Golf Tradition in Argentina
Argentina is the country with the largest golf tradition in South America due to its over 300 courses, 60,000 handicaps granted and the only two professional golfers winners of three Major Championships: Roberto De Vicenzo, and Angel Cabrera.
It started in late 1800 with the British influence growing fast in our sports culture, and has an incredible link: Mungo Park, the Pro Scottish golfer founder of San Andres GC in 1892, won the 1st Argentina Open in 1905 (the 7th oldest in the world), while his father Willie Park Sr, was the 1st Open Champion, winning at Prestwick in 1860.