Overview
- Organizers from the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA set January 14–17, 2027, for the championship at El Camaleón in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
- El Camaleón previously hosted the LAAC in 2020, when Argentina’s Abel Gallegos captured the title.
- USGA chief executive Mike Whan, R&A chairman Martin Hattrell and Augusta National and Masters chairman Fred S. Ridley were present for the announcement in Lima.
- During the opening round of the 2026 event in Peru, Andrés Schönbaum of Argentina and Andrés Martínez Benedetti of Venezuela led with 66 (-4).
- The LAAC champion earns a Masters invitation along with exemptions into The Open and the U.S. Open.