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TLA Players Championship

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TLA Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationMexico Acapulco, Mexico
Established2002
Course(s)Fairmont Acapulco Princess
Par70
Tour(s)Tour de las Américas
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$70,000
Month playedMay
Final year2012
Tournament record score
Aggregate189 Julián Etulain (2011)
260* Rafael Ponce (2004)
To par–21 Julián Etulain (2011)
–21* Rafael Ponce (2004)
* 72 holes prior to 2005
Current champion
Paraguay Marco Ruiz

The TLA Players Championship was a men's golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas, the highest level professional golf tour in Latin America, held from 2002 to 2012. It was held at several different courses in the seaside resort of Acapulco in Mexico.

Since 2005, the tournament was played over 54 holes (3 rounds), having originally been contested over 72 holes (4 rounds).

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Runner(s)-up
2012 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Paraguay Marco Ruiz 193 (–17) Mexico Mauricio Azcué
2011 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Argentina Julián Etulain 189 (–21) Argentina Cesar Agustin Costilla
2010 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Argentina Luciano Dodda 192 (–18)PO Argentina Julián Etulain
2009 Fairmont Pierre Marques Colombia Eduardo Herrera 200 (–16)PO Colombia Jaime Clavijo
2008 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Argentina Rafael Gómez 200 (–10) Venezuela Raul Sanz
2007 No tournament
2006 Mayan Palace Argentina Julio Zapata 197 (–19) Argentina Miguel Fernández, Argentina Fabián Gómez
2005 Fairmont Pierre Marques Mexico Antonio Serna 205 (–11) Argentina Miguel Rodriguez
2004 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Ecuador Rafael Ponce 260 (–20) Argentina Rodolfo González
2003 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Mexico José Octavio González 263 (–17) Argentina Miguel Fernández
2002 Fairmont Acapulco Princess Argentina Roberto Cóceres 263 (–17) Argentina César Monasterio
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