The South Open, or Abierto del Sur, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina, and is also one of the oldest, having been inaugurated 1918. It has always been held at the Mar del Plata Golf Club in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The course plays to a par of 70, and the course record is 59, which was set by Miguel Ángel Martín in the 1987 Open.
The tournament was founded as the Abierto de Aficionados y Profesionales (the Professionals and Amateurs Open), and was renamed as the Abierto de Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata Open) in 1925, before being given its current title in 1939.
Winners YearWinnerScoreRunner-upAmateur winner 2024 Julián Etulain 269 Marcos Montenegro 2023 Ricardo González 269 Jaime López Rivarola, Exequiel López 2022 Franco Romero 266 Rafael Echenique 2021 2020 Jorge Fernández-Valdés 266 Paulo Pinto, Luciano Giometti 2019 Estanislao Goya 265 Julio Zapata 2018 Ricardo González 260 2017 Marcos Monttenegro (a) 264 Clodomiro Carranza 2016 Francisco Bidé 270 Emilio Domínguez, Maximiliano Godoy 2015 Francisco Bidé 269 Nelson Ledesma, Francisco Ojeda 2014 Nelson Ledesma 268 Emilio Domínguez 2013 Sebastián Saavedra 272 Niclas Johansson 2012 Mauricio Molina 196 Rafael Echenique 2011 Matías O'Curry 263 Clodomiro Carranza 2010 2009 Rodolfo González* 271 Sebastian Saavedra, Miguel Ángel Carballo Gonzalo Ramacciotti 2008 Julio Zapata 271 Miguel Guzmán Esteban Martinez 2007 Rafael Gómez 266 Carlos Cardeza Ary Rodriguez 2006 Luciano Giometti 278 Andrés Romero Juan I. Gil 2005 Rodolfo González* 280 Paulo Pinto, Daniel Barbetti Alan Wagner 2004 Ángel Cabrera 270 Miguel Guzmán Tomas Argonz 2003 Rubén Alvarez 274 Armando Saavedra, Gustavo Rojas, C. Machado, F. Montovia Emilio Domínguez 2002 No tournament Luciano Giometti 2001 Juan Pablo Abbate* 276 Alberto Gianone Nicasio Dominguez 2000 Fabian Montovia 266 Raúl Fretes Nicolas Sedler 1999 Rodolfo González 276 Jorge Berendt Gonzalo Ramaciotti 1998 Miguel Guzmán 279 Luis Carbonetti, Sebastián Fernández Ernesto Rivas 1997 Jorge Berendt 269 Sebastián Fernández Francisco Aleman 1996 Ángel Cabrera Mauricio Molina, Eduardo Romero Francisco Aleman 1995 Daniel Lobos Eduardo Romero Francisco Aleman 1994 Ángel Cabrera Antonio Ortiz, Luis Carbonetti Martin Travella 1993 Jorge Soto 268 Eduardo Romero, Luis Carbonetti Gustavo Piovano 1992 Eduardo Romero Jorge Bollini 1991 Rubén Alvarez Fernando Chiesa 1990 Miguel Guzmán Fernando Chiesa 1989 Miguel Guzmán Ricardo Cóceres Fernando Chiesa 1988 Eduardo Romero Fernando Chiesa 1987 Miguel Ángel Martín 256 Vicente Fernández, Eduardo Romero Diego Ventureira 1986 Vicente Fernández 272 Roberto De Vicenzo Carlos Melara 1985 Florentino Molina 266 Roberto De Vicenzo Carlos Melara 1984 Norberto Fuentes 275 Armando Saavedra, Adan Sowa, Jorge Soto Luis Carbonetti 1983 Jorge Soto 276 Miguel Prado (amateur) Miguel Prado 1982 Armando Saavedra Horacio Carbonetti 1981 Vicente Fernández Florentino