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Puerto Rico Open

Golf tournament

Golf tournament

FieldValue
namePuerto Rico Open
imagePuerto Rico Open logo.png
image_size230
locationRío Grande, Puerto Rico
establishment2008
courseGrand Reserve Country Club
par72
yardage7506 yd
tourPGA Tour (alternate event)
formatStroke play
purse
month_playedMarch
aggregate262 Karl Vilips
to-par−26 as above
current_championAUS Karl Vilips
mapPuerto Rico
map_labelGrand Reserve CC
map_captionLocation in Puerto Rico
map_reliefyes
map_size200
coordinates
Note

the golf tournament

| to-par = −26 as above The Puerto Rico Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was first played in 2008. It is the only PGA Tour event held in Puerto Rico to date. The tournament is played at the Coco Beach Golf Course (previously Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico) which was designed by Tom Kite. From its inception through 2015, it was played in early March as an alternate event to the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but in 2016 it moved to late March, opposite the WGC-Dell Match Play. All four rounds are broadcast on the Golf Channel.

The winner of the Puerto Rico Open earns 300 FedEx Cup points and 24 OWGR points, compared to 550 FedEx Cup and 70-80 OWGR points for World Golf Championships. As an alternate event, the winner does not earn a bid to the Masters, but receives a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour (compared to three for a WGC event) and entry into the PGA Championship as a Tour winner. In 2015, the prize fund was US$3 million with $540,000 going to the winner.

The Puerto Rico Open is allocated eight additional sponsor exemptions. Four of these are designated for players from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America. The other four additional exemptions are unrestricted.

History

A Puerto Rico Open was played between 1956 and 1967. It was a fixture on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour until 1965, after which sponsors rescheduled the event to later in the calendar year. The Puerto Rico Open was revived as a stop on the Tour de las Américas 2004 and 2005, before being reincarnated as a PGA Tour event in 2008.

For 2018 only, the Puerto Rico Open was an unofficial event as a fundraiser for relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, and was played at TPC Dorado Beach.

The event had been considered to have an unofficial "curse" on the PGA Tour, as no winner of the event had ever gone on to win another tournament. The only exception to this was Michael Bradley who won the Puerto Rico Open for a second time in 2011, after winning his first in 2009, but never won another PGA Tour event. However, Viktor Hovland broke the "curse" when he went on to win the Mayakoba Golf Classic in December 2020, having won the Puerto Rico Open earlier in the year. 2016 winner Tony Finau matched the feat when he won The Northern Trust in 2021.

