The Peru Open, or Abierto de Perú, is the national open
golf
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tournament of Peru. It was first played in 1982, although previous tournaments had previously been held using the same name. It was an event on the South American Tour from 1995 to 2000, and revived as a stop on the
Tour de las Américas
The Tour de las Américas (TLA) was the principal men's professional golf tour throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 through to 2012 when it was superseded by the PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
History
Top level tournament golf in Lat ...
in 2004, when it was co-sanctioned by the European
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...
, and 2008. It is currently an event on
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
PGA Tour Latinoamérica was a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now also defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of ...
.
Winners
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See also
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Open golf tournament
An open golf tournament usually refers to a golf tournament in which all golfers may compete regardless of their professional or amateur status. Often there will be certain restrictions, commonly based on ability. Some amateur-only tournaments are ...
Notes
References
External links
Coverage on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's official site
{{PGA Tour Latinoamérica
PGA Tour Americas events
PGA Tour Latinoamérica events
Former Challenge Tour events
Former Tour de las Américas events
Golf in Peru
Recurring sporting events established in 1953
1953 establishments in Peru