Garth Mulroy, 2009; Matthew Giles, Richard H. Lee,
Peter Lonard, 2011; Lee Williams, 2012)
36-Hole Record:
131 (Casey Wittenberg, 2011)
18-Hole Record:
63 (Jarrod Lyle, 2008 - Tres Marias Golf Club)
Course Record:
63 (Casey Wittenberg, 2011)
Total Purse:
$700,000
Shares:
1st Place - $126,000; 2nd Place - $75,600; 3rd Place - $47,600
2012 Finish
Player
Score
Player
Score
Lee Williams
274
Julian Etulain
278
Paul Haley II
275
Aaron Goldberg
278
Scott Gutschewski
276
Matt Hendrix
278
Philip Pettitt, Jr.
277
Andy Pope
278
Tyrone Van Aswegen
277
Brian Stuard
278
Casey Wittenberg
278
Past Mexico Championship Winners
Year
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2012
Lee Williams (274) -- Paul Haley II
2011
Erik Compton (271) -- Richard H. Lee
2010
*Jamie Lovemark (276) -- B.J. Staten
2009
*Troy Merritt (273) -- Adam Bland
2008
Jarrod Lyle (267) -- Matt Every
2007
No tournament
2006
Fabrizio Zanotti (275) -- Daniel De Leon
2005
Antonio Maldonado (275) -- Rafael Gomez, Mickael Dieu
2004
Rafael Gomez (270) -- Eduardo Herrera
2003
Eduardo Herrera (278) -- Eduardo Argiro, Jeff Burns
2002
Pablo Fernandez
2001
No tournament
2000
Esteban Toledo
1999
Stewart Cink
1998
Eduardo Romero
1997
Frank Nobilo
1996
Stewart Cink
1995
John Cook
1994
Chris Perry
1993
Fred Funk
1992
Tom Sieckmann
1991
Jay Haas
1990
Bob Lohr
1989
No tournament
1988
No tournament
1987
No tournament
1986
No tournament
1985
No tournament
1984
Danny Mijovic
1983
Tommy Armour III
1982
No tournament
1981
Ben Crenshaw
1980
David Graham
1979
No tournament
1978
No tournament
1977
Billy Casper
1976
Ernesto Perez Acosta
1975
Lee Trevino
1974
Ed Byman
1973
Lee Trevino
1972
No tournament
1971
Angel Gallardo
1970
Ernesto Perez Acosta
1969
No tournament
1968
No tournament
1967
No tournament
1966
Bob McCallister
1965
Homero Blancas
1964
Art Wall
1963
Al Balding
1962
Tony Lema
1961
Tony Lema
1960
Howie Johnson
1959
Angel Miguel
1958
Antonio Cerda
1957
Bob Rosburg
1956
Billy Maxwell
1955
Roberto DeVicenzo
1954
Johnny Palmer
1953
Roberto DeVicenzo
1952
Bobby Locke
1951
Roberto DeVicenzo
1950
Tony Holguin
1949
Tony Holguin
1948
No tournament
1947
Al Espinosa
1946
Al Espinosa
1945
Al Espinosa
1944
Al Espinosa
Top Contenders in the Field
Player
2010
2011
2012
Scott Gutschewski
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3rd
Tim Wilkinson
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12th
Hudson Swafford
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T-17
Scott Parel
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T-29
Benjamin Alvarado
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T-39
Alex Aragon
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T-48
Andrew Svoboda
T-14
T-50
T-59
Kevin Kisner
T-19
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Mark D. Anderson
T-24
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Michael Putnam
T-44
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Tom Hoge
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Alexandre Rocha
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Sports Network Selections
Pick to Win - Tim Wilkinson
Darkhorse - Alexandre Rocha
Last Week's Pick to Win (Michael Putnam) - Finished tied for 47th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Ben Martin) - Finished tied for 29th
NOTES:
The Web.com Tour travels south of the border to Mexico this week for the 55th
installment of the Mexico Championship. This will be the sixth year that this
event is being played on the Web.com Tour. Six of the top 12 players on the
money list are playing this week. The purse increased $75,000 from last year
to $700,000, with the winner receiving $126,000.
Edward Loar currently leads the money list by more than $68,000 over Benjamin
Alvarado. Loar is not in the field this week, so Alvarado can jump in front
with a first or second-place finish.
The Web.com Tour previously played in Mexico from 1993-2001 at the Monterrey
Open. Past winners of that event include Olin Browne, Stuart Appleby, Joe
Ogilvie and Briny Baird.
Past winners of the Mexico Championship include Roberto De Vicenzo, Bobby
Locke, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, David Graham, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Haas, Fred
Funk, John Cook and Stewart Cink.
Last year, Lee Williams posted rounds of 69-67-68-70 and won by a single
stroke over Paul Haley II. Williams, who won for the first time on the Web.com
Tour, finished at 14-under-par 274 at El Bosque Golf Club.
Williams will not be on hand to defend his title, as he earned his PGA Tour
card for 2013 by finishing 16th on the 2012 Web.com Tour money list. Williams
has struggled this season on the PGA Tour, making five cuts in 13 events. His
best finish is a tie for 37th at the Humana Challenge in January.
In 2011, Erik Compton, a two-time heart transplant recipient, fired a 7-under
65 in the final round to win by two strokes over Richard H. Lee. Compton, who
claimed his first Web.com Tour title, ended the event at 17-under-par 271. He
had won three times on the Canadian Tour, but this was his first win anywhere
since getting his second heart transplant in 2008.
Jamie Lovemark defeated B.J. Staten in 2010 with an eagle on the first playoff
hole to earn his first Web.com Tour victory. Lovemark, the 2007 NCAA
Individual Champion, and Staten finished at 12-under-par 276. Lovemark would
go on to win the 2010 Web.com Tour Player of the Year award and finish first
on the money list.
In 2008, Jarrod Lyle fired an 8-under 63 in the final round to earn his first
Web.com Tour win. Lyle, who entered the final day tied for the lead, completed
the event at 17-under-par 267 to win by five over Matt Every.
The Web.com Tour heads to Maryland next week for the Mid-Atlantic Championship
at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, where David Lingmerth captured the 2012 title.
05/21 17:07:46 ET
