The weekend had several Brazilian professionals competing around the world, especially at the Bupa Match Play. Therefore it closed the first half of the PGA Tour Latin America season. See the results:
Three Brazilian professionals compete at the Bupa Match Play of the PGA Tour Latin America
In conclusion, Rodrigo Lee was the best placed of the three Brazilian professionals at the Bupa Match Play in Playa del Carmen in Mexico. This tournament marked the closing of the first half of the PGA Tour Latin America season. This first event was organized by the regional circuit in match play format. S0 the golfers dispute the holes in doubles, in eliminatory format. While Lee overcame American Mark Silvers by closing 17 holes with 68 strokes, 2 under his opponent, in the best of 32. In the next phase, Lee fell to Argentine Matias Simaski, completing 18 holes with 69 tackles, one above the opponent.
Alexandre Rocha and Rafael Becker also participated in the tournament but lost in the first phase to the American Hunter Hamrick and the Argentinean Clodomiro Carranza. The highlight was for Finland’s Toni Hakula, who became the first Match Play champion on the PGA Tour Latin America. Finally, he was winning in the final against Argentina’s Sebastian Saavedra.
Luiza Altmann competes for the Ladies European Tour Access Series
Luiza Altmann competed in the Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open 2018. This tournament is part of the Ladies European Tour Access Series. She closed the competition with 160 strokes, 16 over par in 106th place. Unfortunately, she did not pass the cut. After three days of the tournament, the champion was the Swedish Julia Engstrom, with 214 strokes (-2).
This report is based on the news of the Brazilian Golf Confederation from 12 June 2018, translated from Portuguese by Fernando Boghos Cescon Avedissian.
Brazilian professionals today: the PGA TOUR Americas
The Bupa Match Play was part of the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. Since the 2024 season, this tour and the PGA TOUR Canada have run together as the PGA TOUR Americas, which is now the main circuit for Brazilian men who want to reach the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA TOUR. The season starts in Brazil: the ECP Brazil Open at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro was played in 2024 and 2025, and the 71st edition opened the 2026 season there in April.
For Brazilian women, the Ladies European Tour Access Series, in which Luiza Altmann played in 2018, is still a route towards the Ladies European Tour.
Where can you watch professional golf in Brazil?
The best chance is the ECP Brazil Open in Rio de Janeiro, which has recently been played in April. On all other days the Olympic Golf Course is open to every golfer, so you can play the same holes as the professionals. Our course page has the booking details and the contact of the club.