Stuart Macdonald wins Diners Club Peru Open

Stuart Macdonald won the Diners Club Peru Open on Sunday after carding a 1-under 71 in the final round. Macdonald climbs into the No. 3 spot in the Fortinet Cup season-long standings after securing his second career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win at Los Inkas Golf Club.

This is the second time that Macdonald has been victorious in Peru. As an amateur, the Vancouver native won the 29th Lima Golf Club International Amateur Championship in 2017. Macdonald is the first Canadian to win the Diners Club Peru Open since it became a PGA TOUR Sanctioned event in 2012.

Prior to 2024, Macdonald was one of the most consistent performers on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica in 2023. Macdonald did not miss the cut and only finished outside of the top-25 once in eight starts, including a T14 finish at the 2023 Diners Club Peru Open.

Macdonald carried that momentum to PGA TOUR Canada in 2023. In six starts, Macdonald finished with three top-20 finishes and only missed the cut once. Macdonald’s best finish came at the 2023 Commissionaires Ottawa Open, where he defeated Devon Bling and Luke Schniederjans in a playoff to claim his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned win. Macdonald picked up a second top-five finish at the 2023 Windsor Championship, where he finished T2.

Prior to turning professional in 2017, the Vancouver native starred at Purdue University from 2012-16. Macdonald ended his career with the 14th-best scoring average in Purdue program history and finished fourth on the team in top-10s his senior year with four.

Macdonald is expected to be in the field at the Kia Open, the fifth event of the Latin America Swing, which will be hosted at the Quito Tenis y Golf Club from May 2-5 in Quito, Ecuador.

About Stuart Macdonald (First/17-under)

Age: 29
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Residence: Scottsdale, Arizona
College: Purdue University
Fortinet Cup: Third

• Earned his first win at the 2023 Commissionaires Ottawa Open on PGA TOUR Canada
• Finished seventh in the 2023 Fortinet Cup points list on PGA TOUR Canada
• Finished 20th in the 2023 Totalplay Cup points list on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica
• Won the 29th Lima Golf Club International Amateur Championship in 2017
• Enjoys playing Ping-Pong and Badminton in his free time
• Earned Big Ten All-Academic honors in 2015 and 2016
• Macdonald and his wife Carly welcomed their first child last year
• His mother, Susan Macdonald, played golf at the University of British Columbia
• Was teammates with fellow PGA TOUR Americas members Brian Carlson and Luis Fernando Barco at Purdue

Competition notes

Course setup: Par 72 / 6,887 yards; Cumulative average: 71.840

Weather: Sunny with a high of 79. Wind from the SW at 1-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

• Hole 4 – the 201-yard par 3 – was the most challenging hole at Los Inkas Golf Club; averaging a +.350. Hole 4 has carded 145 bogeys to only 18 birdies through 72-holes and saw only one birdie in the final round.
• Hole 3 – the 509-yard par 5 – was the lowest scoring hole through 72-holes, averaging a -.620. Players have made 31 eagles, 226 birdies, 128 pars and 23 bogeys on hole No. 3.
• Macdonald is the second Canadian to win on PGA TOUR Americas. Matthew Anderson became the first after winning the 69th ECP Brazil Open last week.
• Julián Etulain of Argentina (T3/-14) led all Latin players at the Diners Club Peru Open. This is the second third place finish of the year for Etulain, who finished third at the Bupa Championship at Tulum.