Center Open
title: "Center Open" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["golf-tournaments-in-argentina", "pga-tour-latinoamérica-events", "tour-de-las-américas-events", "recurring-sporting-events-established-in-1927", "1927-establishments-in-argentina"] topic_path: "geography/argentina" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_Open" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Abierto del Centro |
| location | Córdoba, Argentina |
| establishment | 1927 |
| course | Córdoba Golf Club |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | 6878 yd |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| PGA Tour Latinoamérica | |
| Tour de las Américas | |
| TPG Tour | |
| format | Stroke play |
| purse | |
| month_played | April |
| final_year | |
| aggregate | 268 Ryan Grider (2025) |
| 268 Joey Vrzich (2025) | |
| to-par | −16 as above |
| current_champion | USA Ryan Grider |
| final_champion | |
| map | Argentina |
| map_label | Córdoba GC |
| map_caption | Location in Argentina |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_size | 200 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Abierto del Centro | image = | location = Córdoba, Argentina | establishment = 1927 | course = Córdoba Golf Club | par = 71 | yardage = 6878 yd | tour = Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour de las Américas TPG Tour | format = Stroke play | purse = | month_played = April | final_year = | aggregate = 268 Ryan Grider (2025) 268 Joey Vrzich (2025) | to-par = −16 as above | current_champion = USA Ryan Grider | final_champion = | map = Argentina | map_label = Córdoba GC | map_caption = Location in Argentina | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba.
In 2001, Ángel Cabrera set the course record of 60 in the final round, and also equalled the tournament record aggregate score of 270, set by Ángel Franco in 1992. Roberto De Vicenzo won seven titles between 1943 and 1974.
The 2022 event, played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in April, was renamed in memory of Eduardo Romero; who had died in February earlier that year.
Winners
::data[format=table] | Year | Tour(s) | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Abierto del Centro | Abierto OSDE del Centro | Abierto del Centro | Abierto Visa del Centro | Abierto del Centro | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2025 | PGATAM | USA Ryan Grider | 268 | −16 | Playoff | USA Joey Vrzich | | | | | | | 2024 | TPG | ARG Ignacio Marino | 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | ARG Jorge Fernández-Valdés ARG Maximiliano Godoy | | | | | | | 2023 | TPG | ARG Nelson Ledesma | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | ARG Ignacio Marino | | | | | | | 2022 | PGATLA | ARG Alejandro Tosti | 274 | −10 | 8 strokes | ARG Clodomiro Carranza | | | | | | | 2021 | TPG | ARG César Costilla (2) | 274 | −10 | 4 strokes | ARG Nelson Ledesma | | | | | | | 2020 | PGATLA | No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | PGATLA | USA Tom Whitney | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | USA Nicolo Galletti | | | | | | | 2018 | PGATLA | CHI Cristóbal del Solar | 272 | −12 | 5 strokes | USA M. J. Maguire COL Marcelo Rozo | | | | | | | 2017 | PGATLA | ARG Nelson Ledesma | 275 | −9 | 3 strokes | USA Hank Lebioda ARG Paulo Pinto | | | | | | | 2016 | PGATLA | USA Anthony Paolucci | 276 | −8 | 4 strokes | USA Joe Affrunti USA Case Cochran USA John Kim USA Charlie Saxon USA