The Argentine Open returns with its 116th edition amid the FIFA World Cup. In a country that is overloaded with soccer fans, it would be challenging to manage the golf tournament.While Messi is leading the Argentina team in bringing the trophy home, the biggest challenge will be gathering fans' attention towards the golf championship.Established in 1905, the VISA Open de Argentina is the seventh-oldest Open Championship in the world.Selección Argentina 🇦🇷@Argentina#SeleccionMayor Hasta ahí la palabra del entrenador @lioscaloni a un día del choque ante Australia por los Octavos de Final.1767#SeleccionMayor Hasta ahí la palabra del entrenador @lioscaloni a un día del choque ante Australia por los Octavos de Final. https://t.co/JlmvAZNcaAWhile speaking about the event, the President of the Argentine Golf Association, Andres Schonbaum, said:"This is a very particular year, as we will have an eye on the World Cup and another eye on the golf being played here at Nordelta Golf Club. Anyway, our focus is here, in a tournament with a great history and tradition that provides great opportunities for the players competing in the region."The championship is scheduled from December 1 to 4 at Nordelta Golf Club, where 156 players from 19 countries will compete against each other to win $31,500 in prize money from the purse of $175,000.2022 Argentine Open players Linus LilliedahlAugusto NúñezPeyton WilhoitBriggs DuceDanny OchoaNelson LedesmaSantiago BauniRaul PeredaConner GodseySantiago GomezChris CrawfordZack FischerCristobal Del SolarZach PotterJoseph WinslowJosh GoldenbergEddy LaiRodrigo LeeEvan KnightManuel TorresAlan WagnerRafael BeckerAlejandro TostiRodolfo CazaubònPaul ChapletJorge VillarKamaiu JohnsonWalker LeeAbel GallegosPuma DominguezMax SekulicFabián GómezNicolo GallettiAlvaro OrtizDavid LaskinOllie OsborneMatias SimaskiMatt RyanJackson MarkhamBarrett KelpinHarry HillierDalan RefiogluJohn GrecoJeremy GandonIgnacio MarinoCalvin RossAndrew AlligoodLeandro MarelliAustin HittMyles CreightonPaul ImondiAlex WeissIsidro BenitezJorge Fernández ValdésDavis ShoreBrent ItoAndy SpencerMaximiliano GodoySegundo Oliva (a)Armando FavelaTim WidingBrad ReevesDaniel O'RourkeAndres RomeroRyan ColeAdrien PendariesJuan BenitezJake SollonPaulo PintoDavid PastoreDeclan KennyAlexandre RochaJaime Lopez RivarolaCésar MonasterioMauro Baez JulienSebastián VázquezKaylor StegerRafael EcheniqueAlex ScottBlair BurseyJuan Ignacio NobaOsten WaiteKevin VeloBrian BullingtonJorge MonroyConnor BlackLuis Fernando BarcoJose NarroTommy CochaJosé ToledoMartin ContiniLuis Gerardo GarzaHoracio Jr CarbonettiCharlie HillierCésar CostillaFranco RomeroFelix CordobaDiego Prone (a)Samuel AndersonMarcos MontenegroOreste FocacciaRamiro Garcia Veiga (a)Clodomiro CarranzaJoel ThelenJoey SavoieJoey SavoieGustavo SilvaMateo Fernandez de Oliveira (a)Andres GallegosMiguel SancholuzJesus MontenegroAlex ScottFred MeyerJohn MurdockJoaquin Luduena (a)Manuel Lozada (a)Tomas GomezPaul DiFrancoAnthony PaolucciGeorge TooneDaniel HudsonTom NettlesBrett WalkerExequiel LopezLeonardo LedesmaRoman ReboraJohn HillCaleb JohnsonCaleb JohnsonSkyler FinnellJustin DoedenSergio AcevedoBrendon DoylePatrick NewcombJuan Martin Loureiro (a)Daniel AltamiranoGabriel Morgan-BirkeJack SparrowMatt GilchrestJordan CostelloSandy ScottBrax McCarthyGraysen HuffAaron TerrazasChristophe StuttsAram YenidjeianAdam NavigatoAdam NavigatoRowin CaronThomas LillyChris DrysdaleJuan ArozenaMartin MonguzziRak ChoMichael Garden