6 strokes	Arturo Soto	José Maria Gonzalez Filho	[57]
1954	São Paulo GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	277	4 strokes	Mário Gonzalez	José Maria Gonzalez Filho	[58]
1953	Gavea G&CC	Mário Gonzalez	270		Martin Pose	José Maria Gonzalez Filho
1952	São Paulo GC	Sam Snead	267	12 strokes	Ricardo Rossi	Juan Segura	[59]
1951	Gavea G&CC	Mário Gonzalez	272	3 strokes	Roberto De Vicenzo	Julian Foster	[60]
1950	São Paulo GC	Mário Gonzalez	270		Roberto De Vicenzo	Jorge Simonsen
1949	Gavea G&CC	Mário Gonzalez	269		Roberto De Vicenzo	S. Marvin
1948	São Paulo GC	Mário Gonzalez (Am)	270	2 strokes	Frank Stranahan (Am)	Mário Gonzalez	[61]
1947	No tournament
1946	São Paulo GC	Mário Gonzalez (Am)	274	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo	Mário Gonzalez
1945	Gavea G&CC	Martin Pose	275	2 strokes	Roberto De Vicenzo	Mário Gonzalez	[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).

References

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External links

• Coverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's official site