# 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica

The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, titled as the 2013 NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour.

## Changes for 2013

The 2013 season was the first full season on the tour with the 2012 season having only operated for four months in 2012. The 2013 schedule was divided into two distinct swings, the first with events played from March through May, followed by the remainder of events in the October through December. The number of events increased from 11 in 2012 to 14 with, new events for the 2013 season were, Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Abierto del Centro and Abierto de Chile.
It was also the first season in which the Developmental Series was introduced.

## NEC title sponsorship

In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with NEC, being renamed as the NEC Series-PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points |
| Mar 17 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | 150,000 | Ted Purdy (1) | 6 |
| Mar 24 | TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open | Mexico | 150,000 | Manuel Villegas (1) | 6 |
| Apr 21 | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 150,000 | Ángel Cabrera (2) | 8 |
| Apr 28 | Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC | Uruguay | 150,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (1) | 6 |
| May 5 | Arturo Calle Colombian Open | Colombia | 150,000 | Timothy O'Neal (1) | 6 |
| May 19 | Mundo Maya Open | Mexico | 150,000 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1) | 6 |
| Jun 1 | Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | 150,000 | Ryan Blaum (1) | 6 |
| Oct 13 | Puerto Rico Classic | Puerto Rico | 150,000 | Ryan Sullivan (1) | 6 |
| Oct 20 | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 150,000 | Ryan Blaum (2) | 6 |
| Nov 3 | Arturo Calle Colombian Classic | Colombia | 150,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (2) | 6 |
| Nov 10 | Lexus Peru Open | Peru | 150,000 | Julián Etulain (1) | 6 |
| Nov 24 | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 150,000 | Timothy O'Neal (2) | 6 |
| Dec 1 | Personal Classic | Argentina | 150,000 | Fabián Gómez (1) | 6 |
| Dec 8 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 150,000 | Marcelo Rozo (1) | 8 |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2014 Web.com Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Ryan Blaum | 99,135 |
| 2 | José de Jesús Rodríguez | 98,383 |
| 3 | Timothy O'Neal | 90,015 |
| 4 | Jorge Fernández-Valdés | 65,178 |
| 5 | Manuel Villegas | 60,671 |

## Developmental Series

The 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series was the inaugural season of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series, the official development tour to the PGA Tour Latinoamérica between 2013 and 2023.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | Main tour |
| Apr 7 | Abierto Los Lirios | Chile | US$50,000 | Mauricio Molina | CHL |
| Sep 8 | Abierto del Club Campestre Farallones | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | Andrés Echavarría | COL |
| Sep 14 | Copa Clube de Campo São Paulo | Brazil | US$50,000 | Philippe Gasnier (1) | |
| Oct 13 | San Eliseo Copa Gangoni | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | Miguel Guzmán | TPG |
| Oct 20 | Abierto del Club Serrezuela | Colombia | Col$90,000,000 | José Manuel Garrido | COL |
| Oct 27 | Abierto Internacional de Golf Hacienda de Chicureo | Chile | CLP$25,000,000 | Mauricio Molina | CHL |
| Nov 17 | Venezuela National Championship | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Alejandro Garmendia (1) | |
| Nov 24 | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | Ricardo González | TPG |
| Nov 30 | Abierto Sambil | Venezuela | US$50,000 | Otto Solís (1) | |
| Dec 14 | Ángel Cabrera Classic | Argentina | Arg$300,000 | Ángel Cabrera | TPG |
| Dec 21 | Copa Samsung Dev Series Final | Peru | US$50,000 | Felipe Navarro (1) | |

### Dev Series Final

The Dev Series Final was made up of the top-five finishers of each tournament during the season. The top five finishers in the Dev Series Final earned status to play on the 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Felipe Navarro | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Diego Vanegas | 283 | −5 |
| 3 | Marco Ruiz | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Otto Solís | 285 | −3 |
| 5 | Rafael Becker | 286 | −2 |