Molina, Armando Saavedra Carlos Melara 1980 No tournament Carlos Melara 1979 No tournament Carlos Melara 1978 Roberto De Vicenzo* 213 Fidel de Luca Luis Daneri 1977 Roberto De Vicenzo Juan Carlos Cabrera 1976 Juan Quinteros Armando Saavedra 1975 Vicente Fernández 279 Juan Carlos Devoto 1974 Fidel de Luca 277 Roberto Benito 1973 Roberto De Vicenzo 268 Juan Carlos Devoto 1972 Roberto De Vicenzo 270 Fidel de Luca Jorge Ledesma 1971 Orlando Tudino 273 Roberto Monguzzi 1970 Leopoldo Ruiz 273 Jorge Ledesma 1969 Juan Carlos Nuñez 276 Horacio Berthe 1968 Orlando Tudino 280 Jorge Ledesma 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 272 Alfredo Vercelli 1966 Leopoldo Ruiz 273 Roberto Hume 1965 Elcido Nari* 275 Juan Querelos Roberto Hume 1964 Juan Querelos 281 Jorge Ledesma 1963 Fidel de Luca 284 Juan Martinez Jorge Ledesma 1962 Roberto De Vicenzo 271 Roberto Hume 1961 Juan Martinez 281 Jose Maria Gonzalez Jorge Ledesma 1960 Enrique Bertolino 273 Jorge Ledesma 1959 Esteban Sorolla 275 Roberto Hume 1958 Juan Querelos 278 Roberto Benito 1957 Leopoldo Ruiz 271 Carlos Brachts 1956 Enrique Bertolino* 278 Martin Pose, Leopoldo Ruiz, Juan Martinez Jorge Ledesma 1955 Antonio Cerdá 271 Roberto De Vicenzo Jorge Ledesma 1954 Mário Gonzalez 276 Juan Martinez Juan Segura 1953 Enrique Bertolino 278 Martin Pose Juan Segura 1952 Juan Segura (amateur) 275 Romualdo Barbieri Juan Segura 1951 Enrique Bertolino 273 Aurelio Castañon, Martin Pose Roberto Hume 1950 Antonio Cerdá 273 Martin Pose Roberto Hume 1949 Martin Pose 274 Roberto De Vicenzo Carlos Brachts 1948 Arturo Soto* 283 Aurelio Castañon Pedro Ledesma 1947 Roberto De Vicenzo 276 Alberto Texier 1946 Roberto De Vicenzo 273 Carlos Menditegui 1945 Enrique Bertolino 272 A.R. Raggio 1944 Enrique Bertolino 279 Alberto Anchorena 1943 Eduardo Blasi 272 Pedro Ledesma 1942 Marcos Churio 283 Pedro Ledesma 1941 Emilio Serra 274 M. Ayesa 1940 Martin Pose 271 Pedro Ledesma 1939 Juan Martinez 281 Alberto Anchorena 1938 Martin Pose 270 A. Gainza Paz 1937 John Cruickshank 279 Hector Villamil 1936 John Cruickshank 283 Garnet Dunsmure (amateur) Garnet Dunsmure 1935 Martin Pose 275 Marcos Churio Carlos Mugica 1934 Martin Pose 277 Marcos Churio Alberto Anchorena 1933 José Jurado 281 Hector Villamil 1932 José Jurado 277 Aurelio Castañon Hector Villamil 1931 Marcos Churio 276 Hector Villamil 1930 Henry Cotton 287 Aubrey Boomer A. Gainza Paz 1929 Marcos Churio 285 Enrique Echague 1928 Marcos Churio 292 T. Sanderson 1927 Aubrey Boomer 282 José Jurado Mariano Demaria Sala 1926 Andres Perez 279 Mariano Demaria Sala 1925 José Jurado 288 J.A. Brown 1924 José Jurado A. Gainza Paz 1923 Pedro Churio No tournament 1922 Tomas Ockenden No tournament 1921 Pedro Churio No tournament 1920 Pedro Churio No tournament 1919 Lagrima Goznalez 293 No tournament 1918 Juan Dentone 289 Juan Eustace J. Brown, John May
External links Tour de las Americas - official site TPG Tour - official site Mar del Plata Golf Club - official site