Tee It Up Preview-Puerto Rico Open
Puerto Rico Open
This week on Tee It Up Preview-Puerto Rico Open. This is 1 of 2 PGA Tour events this week, the other is the WGC-Mexico Championship. The event is played at the Coco Beach Golf Course designed by Tom Kite and located in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The winner of this event earns 300 FedEx Cup points and 24 OWGR (Official World Golf Ranking) points. This is considered an alternate event on the PGA tour so the winner does not receive an invitation to the Masters but they do get a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. The event has allocated 8 sponsor exemptions
, 4 are for players from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, or South America. The other 4 exemptions have no restrictions.
Notable Winners
- Tony Finau
- Chesson Hadley
- Michael Bradley (2x)
Notable Round 1 Pairings
- 7:20 AM – Graeme McDowell, Angel Cabrera, Retief Goosen – #1
7:30 AM – Daniel Berger, Chris Kirk, Sangmoon Bae – #1- 8:20 AM – Wyndham Clark, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Rafael Campos – #1
- 12:00 PM – Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III, David Duval – #10
TV Schedule
| Thursday | 10:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Golf Channel  |
| Friday | 10:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Golf Channel |
| Saturday | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Golf Channel |
| Sunday | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Golf Channel |
Weather
| Day | Hi | Low | Precip | Description |
| Thursday | 82 | 75 | 20% | Partly Cloudy  |
| Friday | 82 | 74 | 40% | AM Showers  |
| Saturday | 81 | 74 | 20% | Partly Cloudy |
| Sunday | 81 | 73 | 20% | Partly Cloudy |
