The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December.
The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club near Noord, Aruba. In 2018 the event was played at Cozumel Country Club on the island of Cozumel in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and was called the Cozumel Cup.
Format
The teams consisted of 10 golfers from each tour. The tournament was played over three days with 5
Four-ball golf matches on the first day, 5
foursomes on the second day and 10
match play on the final day. One point was awarded for each win and a half point for a halved match. With a total of 20 points, a team needed to get 10.5 points to win the Cup.
In 2016 and 2017 prize money was US$8,000 for members of the winning team and $4,000 for each member of the losing team, a total of $120,000.
History
The inaugural event was held December 15–17, 2016. The captains were Julián Etulain and
Stephen Ames.
PGA Tour Latinoamérica won the cup 13–7, despite PGA Tour Canada winning the singles 5½–4½.
The teams consisted of the leading 10 in the Order of Merit with a minimum of either 5 players from Latin American countries or 5 Canadians.
The second event was held December 14–16, 2017. The team captains were Roberto Díaz and Ben Silverman.
The third event was held December 13–15, 2018 at Cozumel Country Club.
Results
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| 2018 | Cozumel Country Club | PGA Tour Latinoamérica|align="center"11½–8½
| Harry Higgs | Sam Fidone |
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| 2017 | Tierra del Sol | PGA Tour Canada | 10½–9½ | Roberto Díaz | Ben Silverman |
| 2016 | Tierra del Sol | PGA Tour Latinoamérica | 13–7 | Julián Etulain | Stephen Ames |
Teams
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
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2016: Samuel Del Val, Andrés Echavarría, Seth Fair, Nate Lashley, Sebastián MacLean, Leandro Marelli, Augusto Núñez, Eric Steger, Martin Trainer, Tom Whitney
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2017: Rodolfo Cazaubón, Óscar Fraustro, Tee-K Kelly, Hank Lebioda, Nelson Ledesma, Brian Richey, José de Jesús Rodríguez, Brady Schnell, José Toledo, Jared Wolfe
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2018: Tyson Alexander, Michael Buttacavoli, Nico Echavarría, Matt Gilchrest, Harry Higgs, Horacio León, Ben Polland, Marcelo Rozo, Austin Smotherman, Eric Steger
PGA Tour Canada
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2016: Paul Barjon, Austin Connelly, Corey Conners, Adam Cornelson, Michael Gligic, Brock Mackenzie, Dan McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Max Rottluff, Ryan Williams
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2017: Kramer Hickok, Rico Hoey, Lee McCoy, Patrick Newcomb, Jordan Niebrugge, Max Rottluff, Johnny Ruiz, Robby Shelton, T. J. Vogel, Chase Wright
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2018: Mark Anguiano, George Cunningham, Sam Fidone, Michael Gellerman, Ben Griffin, Ian Holt, Blake Olson, Corey Pereira, Danny Walker, Zach Wright
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