Eric Steger VEN Felipe Velazquez | | | | | | | 2015 | PGATLA | ARG Tommy Cocha | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | ARG Ángel Cabrera USA Steven Fox | | | | | | | 2014 | PGATLA | USA William Kropp | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ARG Ángel Cabrera | | | | | | | 2013 | PGATLA | ARG Ángel Cabrera (8) | 284 | E | Playoff | ARG Rafael Gómez | | | | | | | 2012 | TLA, TPG | ARG César Costilla | 280 | −4 | 1 stroke | ARG César Monasterio | | | | | | | 2011 | TLA, TPG | PRY Héctor Céspedes | 279 | −5 | Playoff | ARG Joaquín Estévez | | | | | | | 2010 | TLA, TPG | ARG Andrés Romero | 274 | −10 | 4 strokes | ARG Ángel Cabrera | | | | | | | 2009 | TLA, TPG | ARG Fabián Gómez | 273 | −11 | 4 strokes | ARG Ricardo González | | | | | | | 2008 | CHA, TLA, TPG | ARG Estanislao Goya | 272 | −12 | Playoff | ENG Gary Boyd | | | | | | | 2007 | TLA, TPG | ARG Ángel Cabrera (7) | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | PAR Raúl Fretes | | | | | | | 2006 | ARG, TLA | ARG Ángel Cabrera (6) | 275 | −9 | Playoff | ARG Eduardo Romero | | | | | | | 2005 | | ARG Ángel Cabrera (5) | 276 | −8 | | ARG Andrés Romero | | | | | | | 2004 | | PAR Carlos Franco | 273 | −11 | | ARG Andrés Romero | | | | | | | 2003 | | ARG Ariel Cañete | 273 | −11 | | ARG Daniel Vancsik | | | | | | | 2002: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 | | ARG Ángel Cabrera (4) | 270 | | | ARG Eduardo Romero | | | | | | | 2000 | | ARG Ángel Cabrera (3) | 275 | | | ARG Ricardo González ARG Rafael Gómez | | | | | | | 1999 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (7) | 272 | | | SWE Henrik Stenson | | | | | | | 1998 | | SWE Joakim Haeggman | 276 | | | USA Dudley Hart | | | | | | | 1997 | | ARG Ángel Cabrera (2) | 272 | | | ARG Eduardo Romero | | | | | | | 1996 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (6) | 204 | | | ARG Ángel Cabrera | | | | | | | 1995 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (5) | 279 | | | | | | | | | | 1994 | | ARG Ángel Cabrera | 277 | | | ARG Eduardo Romero ARG Armando Saavedra | | | | | | | 1993 | | ARG Jorge Berendt | 272 | | | ARG Ángel Cabrera USA Kirk Triplett | | | | | | | 1992 | | PAR Ángel Franco | 270 | | | | | | | | | | 1991 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (4) | 280 | | | ARG Jorge Soto | | | | | | | 1990 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (3) | 279 | | | | | | | | | | 1989 | | ARG Jorge Soto | 279 | | | ARG José Cóceres | | | | | | | 1988 | | ARG Eduardo Romero (2) | 274 | | | ARG Adan Sowa | | | | | | | 1987 | | ARG Miguel Fernández | 278 | | | ARG Luis Carbonetti | | | | | | | 1986 | | ARG Luis Carbonetti (3) | 285 | | | | | | | | | | 1985 | | ARG Luis Carbonetti (2) | 281 | | | ARG Armando Saavedra | | | | | | | 1984 | | ARG Eduardo Romero | 276 | | | ARG Armando Saavedra | | | | | | | 1983 | | ARG Luis Carbonetti (a) | 282 | | | ARG Eduardo Romero | | | | | | | 1982 | | ARG Adan Sowa | 284 | | | ARG Florentino Molina | | | | | | | 1981 | | ARG Florentino Molina (2) | 286 | | | | | | | | | | 1980 | | USA Andy North | 277 | | | ARG Luis Carbonetti (a) | | | | | | | 1978–79: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1977 | | ARG Juan Carlos Molina (2) | 291 | | | ARG Juan Quinteros ARG Roberto Monguzzi (a) | | | | | | | 1976: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1975 | | ARG Juan Carlos Molina | 284 | | | ARG Jorge Soto | | | | | | | 1974 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (7) | 