The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing

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and

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. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December. The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the

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near

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. In 2018 the event was played at Cozumel Country Club on the island of

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in the

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off the eastern coast of

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and was called the Cozumel Cup.

Format

The teams consisted of 10 golfers from each tour. The tournament was played over three days with 5 fourball matches on the first day, 5

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on the second day and 10

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on the final day. One point was awarded for each win and a half point for a halved match. With a total of 20 points, a team needed to get 10.5 points to win the Cup. In 2016 and 2017 prize money was US$8,000 for members of the winning team and $4,000 for each member of the losing team, a total of $120,000.

History

The inaugural event was held December 15–17, 2016. The captains were

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and

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won the cup 13–7, despite

winning the singles 5½–4½. The teams consisted of the leading 10 in the Order of Merit with a minimum of either 5 players from Latin American countries or 5 Canadians. The second event was held December 14–16, 2017. The team captains were Roberto Díaz and

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won the cup 10½–9½, despite

winning the singles 6–4. The contest was decided in the last match to finish when T. J. Vogel halved his match against Brady Schnell, both players making bogeys on the final hole. The teams consisted of the leading 10 in the Order of Merit. The third event was held December 13–15, 2018 at Cozumel Country Club. Playing captains were chosen for the first time;

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and Sam Fidone.

won the cup 11½–8½. They led 6–4 are the first two days but lost the first four singles matches. However, in the last six singles they won five and halved the other, for a three point victory.

Results

Teams

PGA Tour Latinoamérica

*2016:

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, Seth Fair, Nate Lashley,

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Augusto Núñez Augusto Martín Núñez (born 3 November 1992) is a professional golfer from Argentina. He is a member of the Korn Ferry Tour and previously played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Career Núñez won his first tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamé ...

, Eric Steger,

Martin Trainer Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which was an alternate event. Early life Trainer was born in Marseille, France. He graduated fro ...

, Tom Whitney *2017:

Rodolfo Cazaubón Rodolfo Cazaubón Jr. (born 5 August 1989) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Cazaubón played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won three tournaments in his senior year a ...

Óscar Fraustro Óscar Fraustro (born 14 June 1982) is a Mexican professional golfer. He turned professional in 2006 and has played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. He finished 43rd in the 2014 Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour ...

, Tee-K Kelly, Hank Lebioda,

Nelson Ledesma Nelson Lautaro Ledesma (born 25 July 1990) is an Argentinian professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour. He has won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour. Professional career Ledesma turned professional in 2007 and played much of his early caree ...

, Brian Richey,

José de Jesús Rodríguez José de Jesús Rodríguez Martínez (born 22 January 1981) is a Mexican professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Rodríguez has previously played on the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Tour de l ...

, Brady Schnell,

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Jared Wolfe Jared Wolfe (born April 7, 1988) is an American professional golfer. Wolfe played on the Web.com Tour in 2014, the PGA Tour Canada in 2015 and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2017. He won the inaugural BMW Jamaica Classic on the PGA Tour Latino ...

*2018:

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Michael Buttacavoli Michael Anthony Buttacavoli (born March 26, 1988) is an American professional golfer who played on Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and NGA Pro Golf Tour. Amateur career Prior to turning professional, Buttacavoli represented the Rice Owls ...

Nico Echavarría Nicolás Echavarría Botero (born 4 August 1994) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He claimed his first PGA Tour victory in his rookie season at the Puerto Rico Open. Amateur career Echavarría attended the Universit ...

, Matt Gilchrest,

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, Ben Polland,

Marcelo Rozo Marcelo Rozo Rengifo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour. Professional career Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and won his firs ...

Austin Smotherman Austin Smotherman (born May 19, 1994) is an American professional golfer. He played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2021 Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Career Smotherman ...

, Eric Steger

PGA Tour Canada

*2016:

Paul Barjon Paul Barjon (born 19 September 1992) is a French professional golfer, who won the 2019 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit. Early life and amateur career Barjon was born in Bordeaux, France to parents Alain and Marie. However, he grew up in New Ca ...

Austin Connelly Austin Connelly (born September 18, 1996) is a professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. Amateur career Connelly was born in Irving, Texas, to an American mother and Canadian f ...

Corey Conners Corey Michael Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Conners has also played on the PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Conners was raised ...

, Adam Cornelson,

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, Dan McCarthy, Taylor Moore,

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, Ryan Williams *2017:

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Rico Hoey Richard Hoey (born 19 September 1995) is an American-Filipino professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life and amateur career Hoey was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to Rancho Cucamonga, California at a young age. He attended ...

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, Patrick Newcomb, Jordan Niebrugge,

, Johnny Ruiz,

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, T. J. Vogel, Chase Wright *2018: Mark Anguiano, George Cunningham, Sam Fidone,

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, Ben Griffin,

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References

External links

*{{Official website, http://arubacup.com/
Coverage on PGA Tour website
Team golf tournaments Sports competitions in Aruba Golf tournaments in Mexico Recurring sporting events established in 2016 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018