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NATIONWIDE - Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, March 4th through Sunday, March 7th |
| SITE: The Country Club of Bogota, Bogota, Colombia |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Unknown (1917) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 431 Yds | 10 - Par 3 228 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 525 Yds | 11 - Par 4 439 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 4 382 Yds | 12 - Par 4 457 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 4 355 Yds | 13 - Par 5 585 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 3 235 Yds | 14 - Par 4 382 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 413 Yds | 15 - Par 3 207 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 3 180 Yds | 16 - Par 4 406 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 5 555 Yds | 17 - Par 4 440 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 447 Yds | 18 - Par 5 570 Yds | |
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| 35 3,523 Yds | 36 3,714 Yds | |
| Annual: | 1st |
| Television: | None |
| Total Purse: | $600,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $108,000; 2nd Place - $64,800; 3rd Place - $40,800 |
| Past Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 1st | year of the event |
| Top Players in the Field |
| D.J. Brigman | 13th on money list, Won 2003 Permian Basin Golf Classic |
| Kevin Chappell | 11th on money list, 2 top-10's in 3 events |
| Tommy Gainey | 9th on money list, 3rd at Panama Claro Championship |
| Mark Hensby | Won 2004 John Deere Classic, 3 Nationwide wins |
| Jim Herman | Won Moonah Classic, 2nd on money list |
| Chris Kirk | 4th on money list, 2nd at Moonah Classic, 2 top-10's |
| Kevin Kisner | 10th on money list, 2 top-10's in 3 events |
| Colt Knost | 2007 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links champion |
| Jamie Lovemark | 6th on money list, 3rd at New Zealand Open |
| Martin Piller | 7th on money list, 2 top-10's in 3 events |
| Tag Ridings | 8th on money list, Won 2002 Permian Basin Open |
| Brian Smock | 5th on money list, 2nd at Panama Claro Championship |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Chris Kirk |
| Darkhorse - Julio Zapata |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Robert Gates) - Missed the cut |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Jarrod Lyle) - Missed the cut |
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The first of four new Nationwide Tour events on the 2010 schedule takes place
this week, as tour players travel to Colombia for the inaugural Pacific
Rubiales Bogota Open. Ten of the top-12 players on the money list are in the
field this week.
This is the first Nationwide Tour event ever held in South America. PGA Tour
player and world No. 21 Camilo Villegas is a native of Colombia. Villegas is
playing in the pro-am this week and is also conducting a youth event. His
younger brother, Manuel, is playing in the tournament. Manuel finished sixth
at the Moonah Classic in early February.
NASCAR star and Bogota native Juan Pablo Montoya will serve as host of the
Juan Pablo Montoya Celebrity Pro-Am on Tuesday. Montoya is an avid golfer and
serves on the board of The First Tee of South Florida.
The tournament will be played at the Country Club of Bogota, which was founded
in 1917. It was the first club in Colombia to have a golf course. The club
features two 18-hole golf courses and serves as one of Colombia's most
important sports infrastructures. The Country Club of Bogota has hosted the
Colombian Open 10 times. Bernhard Langer won the event contested here in 1980.
Pacific Rubiales is a Canadian-listed producer of oil and natural gas with
headquarters in Bogota. The company is the largest independent oil and gas
exploration and production company in Colombia. The company is focused on
identifying growth opportunities in Colombia and northern Peru.
The Nationwide Tour returns in three weeks in Louisiana for the Chitimacha
Louisiana Open, where Bubba Dickerson captured the 2009 title.
03/02 15:30:59 ET
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As of March 2, 2010, at 03:31 PM ET
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