Los Lagartos Open

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]

Los Lagartos Open
Tournament information
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Established1964
Course(s)Los Lagartos Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
Location Map
Los Lagartos CC
Location in Colombia

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
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1978Peter Townsend England282−63 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo
Tony Jacklin		[3]
1975–1977: Tournament not held
1974Tony Jacklin England273−153 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo
Florentino Molina
Alberto Rivadeneira		[4]
1973Tony Jacklin England261−2713 strokes Gene Borek[5]
1972Peter Townsend England274−144 strokes Gene Borek[6]
1971Bert Greene United States277−112 strokes Rogelio González[7]
1970Bert Greene United States268−144 strokes Rocky Thompson[8]
1969Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina274−143 strokes Larry Mowry[9]
1968Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina269−195 strokes Butch Baird[10]
1967Butch Baird United States277−113 strokes Bert Weaver[11][12]
1966Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina270−184 strokes Tom Nieporte[13]
1965Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina272−164 strokes Al Besselink[14]
1964Art Wall Jr. United States280−82 strokes Al Besselink[15][1]

References
  1. Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. "Roberto De Vicenzo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Jacklin bows to Townsend". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Jacklin home by three". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "Townsend wins with 66 in last round". The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Homenuik sixth". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 17 February 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. "Bert Greene Victor at Bogota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 23 February 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "Sports Briefs". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 17 February 1969. p. 3B. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "De Vicenzo Wins Bogota Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 19 February 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Baird records golfing victory". The Gazette (Montreal). AP. 20 February 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. "Baird Claims Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 20 February 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  13. "Argentinian Retains Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 28 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. "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.
  15. "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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