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2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	2013
tour	PGA Tour Latinoamérica
regular_season	–
no_of_events	14
most_wins	USA Ryan Blaum (2)
USA Timothy O'Neal (2)
MEX José de Jesús Rodríguez (2)
honor1	Order of Merit
honoree1	USA Ryan Blaum
prevseason	[2012](2012-pga-tour-latinoamerica)
nextseason	[2014](2014-pga-tour-latinoamerica)

USA Timothy O'Neal (2) MEX José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, titled as the 2013 NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

Changes for 2013

The 2013 season was the first full season on the tour with the 2012 season having only operated for four months in 2012. The 2013 schedule was divided into two distinct swings, the first with events played from March through May, followed by the remainder of events in the October through December. The number of events increased from 11 to 14 and new events for the 2013 season included the Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Abierto del Centro and Abierto de Chile.

It was also the first season in which the Developmental Series was introduced.

NEC title sponsorship

In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with NEC, being renamed as the NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(US$)	Winner	OWGR
points
Mar 17	Abierto Mexicano de Golf	Mexico	150,000	USA Ted Purdy (1)	6
Mar 24	TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open	Mexico	150,000	COL Manuel Villegas (1)	6
Apr 21	Abierto del Centro	Argentina	150,000	ARG Ángel Cabrera (2)	8
Apr 28	Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC	Uruguay	150,000	MEX José de Jesús Rodríguez (1)	6
May 5	Arturo Calle Colombian Open	Colombia	150,000	USA Timothy O'Neal (1)	6
May 19	Mundo Maya Open	Mexico	150,000	ARG Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1)	6
Jun 1	Dominican Republic Open	Dominican Republic	150,000	USA Ryan Blaum (1)	6
Oct 13	Puerto Rico Classic	Puerto Rico	150,000	USA Ryan Sullivan (1)	6
Oct 20	Aberto do Brasil	Brazil	150,000	USA Ryan Blaum (2)	6
Nov 3	Arturo Calle Colombian Classic	Colombia	150,000	MEX José de Jesús Rodríguez (2)	6
Nov 10	Lexus Peru Open	Peru	150,000	ARG Julián Etulain (1)	6
Nov 24	Abierto de Chile	Chile	150,000	USA Timothy O'Neal (2)	6
Dec 1	Personal Classic	Argentina	150,000	ARG Fabián Gómez (1)	6
Dec 8	Visa Open de Argentina	Argentina	150,000	COL Marcelo Rozo (1)	8

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2014 Web.com Tour.

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	USA Ryan Blaum	99,135
2	MEX José de Jesús Rodríguez	98,383
3	USA Timothy O'Neal	90,015
4	ARG Jorge Fernández-Valdés	65,178
5	COL Manuel Villegas	60,671

Developmental Series

The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the inaugural season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner	Main
tour
Apr 7	Abierto Los Lirios	Chile	US$50,000	ARG Mauricio Molina	CHL
Sep 8	Abierto del Club Campestre Farallones	Colombia	Col$90,000,000	COL Andrés Echavarría	COL
Sep 14	Copa Clube de Campo São Paulo	Brazil	US$50,000	BRA Philippe Gasnier (1)
Oct 13	San Eliseo Copa Gangoni	Argentina	Arg$300,000	ARG Miguel Guzmán	[TPG](2013-tpg-tour)
Oct 20	Abierto del Club Serrezuela	Colombia	Col$90,000,000	COL José Manuel Garrido	COL
Oct 27	Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo	Chile	CLP$25,000,000	ARG Mauricio Molina	CHL
Nov 17	Venezuela National Championship	Venezuela	US$50,000	VEN Alejandro Garmendia (1)
Nov 24	Abierto del Litoral	Argentina	Arg$300,000	ARG Ricardo González	[TPG](2013-tpg-tour)
Nov 30	Abierto Sambil	Venezuela	US$50,000	VEN Otto Solís (1)
Dec 14	Ángel Cabrera Classic	Argentina	Arg$300,000	ARG Ángel Cabrera	[TPG](2013-tpg-tour)
Dec 21	Copa Samsung Dev Series Final	Peru	US$50,000	BRA Felipe Navarro (1)

Dev Series Final

The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season. The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	BRA Felipe Navarro	282	−6
2	COL Diego Vanegas	283	−5
3	PAR Marco Ruiz	284	−4
4	VEN Otto Solís	285	−3
5	BRA Rafael Becker	286	−2

Notes

References

(April 24, 2013). "NEC becomes umbrella sponsor of PGA Tour Latinoamérica". PGA Tour.
"2013 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
"2013 Orden de Mérito". PGA Tour.
"Resumen Temporada 2013: NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica". PGA Tour.
"Calendario de la Serie de Desarrollo 2013". PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
(21 December 2013). "Brasileño Felipe Navarro triunfa en la Final de la Serie de Desarrollo".

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