Puerto Rico Open
March 23rd – 26th, 2017
Coco Beach Golf & C.C.
Rio Grande,, PR
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,506
Purse: $3 million
with $540,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Tony Finau (will not defend)

This week’s field includes:
The field includes just 6 player from the top 100 in the latest Official World Rankings, #73 Wesley Bryan, #80 Thorbjorn Olesen, #82 Graeme McDowell, #90 Chris Kirk, #98 Danny Lee and #100 Andrew Johnston.
The field includes no top 25 players on the FedEx point standings for 2017, the highest rank play is #41 Chris Kirk.
The field includes five of the seven different champions: Alex Cejka (2015), Chesson Hadley (2014), Scott Brown (2013), George McNeill (2012) and Michael Bradley (2011 & ’09).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Puerto Rico field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Puerto Rico in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Puerto Rico.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Puerto Rico Open
Player | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | WGC Mexico Championship | Honda Classic | Genesis Open | Panama Claro | AT&T Pebble | Club Colombia | Phoenix Open | Farmers | CareerBuilder Challenge | Sony Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wesley Bryan (154.33 pts) |
69 (0) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Dominic Bozzelli (96.67 pts) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
5 (23.33) |
DNP |
Graeme McDowell (82 pts) |
T28 (22) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Graham Delaet (78.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | 10 (26.67) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
J.T. Poston (75.33 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T34 (5.33) |
T64 (0) |
Luke List (58 pts) |
T17 (33) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T41 (3) |
T13 (12.33) |
Fabrizio Zanotti (57 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (57) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scott Stallings (56.67 pts) |
DNP | 68 (0) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Scott Brown (49.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
T41 (3) |
T58 (0) |
T64 (0) |
Jonathan Byrd (46.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | 61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brandon Hagy (46 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
T80 (0) |
J.J. Spaun (42.33 pts) |
T49 (1) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T9 (15) |
T50 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Danny Lee (40.67 pts) |
T17 (33) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T41 (3) |
DNP |
Tyrone Van Aswegen (35 pts) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
71 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Seung-Yul Noh (34 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T11 (26) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
David Hearn (32.67 pts) |
T34 (16) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Seamus Power (30.33 pts) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
T49 (0.33) |
Willy Wilcox (30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alex Cejka (30 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | 74 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
J.J. Henry (30 pts) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nick Taylor (25.33 pts) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T54 (0) |
T34 (5.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jonas Blixt (24.67 pts) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Garrigus (23.67 pts) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T17 (11) |
DNP |
Matt Jones (22.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ian Poulter (22.67 pts) |
T41 (9) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Puerto Rico Open
Player | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | WGC Mexico Championship | Honda Classic | Genesis Open | Panama Claro | AT&T Pebble | Club Colombia | Phoenix Open | Farmers | CareerBuilder Challenge | Sony Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Bowditch (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
T51 (0) |
Spencer Levin (-43.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
John Senden (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Matt Every (-36.67 pts) |
T62 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Retief Goosen (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ricky Barnes (-32 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T48 (1.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kyle Reifers (-29.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T39 (3.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sam Saunders (-29.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (0.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Steve Marino (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Brett Stegmaier (-26 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T39 (7.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Puerto Rico Open
Best Bets:
Peter Uihlein
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T6 | CUT |
Has done some great things on the European Tour this year, he did finish T-6th in this event in 2013.
Ian Poulter
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 |
On a quest to overcome injuries and return to his place in the top-50, his game has been sharp and he returns to a place that he finished T-3rd at last year.
Scott Brown
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T10 | 64 | Win | T5 |
Has played terrible in Florida, but he seems to have a good vibe at Coco Beach, is 50 under par in 20 rounds in which he has shot 8 of them in the 60s and only been over par three times.
Best of the rest:
Wesley Bryan
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Never played in this event, but he is really hot right now finishing in the top-ten in three of his last four starts.
Graham DeLaet
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T18 | T9 | T24 |
Has played very well in Puerto Rico, look for him to contend on the weekend.
Luke List
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | T50 |
Has been consistent on tour in 2017, is 16 under par in 8 rounds at Coco Beach.
Alex Cejka
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | Win | T54 | CUT | T13 | CUT |
Always finds a way to play well in Puerto Rico.
Danny Lee
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T48 |
Watch him, last time he played in Puerto Rico he was runner-up and has had some good finishes in 2017.
Solid contenders
Graham McDowell
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Never played in Puerto Rico, but look at the places he has won at Heritage, Mexico, Sea Island, Pebble, all course by an ocean just like Coco Beach.
Matt Jones
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T14 | T5 | T44 |
Has played well in Puerto Rico, been off and on in his play on Tour.
Chris Kirk
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in Puerto Rico for the first time, has struggled this year but has shown signs of playing well, was T-7th at Mayakoba, a course just like Coco Beach.
Long shots that could come through:
Fabrizio Zanotti
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T27 | CUT |
A player to watch, not well know has played in Puerto Rico with little success but his game has come around on the European Tour.
Ryo Ishikawa
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T73 | T19 | T39 | 2 |
Almost won this event in 2012, has had and up and down year with a lot of good finishes, especially in Japan.
J.T. Poston
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Another young kid to watch, never played in Puerto Rico but has the game to contend and has played good of late.
J.J. Spaun
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has the explosive type of game that could contend this week even though he has never played in this event.
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