Who won the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta? Past champions explored

Modified Feb 20, 2024 13:23 GMT

Mexico Open at Vidanta - Final Round — Tony Finau (Image via Fernando de Dios/Getty Images)

Tony Finau won the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta. He registered a three-stroke victory over Jon Rahm after playing four rounds of 65, 64, 65 and 66.

Finau was impressive with his game last year and started with a round of 65 on the first day. He shot seven birdies along with just one bogey to score 6-under-par 65 in the opening round.

The American's performance improved in the second round when he shot a stroke lower than in the first round. Finau made eight birdies along with one bogey to score 7-under-64.

In the third round, he again made 6-under 65 with seven birdies and one bogey, followed by a bogey-free round of five birdies in the final to win the PGA Tour event. Jon Rahm settled for a solo second-place position, followed by Brandon Wu.

The 2024 Mexico Open will take place at Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course from February 22 to 25, featuring a full-size PGA Tour event field. The tournament has a purse of $8.1 million and Finau will return to defend his title. But Jon Rahm will miss the competition as he now plays on Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

It is important to note that the Mexico Open was part of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica golf series before it became a part of the PGA Tour event in 2022.

Jon Rahm won the tournament in 2022 by defeating Tony Finau, Kurt Kitayama and Brandon Wu by one stroke. The following year, Finau defeated Rahm by three strokes.

Mexico Open past champions

The Mexico Open is a national open golf competition (of Mexico) that was a part of multiple golf series before joining the PGA Tour. As part of the Club de Golf Chapultepec event, it was launched in 1944.

The competition's first four editions were won by Al Espinosa. When the competition was added to the Nationwide Tour in 2008, Jarrod Lyle emerged victorious.

There are just two champions of the Mexico Open at Vidanta because, prior to 2022, the competition was contested at other locations. Jon Rahm and Tony Finau are the only two golfers who have won the tournament since it became part of the PGA Tour.

Here is the list of all the past champions of the Mexico Open since its inception in 1944:

1944: Al Espinosa
1945: Al Espinosa
1946: Al Espinosa
1947: Al Espinosa
1949: Tony Holguin
1950: Tony Holguin
1951: Roberto De Vicenzo
1952: Bobby Locke
1953: Roberto De Vicenzo
1954: Johnny Palmer
1955: Roberto De Vicenzo
1956: Billy Maxwell
1957: Bob Rosburg
1958: Antonio Cerdá
1959: Ángel Miguel
1960: Howie Johnson
1961: Tony Lema
1962: Tony Lema
1963: Al Balding
1964: Art Wall Jr.
1965: Homero Blancas
1966: Bob McCallister
1970: Ernesto Pérez Acosta
1971: Ángel Gallardo
1973: Lee Trevino
1974: Ed Byman
1975: Lee Trevino
1976: Ernesto Pérez Acosta
1980: David Graham
1981: Ben Crenshaw
1983: Tommy Armour III
1984: Danny Mijovic
1990: Bob Lohr
1991: Jay Haas
1992: Tom Sieckmann
1993: Fred Funk
1994: Chris Perry
1995: John Cook
1996: Stewart Cink
1997: Frank Nobilo
1998: Eduardo Romero
1999: Stewart Cink
2000: Esteban Toledo
2002: Pablo Fernández
2003: Eduardo Herrera
2004: Rafael Gómez
2005: Antonio Maldonado
2006: Fabrizio Zanotti
2008: Jarrod Lyle
2009: Troy Merritt
2010: Jamie Lovemark
2011: Erik Compton
2012: Lee Williams
2013: Ted Purdy
2014: Óscar David Álvarez
2015: Justin Hueber
2016: Sebastian Vazquez
2018: Austin Smotherman
2019: Drew Nesbitt
2021: Álvaro Ortiz
2022: Jon Rahm
2023: Tony Finau

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