Los Lagartos Open

Golf tournament

Los Lagartos Open
Tournament information
Location	Bogotá, Colombia
Established	1964
Course(s)	Los Lagartos Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	Caribbean Tour
Location map
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The Los Lagartos Open or Abierto Internacional de Los Lagartos is a golf tournament that has been held at Los Lagartos Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia since 1964.^[1]

Between 1964 and 1974, it was a fixture on the PGA Tour-sponsored Caribbean Tour. Several major champions won the event, including Art Wall Jr., Roberto De Vicenzo, and Tony Jacklin. The event has been referred to as the Los Lagartos International.^[1]^[2]

Winners

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Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1978	Peter Townsend	England	282	−6	3 strokes	Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo England Tony Jacklin	^[3]
1975–1977: Tournament not held
1974	Tony Jacklin	England	273	−15	3 strokes	Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina Florentino Molina Colombia Alberto Rivadeneira	^[4]
1973	Tony Jacklin	England	261	−27	13 strokes	United States Gene Borek	^[5]
1972	Peter Townsend	England	274	−14	4 strokes	United States Gene Borek	^[6]
1971	Bert Greene	United States	277	−11	2 strokes	Colombia Rogelio González	^[7]
1970	Bert Greene	United States	268	−14	4 strokes	United States Rocky Thompson	^[8]
1969	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	274	−14	3 strokes	United States Larry Mowry	^[9]
1968	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	269	−19	5 strokes	United States Butch Baird	^[10]
1967	Butch Baird	United States	277	−11	3 strokes	United States Bert Weaver	^[11]^[12]
1966	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	270	−18	4 strokes	United States Tom Nieporte	^[13]
1965	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	272	−16	4 strokes	United States Al Besselink	^[14]
1964	Art Wall Jr.	United States	280	−8	2 strokes	United States Al Besselink	^[15]^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
^ "Roberto De Vicenzo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Jacklin bows to Townsend". The Glasgow Herald . 7 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Jacklin home by three". The Glasgow Herald . 18 February 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald . 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Townsend wins with 66 in last round". The Glasgow Herald . 21 February 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Homenuik sixth". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 17 February 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Bert Greene Victor at Bogota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 23 February 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Sports Briefs". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 17 February 1969. p. 3B. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "De Vicenzo Wins Bogota Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 19 February 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baird records golfing victory". The Gazette (Montreal). AP. 20 February 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Baird Claims Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 20 February 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Argentinian Retains Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 28 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "De Vicenzo Tops Bogota Golf Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 22 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Art Wall Wins In Bogota Golf". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. 2 March 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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