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upPurse
($)Winner's
share ($)Ref.Puerto Rico OpenAmerican Express Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico Open
2025PGATAUS Karl Vilips262−263 strokesDNK Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen4,000,000720,000
2024PGATUSA Brice Garnett269−19PlayoffUSA Erik Barnes4,000,000720,000
2023PGATCOL Nico Echavarría267−212 strokesUSA Akshay Bhatia3,800,000684,000
2022PGATUSA Ryan Brehm268−206 strokesUSA Max McGreevy3,700,000666,000
2021PGATZAF Branden Grace269−191 strokeVEN Jhonattan Vegas3,000,000540,000
2020PGATNOR Viktor Hovland268−201 strokeUSA Josh Teater3,000,000540,000
2019PGATUSA Martin Trainer275−153 strokesAUS Aaron Baddeley
USA Daniel Berger
CAN Roger Sloan
USA Johnson Wagner3,000,000540,000
2018: No tournament
2017PGATUSA D. A. Points268−202 strokesUSA Bryson DeChambeau
ZAF Retief Goosen
USA Bill Lunde3,000,000540,000
2016PGATUSA Tony Finau276−12PlayoffUSA Steve Marino3,000,000540,000
2015PGATGER Alex Čejka281−7PlayoffUSA Jon Curran
ARG Emiliano Grillo
USA Tim Petrovic
USA Sam Saunders3,000,000540,000
2014PGATUSA Chesson Hadley267−212 strokesNZL Danny Lee3,500,000630,000
2013PGATUSA Scott Brown268−201 strokeARG Fabián Gómez
USA Jordan Spieth3,500,000630,000
2012PGATUSA George McNeill272−162 strokesJPN Ryo Ishikawa3,500,000630,000
2011PGATUSA Michael Bradley (2)272−16PlayoffUSA Troy Matteson3,500,000630,000
2010PGATUSA Derek Lamely269−192 strokesUSA Kris Blanks3,500,000630,000
2009PGATUSA Michael Bradley274−141 strokeAUS Jason Day
USA Brett Quigley3,500,000630,000
2008PGATUSA Greg Kraft274−141 strokeUSA Jerry Kelly
USA Bo Van Pelt3,500,000630,000
2006−07: No tournament
2005TLAARG Daniel Barbetti268−20PlayoffARG Eduardo Argiró125,00022,500
2004TLAARG Rodolfo González282−61 strokeARG Eduardo Argiró
CAN David Morland IV110,00019,890
1968−2003: No tournament
1967USA Chuck Courtney280−82 strokesUSA Art Wall Jr.
1966ESP Ramón Sota284−42 strokesUSA Bill Collins
1965USA Howell Fraser288E1 strokeUSA Al Besselink
USA Art Wall Jr.
1964USA Art Wall Jr.289+1PlayoffUSA Jay Dolan
1963USA Charlie Sifford277−76 strokesCAN George Knudson
1962CAN George Knudson280−42 strokesUSA Al Geiberger
USA Tony Lema
USA Don Whitt
USA Henry Williams Jr.
1961USA Billy Maxwell273−117 strokesARG Roberto De Vicenzo
1960USA Joe Jimenez280−4PlayoffCAN Stan Leonard
1959USA Pete Cooper282−65 strokesUSA Ed Oliver
1958USA Bob Toski288E2 strokesUSA Ernie Vossler
1957USA Chick Harbert281−72 strokesARG Roberto De Vicenzo
1956ARG Antonio Cerdá144E5 strokesUSA Herman Barron
IRL Dick Ferguson

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Notes

References

References

  1. (April 9, 2007). "PGA Tour adds Puerto Rico Open to '08 schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. (October 5, 2015). "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations".
  3. (22 September 1965). "Citrus Open tops winter golf tour". Fort Pierce News Tribune.
  4. (December 21, 2017). "Puerto Rico Open back on PGA Tour schedule in 2019 after Hurricane Maria cancels 2018 plans". ESPN.
  5. Myers, Alex. (February 18, 2020). "Why PGA Tour pros might want to think twice about winning the Puerto Rico Open".
  6. Woodard, Adam. (December 6, 2020). "Viktor Hovland breaks PGA Tour's 'Puerto Rico Open Curse'".
  7. Ferguson, Doug. (24 August 2021). "Tony Finau ends 5-year drought and wins Northern Trust". AP News.
  8. (May 2005). "Puerto Rico Open once again raises the bar".
  9. (21 March 2004). "Rodolfo González campeón en Puerto Rico".
  10. (27 November 1967). "Courtney Wins Puerto Rico Open". Youngstown Vindicator.
  11. (21 November 1966). "Sota Captures Puerto Rico Title". The Spokesman-Review.
  12. (15 March 1965). "Rookie Fraser Wins Tourney". The Spokesman-Review.
  13. (9 March 1964). "Art Wall Takes Caribbean Cup". Youngstown Vindicator.
  14. (4 March 1963). "Sifford Wins in San Juan Knudson 2nd". The Gazette (Montreal).
  15. (5 March 1962). "Knudson Captures Puerto Rico Open". The Gazette (Montreal).
  16. (6 March 1961). "Puerto Rico Open Win by Maxwell". The Spokesman-Review.
  17. (29 February 1960). "Golf Victory to Jimenez". The Spokesman-Review.
  18. (16 February 1959). "Coop Claims Second Win". The Spokesman-Review.
  19. (10 February 1958). "Toski Is Winner in Puerto Rico". The Spokesman-Review.
  20. (4 February 1957). "Harbert Wins Puerto Rican Open Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal).
  21. (6 February 1956). "Cerda Cards 144, Wins Puerto Rican Golf Tournament". The Gazette (Montreal).
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