Venezuela Open

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title: "Venezuela Open" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["golf-tournaments-in-venezuela", "tour-de-las-américas-events"] topic_path: "general/golf-tournaments-in-venezuela" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_Open" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Venezuela Open
location	Caracas, Venezuela
establishment	1957
course	Valle Arriba Golf Club
par	70
tour	PGA Tour
Tour de las Américas
PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series
Caribbean Tour
format	Stroke play
purse
month_played	April
final_year
aggregate	263 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973)
to-par	−18 Iván Camilo Ramírez (2021)
current_champion	VEN Jorge Pichu García
final_champion
map	Venezuela
map_label	Guataparo CC
map_caption	Location in Venezuela
map_relief	yes
map_size	200
coordinates
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| name = Venezuela Open | image = | location = Caracas, Venezuela | establishment = 1957 | course = Valle Arriba Golf Club | par = 70 | yardage = | tour = PGA Tour Tour de las Américas PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series Caribbean Tour | format = Stroke play | purse = | month_played = April | final_year = | aggregate = 263 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973) | to-par = −18 Iván Camilo Ramírez (2021) | current_champion = VEN Jorge Pichu García | final_champion = | map = Venezuela | map_label = Guataparo CC | map_caption = Location in Venezuela | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = 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 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

::data[format=table] | Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela Open | Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | Siemens Venezuela Open | CANTV Venezuela Open | Movilnet Venezuela Open | Venezuela Open | Caracas Open | Venezuela Open | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2025 | | VEN Jorge Pichu García | 270 | −10 | Playoff | MEX Cristian Romero | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 2024 | | VEN Wolmer Murillo | 274 | −6 | Playoff | ARG Julián Etulain | Guataparo | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | PGATLADEV | ARG Julián Etulain | 272 | −8 | 9 strokes | CHI Toto Gana VEN Santiago Quintero | Guataparo | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | PGATLADEV | VEN Virgilio Paz (a) | 267 | −13 | 7 strokes | VEN Alfredo Adrián | Guataparo | | | | | | | | | | | | 2021 | PGATLADEV | COL Iván Camilo Ramírez | 266 | −18 | 4 strokes | VEN Manuel Torres | Caracas | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | PGATLADEV | VEN George Trujillo (2) | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | VEN Manuel Torres | Caracas | | | | | | | | | | | | 2018 | PGATLADEV | VEN George Trujillo | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | VEN Miguel Martinez | Caracas | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | PGATLADEV | VEN Denis Meneghini | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | VEN Otto Solís | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | PGATLADEV | VEN Rafael Guerrero | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | VEN Alejandro Perazzo (a) | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | PGATLADEV | VEN Diego Larrazábal | 207 | −3 | Playoff | VEN Denis Meneghini VEN Gustavo Morantes (a) | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010–2013: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2009 | TLA | ARG Daniel Barbetti | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | COL Jesús Amaya PRY Raúl Fretes | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008 | TLA | COL Ángel Romero (2) | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | COL Diego Vanegas | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2007 | TLA | COL Jesús Amaya (2) | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | ARG Fabián Gómez ARG Sebastián Saavedra | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006 | TLA | ARG Fabián Gómez | 265 | −15 | 2 strokes | ARG Miguel Guzmán | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | TLA | ARG Miguel Rodríguez | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | COL Jesús Amaya | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004 | TLA | VEN Miguel Martinez | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | PRI Wilfredo Morales | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 2003: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | TLA | COL Jesús Amaya | 266 | −14 | 4 strokes | PRY Raúl Fretes | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 | TLA | MEX Rafael Alarcón | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke | BRA Alexandre Rocha | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | | COL Rigoberto Velásquez | 283 | −1 | 1 stroke | COL Ángel Romero | Barquisimeto | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | | COL Ángel Romero | 279 | −1 | | | Izcaragua | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 | | COL Gustavo Mendoza | 268 | −12 | | | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 1986–1997: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1985 | | VEN Ramón Muñoz | 269 | −11 | | | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1983–1984: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1982 | | NIR Ronan Rafferty | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | USA Lee Carter | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 1981 | | USA Jack Ferencz | 267 | −13 | Playoff | AUS David Graham | Valle Arriba | title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Springwood Books |date=1982 |pages=276–277, 511 |isbn=0862541018}} | | | | | | | | | | | 1980: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1979 | | ENG Tony Jacklin | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | ESP Manuel Piñero | Lagunita | | | | | | | | | | | | 1974–1978: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1973 | CAB | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | ARG Vicente Fernández ENG Peter Oosterhuis | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1972 | CAB | ARG Roberto De Vicenzo | 263 | −17 | 10 strokes | USA John Cook | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1971 | CAB | AUS David Graham | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | USA Tommy Bolt | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1970: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1969 | | ENG Peter Townsend | 276 | −4 | Playoff | VEN Ramón Muñoz | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1968 | CAB | USA Bert Weaver | 269 | −11 | 1 stroke | USA Wes Ellis | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1967 | CAB | USA Rick Rhoads | 276 | −4 | Playoff | CAN Alvie Thompson | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1966 | CAB | USA Art Wall Jr. (2) | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | USA Wes Ellis USA Dean Refram | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1965 (Nov) | CAB | USA Al Besselink (3) | 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | USA Art Wall Jr. | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1965 (Feb) | CAB | USA Al Besselink (2) | 273 | −7 | 3 strokes | USA Wes Ellis | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1964 | CAB | CAN George Knudson | 277 | −3 | 3 strokes | ESP Ramón Sota | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1963 | CAB | USA Art Wall Jr. | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes | CAN George Knudson | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1962 | CAB | USA Al Geiberger | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | USA Jacky Cupit | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1961 | CAB | USA Don Whitt | 272 | −8 | 8 strokes | USA Joe Moore | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1958–1960: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1957 (Dec) | PGAT | USA Al Besselink | 279 | −1 | Playoff | USA Bob Rosburg | Valle Arriba | | | | | | | | | | | | 1957 (Feb) | | BEL Flory Van Donck | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | USA Joe Conrad ARG Roberto De Vicenzo | Caracas | | | | | | | | | | | ::

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Notes

References

References

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22. (11 February 1957). "Van Donck Rallies To Win Venezuela Golf Tournament". The Tampa Tribune.
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