Rafael Guillén
The Puerto Rico Open, one of the youngest tournaments on the PGA Tour, distributes a good prize, but not one of the biggest on the tour. This competition is played at the same time as the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which is one of the most prestigious and highest prize money tournaments.
The tournament will distribute a total of $3,800,000 among the golfers who will be in Rio Grande, at the Grand Reserve Country Club, on a course designed by Tom Kite, who has put together several of the most complex courses on the tour.
It will be held from March 1-5 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico and apart from the prize money, 300 FedExCup points are at stake in addition to world ranking points.
At JefeBet we want you to know not only about the bets, but also about the economic prizes that are given in each of these PGA tournaments, so we reveal how much each golfer will win in this The Puerto Rico Open.
Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for Puerto Rico PGA Golf Tournament Running from Mar 1-5 2023
It is an ideal tournament for players who are unable to participate in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as they can lift their first trophy and continue their season on a high note. The stock market has been quietly increasing, and while it is not among the highest on the tour, it is not negligible.
As it is an alternate event, it is good for adding to the winnings, as the champion is getting close to 600 thousand dollars, which for many of these golfers would be the biggest prize they have ever won.
This year there will be a new champion in the Puerto Rico Open, as last year’s champion Ryan Brehm will be in the Arnold Palmer invitational, and as a curious fact, no one has ever won the tournament twice in a row, mostly because usually the winner of this open ends up playing higher level tournaments.
Here is a detailed list of how the money will be distributed, based on the position of the participating golfers.
| Place | Award |
| 1 | $666,000 |
| 2 | $403,300 |
| 3 | $255,300 |
| 4 | $181,300 |
| 5 | $151,700 |
| 6 | $134,125 |
| 7 | $124,875 |
| 8 | $115,625 |
| 9 | $108,225 |
| 10 | $100,825 |
| 11 | $93,425 |
| 12 | $86,025 |
| 13 | $78,625 |
| 14 | $71,225 |
| 15 | $67,525 |
| 16 | $63,825 |
| 17 | $60,125 |
| 18 | $56,425 |
| 19 | $52,725 |
| 20 | $49,025 |
| 21 | $45,325 |
| 22 | $41,625 |
| 23 | $38,665 |
| 24 | $35,705 |
| 25 | $32,745 |
| 26 | $29,785 |
| 27 | $28,675 |
| 28 | $27,565 |
| 29 | $26,455 |
| 30 | $25,345 |
| 31 | $24,235 |
| 32 | $23,125 |
| 33 | $22,015 |
| 34 | $21,090 |
| 35 | $20,165 |
| 36 | $19,240 |
| 37 | $18,315 |
| 38 | $17,575 |
| 39 | $16,835 |
| 40 | $16,095 |
| 41 | $15,355 |
| 42 | $14,615 |
| 43 | $13,875 |
| 44 | $13,135 |
| 45 | $12,395 |
| 46 | $11,655 |
| 47 | $10,915 |
| 48 | $10,323 |
| 49 | $9,805 |
| 50 | $9,509 |
| 51 | $9,287 |
| 52 | $9,065 |
| 53 | $8,917 |
| 54 | $8,769 |
| 55 | $8,695 |
| 56 | $8,621 |
| 57 | $8,547 |
| 58 | $8,473 |
| 59 | $8,399 |
| 60 | $8,325 |
| 61 | $8,251 |
| 62 | $8,177 |
| 63 | $8,103 |
| 64 | $8,029 |
| 65 | $7,955 |
Additional facts and curiosities of the Puerto Rico Open 2023
- It began in 1956 and the first winner was the Argentine Antonio Cerdá with a par of the course, 5 strokes behind Herman Barron. At that time, the course was even more complicated to play, and the wind and sea level made it quite difficult.
- It was in 2008 when it was finally integrated as a PGA Tour event and on that occasion Greg Kraft was the winner and took home $630,000 of the $3,500,000 that was distributed that year. There have been no consecutive champions, but Michael Bradley has been the only one to win it twice (2009 and 2011).
- The 2018 edition was not considered part of the PGA Tour, and a Pro-Am was played and all proceeds went to charity. The winners were George McNeill and Cheyenne Woods, half-sister of Tiger Woods.
