Mexico Open at Vidanta 2024 History, Past Winners & Results

The PGA Tour takes a trip to Vidanta Vallarta for the 2024 Mexico Open on Thursday. Below, we’ll uncover the history behind the Mexico Open at Vidanta, along with the past winners and notable results from previous tournaments.

The Mexico Open is the only national golf tournament in the country, and for the third year in a row, the tournament will be an official event on the PGA Tour.

After weeks on the West Coast, the PGA Tour will be teeing off in Mexico before heading to Florida. Following the Genesis Invitational, the stars won’t be coming out for the Mexico Open but it opens up the tournament for the rest of the field.

Scroll down below to learn more about the Mexico Open at Vidanta history, past winners, and results.

Mexico Open at Vidanta History

The Mexico Open was established in 1944 and is the official national open golf tournament in the country. The tournament has been played for 80 years and has been a part of several different tours, including the Challenge Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamerica, and more.

Recently, the PGA Tour officially made the Mexico Open an official event. Not only will the event feature a multi-million dollar purse but the Mexico Open will also offer up 500 FedEx Cup points, making it a key component to the early season schedule.

Jon Rahm won the first official event in 2022 while Tony Finau will return to Vidanta as the defending champion after securing a victory in 2023.

Mexico Open at Vidanta Past Winners & Results

The 2024 Mexico Open won’t feature the strongest field this season but it will open up the opportunity for lower-ranked golfers to earn a victory on the Tour.

Since the Mexico Open has become an official event, several top-ranked players have competed in the tournament. The most prolific winners at the Mexico Open include Jon Rahm and Tony Finau, who won the first two tournaments officially recognized by the Tour.

Currently, Finau is the defending champion and will return to defend his 2023 title.

Check out the chart below for the Mexico Open at Vidanta past winners and results.

Year	Tour(s)	Winner	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Mexico Open
2024	PGAT	TBD				Vidanta Vallarta
2023	PGAT	Tony Finau	−24	3 strokes	Jon Rahm	Vidanta Vallarta
2022	PGAT	Jon Rahm	−17	1 stroke	Tony Finau Kurt Kitayama Brandon Wu	Vidanta Vallarta
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2021	PTLA	Álvaro Ortiz	−23	3 strokes	Drew Nesbitt	Estrella del Mar
2020	PTLA	No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	PTLA	Drew Nesbitt	−17	2 strokes	Andreas Halvorsen Gustavo Silva	Tijuana
2018	PTLA	Austin Smotherman	−18	4 strokes	Juan Pablo Hernández	Tijuana
2017: No tournament
Mexico Open
2016	PTLA	Sebastián Vázquez	−16	Playoff	Augusto Núñez	Aguascalientes
2015	PTLA	Justin Hueber	−23	1 stroke	Brad Gehl Maximiliano Godoy	Aguascalientes
TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mexico Open
2014	PTLA	Óscar David Álvarez	−17	1 stroke	Nelson Ledesma	Chapultepec
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2013	PTLA	Ted Purdy	−7	1 stroke	David Vanegas	Mexico
Mexico Open
2012	WEB	Lee Williams	−14	1 stroke	Paul Haley II	León
2011	NWT	Erik Compton	−17	2 strokes	Richard H. Lee	León
Mexico Open Bicentenary
2010	NWT	Jamie Lovemark	−12	Playoff	B. J. Staten	León
Mexico Open
2009	NWT	Troy Merritt	−15	Playoff	Adam Bland	León
2008	NWT	Jarrod Lyle	−17	4 strokes	Matt Every	Tres Marias
2007: No tournament
Abierto Mexicano Corona
2006	CHA, TLA	Fabrizio Zanotti	−9	1 stroke	Daniel de León	La Hacienda
2005	CHA, TLA	Antonio Maldonado	−9	1 stroke	Mickaël Dieu Rafael Gómez	La Hacienda
Abierto Mexicano de Golf
2004	CHA, TLA	Rafael Gómez	−14	2 strokes	Eduardo Herrera	La Hacienda
Mexican Open
2003	TLA	Eduardo Herrera	−10		Eduardo Argiró Jeff Burns	Moon Palace
2002		Pablo Fernández	−11	1 stroke	David Howser	La Hacienda
2001: No tournament
2000		Esteban Toledo			Robin Freeman	México
1999		Stewart Cink (2)			Óscar Serna	México
1998		Eduardo Romero			Scott Simpson	México
1997		Frank Nobilo				México
1996		Stewart Cink			Bob Tway	México
1995		John Cook			Scott Verplank	México
1994		Chris Perry			Bob Tway	México
1993		Fred Funk			Donnie Hammond	La Hacienda
1992		Tom Sieckmann			Steve Elkington	La Hacienda
1991		Jay Haas			Ed Fiori	Chapultepec
1990		Bob Lohr	−19	4 strokes	Carlos Espinosa	La Hacienda
1985–1989: No tournament
1984		Danny Mijovic			Tommy Armour III Rick Cramer	Tijuana
1983		Tommy Armour III				Tijuana
1982: No tournament
1981		Ben Crenshaw			Raymond Floyd	Chapultepec
1980		David Graham			Jerry Pate	Bellavista
1978–79: No tournament
1977		Billy Casper	−6	3 strokes	Gay Brewer	Chiluca
1976		Ernesto Pérez Acosta (2)			Victor Regalado	La Hacienda
1975		Lee Trevino (2)			Ernesto Pérez Acosta Larry Ziegler	La Hacienda
1974		Ed Byman			Lee Trevino	Chapultepec
1973		Lee Trevino			Victor Regalado	Bellavista
1972: No tournament
1971		Ángel Gallardo			Billy Maxwell	México
1970		Ernesto Pérez Acosta				Bellavista
1967–69: No tournament
1966		Bob McCallister			Dudley Wysong	Monterrey
1965		Homero Blancas			Lee Trevino	Bellavista
1964		Art Wall Jr.			Roberto De Vicenzo	México
1963		Al Balding			Richard Crawford Billy Maxwell	La Hacienda
1962		Tony Lema (2)			Jackson Bradley	La Hacienda
1961		Tony Lema			Antonio Cerdá	México
1960		Howie Johnson			Billy Maxwell	Chapultepec
1959		Ángel Miguel			Tommy Jacobs	Chapultepec
1958		Antonio Cerdá			Roberto De Vicenzo	Chapultepec
1957		Bob Rosburg			George Bayer	Chapultepec
1956		Billy Maxwell			Roberto De Vicenzo	Chapultepec
1955		Roberto De Vicenzo (3)			Tony Holguin	Chapultepec
1954		Johnny Palmer			Roberto De Vicenzo	México
1953		Roberto De Vicenzo (2)			Cary Middlecoff	Chapultepec
1952		Bobby Locke			Roberto De Vicenzo Jimmy Demaret	Mexicali
1951		Roberto De Vicenzo			Al Besselink	Chapultepec
1950		Tony Holguin (2)			Antonio Pedroza Juan Neri	Chapultepec
1949		Tony Holguin			Jimmy Demaret Sam Snead	Chapultepec
1948: No tournament
1947		Al Espinosa (4)			Carlos Belmont (a) Amado Martinez	Chapultepec
1946		Al Espinosa (3)			Felix Lopez	Chapultepec
1945		Al Espinosa (2)			Antonio Pedroza	Chapultepec
1944		Al Espinosa			Percey Clifford (a)	Chapultepec