Corales Puntacana Championship
The Corales Puntacana Championship is a golf tournament in the Dominican Republic on the PGA Tour, formerly on the Web.com Tour. It was first played in 2016 at the Puntacana Resort and Club,[2] on the east coast in the La Altagracia province.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic |
| Established | 2016 |
| Course(s) | Corales Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,670 yards (7,010 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour (alternate event) Web.com Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$3,800,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Dominic Bozzelli (2016) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Matt Wallace | |
| Location Map | |
  Corales GC Location in the Dominican Republic | |
After two years as a Web.com Tour event, it transitioned to a PGA Tour alternate event (opposite the WGC Match Play in Texas), starting in March 2018.[1] The first PGA Tour event held in the Dominican Republic, it is similar in rewards to other alternate events: 300 FedEx Cup points for the winner, a two-year tour exemption, 24 OWGR points, but no invitation to the Masters Tournament.[3]
The inaugural event in 2016 was held in early June, then moved to early May in 2017.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 tournament was postponed until September when it was part of the 2020–21 PGA Tour season. It was also elevated to full FedEx Cup point event status, with the winner receiving a 2021 Masters Tournament invitation.[4]
Winners
| Year | Tour[lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corales Puntacana Championship | ||||||
| 2023 | PGAT | Matt Wallace | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Nicolai Højgaard |
| 2022 | PGAT |  Chad Ramey | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Ben Martin Alex Smalley |
| Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship | ||||||
| 2021 | PGAT | Joel Dahmen | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Rafael Campos Sam Ryder |
| 2020 | PGAT | Hudson Swafford | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Tyler McCumber |
| 2019 | PGAT | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graeme McDowell | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mackenzie Hughes Chris Stroud |
| 2018 | PGAT | Brice Garnett | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Keith Mitchell |
| 2017 | WEB | Nate Lashley[lower-alpha 2] | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke |  Augusto Núñez |
| 2016 | WEB | Dominic Bozzelli[lower-alpha 2] | 264 | −24 | 4 strokes | Blake Adams Roberto Díaz Sam Ryder |
Notes
- PGAT − PGA Tour; WEB − Web.com Tour.
- Player graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list.
References
- "Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship". ESPN. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- "New event in Dominican Republic". PGA Tour. October 28, 2015.
- "Puntacana tournament transitioning to the PGA Tour in 2018". PGA Tour. April 18, 2017.
- Boone, Kyle (September 2, 2020). "PGA Tour releases 2020-21 schedule with 50 total events, most in a season since 1975". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