280 | | | ARG Jorge Soto | | | | | | | 1973 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (6) | 284 | | | | | | | | | | 1972 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (5) | 285 | | | | | | | | | | 1971 | | ARG Florentino Molina | 280 | | | ARG Juan Carlos Cabrera | | | | | | | 1970 | | ARG Vicente Fernández | 277 | | | | | | | | | | 1969 | | ARG Orlando Tudino | 284 | | | ARG Carlos Ordoñes | | | | | | | 1968 | | ARG Fidel de Luca (2) | 277 | | | ARG Roberto Monguzzi (a) | | | | | | | 1967 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (4) | 283 | | | | | | | | | | 1966 | | ARG Leopoldo Ruiz (4) | 283 | | | | | | | | | | 1965 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (3) | 283 | | | | | | | | | | 1964 | | ARG Leopoldo Ruiz (3) | 293 | | | | | | | | | | 1963 | | ARG Juan Quinteros | 288 | | | | | | | | | | 1962 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 290 | | | ARG Angel Monguzzi (a) | | | | | | | 1961 | | ARG Leopoldo Ruiz (2) | 279 | | | | | | | | | | 1960 | | ARG Leopoldo Ruiz | 287 | | | | | | | | | | 1959 | | ARG Enrique Bertolino (3) | 282 | | | | | | | | | | 1958 | | ARG Fidel de Luca | 279 | | | | | | | | | | 1957 | | ARG Juan Das Neves | 291 | | | | | | | | | | 1956 | | ARG Martin Pose (8) | 284 | | | ARG Leopoldo Ruiz | | | | | | | 1955 | | ARG Antonio Cerdá (3) | 288 | | | ARG Arturo Soto | | | | | | | 1954 | | ARG Martin Pose (7) | 280 | | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo | | | | | | | 1953 | | ARG Antonio Cerdá (2) | 278 | | | ARG Juan Segura (a) | | | | | | | 1952 | | ARG Antonio Cerdá | 288 | | | ARG Enrique Bertolino | | | | | | | 1951 | | ARG Enrique Bertolino (3) | 282 | | | ARG Sebastian Nicolosi | | | | | | | 1950 | | ARG Martin Pose (6) | 287 | | | ARG Antonio Cerdá | | | | | | | 1949 | | ARG Enrique Bertolino (2) | 287 | | | ARG Juan Anzaldo | | | | | | | 1948 | | ARG Eduardo Blasi (2) | 295 | | | ARG Arturo Soto | | | | | | | 1947 | | ARG Martin Pose (5) | 283 | | | ARG Leonardo Nicolosi | | | | | | | 1946 | | ARG Martin Pose (4) | 288 | | | | | | | | | | 1945 | | ARG Leonardo Nicolosi | 283 | | | | | | | | | | 1944 | | ARG Martin Pose (3) | 290 | | | | | | | | | | 1943 | | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo | 285 | | | | | | | | | | 1942 | | ARG Eduardo Blasi | 288 | | | | | | | | | | 1941 | | USA Sam Snead | 280 | | | USA Jimmy Demaret | | | | | | | 1940 | | ARG Ernesto Caserio | 288 | | | | | | | | | | 1939 | | ARG Martin Pose (2) | 276 | | | | | | | | | | 1938 | | ARG Juan Martínez | 286 | | | | | | | | | | 1937 | | ARG Emilio Dunazet | 292 | | | | | | | | | | 1936 | | ARG José Jurado | 282 | | | | | | | | | | 1935 | | ARG Emilio Serra (3) | 284 | | | | | | | | | | 1934 | | ARG Emilio Serra (2) | 289 | | | ARG Marcos Churio | | | | | | | 1933 | | ARG Martin Pose | 282 | | | ARG Marcos Churio | | | | | | | 1932 | | ARG Emilio Serra | 289 | | | ARG Armando Blasi | | | | | | | 1931 | | ARG Marcos Churio | 277 | | | | | | | | | | 1930 | | SCO Fred Robertson | 294 | | | ARG Hector Bozzachi | | | | | | | 1929 | | ARG José Jurado | 284 | | | ENG George Gadd ARG Pedro Churio | | | | | | | 1928: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1927 | | ARG Hector Bozzachi | 300 | | | ARG José Jurado | | | | | | ::
Notes
References
References
- Villalobos, Gregory. (30 March 2022). "Abierto del Centro returns in memory of local icon Eduardo Romero". PGA Tour.
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