The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December.
The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club near Noord, Aruba. In 2018 the event was played at Cozumel Country Club on the island of Cozumel in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and was called the Cozumel Cup.
The teams consisted of 10 golfers from each tour. The tournament was played over three days with 5 fourball matches on the first day, 5 foursomes on the second day and 10 singles matches on the final day. One point was awarded for each win and a half point for a halved match. With a total of 20 points, a team needed to get 10.5 points to win the Cup.
In 2016 and 2017 prize money was US$8,000 for members of the winning team and $4,000 for each member of the losing team, a total of $120,000.
The inaugural event was held December 15âÂÂ17, 2016. The captains were Julián Etulain and Stephen Ames. PGA Tour Latinoamérica won the cup 13âÂÂ7, despite PGA Tour Canada winning the singles 5ýâÂÂ4ý. The teams consisted of the leading 10 in the Order of Merit with a minimum of either 5 players from Latin American countries or 5 Canadians.
The second event was held December 14âÂÂ16, 2017. The team captains were Roberto DÃÂaz and Ben Silverman. PGA Tour Canada won the cup 10ýâÂÂ9ý, despite PGA Tour Latinoamérica winning the singles 6âÂÂ4. The contest was decided in the last match to finish when T. J. Vogel halved his match against Brady Schnell, both players making bogeys on the final hole. The teams consisted of the leading 10 in the Order of Merit.
The third event was held December 13âÂÂ15, 2018 at Cozumel Country Club. Playing captains were chosen for the first time; Harry Higgs and Sam Fidone. PGA Tour Latinoamérica won the cup 11ýâÂÂ8ý. They led 6âÂÂ4 are the first two days but lost the first four singles matches. However, in the last six singles they won five and halved the other, for a three point victory.