Puerto Rico Open

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 ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse($)Winner'sshare ($)Ref.Puerto Rico Open 2026 PGAT Ricky Castillo 271 −17 1 stroke Chandler Blanchet 4,000,000 720,000 2025 PGAT Karl Vilips 262 −26 3 strokes Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 4,000,000 720,000 2024 PGAT Brice Garnett 269 −19 Playoff Erik Barnes 4,000,000 720,000 2023 PGAT Nico Echavarría 267 −21 2 strokes Akshay Bhatia 3,800,000 684,000 2022 PGAT Ryan Brehm 268 −20 6 strokes Max McGreevy 3,700,000 666,000 2021 PGAT Branden Grace 269 −19 1 stroke Jhonattan Vegas 3,000,000 540,000 2020 PGAT Viktor Hovland 268 −20 1 stroke Josh Teater 3,000,000 540,000 2019 PGAT Martin Trainer 275 −15 3 strokes Aaron Baddeley Daniel Berger Roger Sloan Johnson Wagner 3,000,000 540,000 2018: No tournament 2017 PGAT D. A. Points 268 −20 2 strokes Bryson DeChambeau Retief Goosen Bill Lunde 3,000,000 540,000 2016 PGAT Tony Finau 276 −12 Playoff Steve Marino 3,000,000 540,000 2015 PGAT Alex Čejka 281 −7 Playoff Jon Curran Emiliano Grillo Tim Petrovic Sam Saunders 3,000,000 540,000 2014 PGAT Chesson Hadley 267 −21 2 strokes Danny Lee 3,500,000 630,000 2013 PGAT Scott Brown 268 −20 1 stroke Fabián Gómez Jordan Spieth 3,500,000 630,000 2012 PGAT George McNeill 272 −16 2 strokes Ryo Ishikawa 3,500,000 630,000 2011 PGAT Michael Bradley (2) 272 −16 Playoff Troy Matteson 3,500,000 630,000 2010 PGAT Derek Lamely 269 −19 2 strokes Kris Blanks 3,500,000 630,000 2009 PGAT Michael Bradley 274 −14 1 stroke Jason Day Brett Quigley 3,500,000 630,000 2008 PGAT Greg Kraft 274 −14 1 stroke Jerry Kelly Bo Van Pelt 3,500,000 630,000 2006−07: No tournamentAmerican Express Puerto Rico Open 2005 TLA Daniel Barbetti 268 −20 Playoff Eduardo Argiró 125,000 22,500 2004 TLA Rodolfo González 282 −6 1 stroke Eduardo Argiró David Morland IV 110,000 19,890 Puerto Rico Open1968−2003: No tournament 1967 Chuck Courtney 280 −8 2 strokes Art Wall Jr. 1966 Ramón Sota 284 −4 2 strokes Bill Collins 1965 Howell Fraser 288 E 1 stroke Al Besselink Art Wall Jr. 1964 Art Wall Jr. 289 +1 Playoff Jay Dolan 1963 Charlie Sifford 277 −7 6 strokes George Knudson 1962 George Knudson 280 −4 2 strokes Al Geiberger Tony Lema Don Whitt Henry Williams Jr. 1961 Billy Maxwell 273 −11 7 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo 1960 Joe Jimenez 280 −4 Playoff Stan Leonard 1959 Pete Cooper 282 −6 5 strokes Ed Oliver 1958 Bob Toski 288 E 2 strokes Ernie Vossler 1957 Chick Harbert 281 −7 2 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo 1956 Antonio Cerdá 144 E 5 strokes Herman Barron Dick Ferguson Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

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