Corales Puntacana Championship
Golf tournament
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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 Corales Golf Course in 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 | Corales Golf Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,670 yards (7,010 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour (alternate event) Web.com Tour (2016–2017) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Dominic Bozzelli (2016) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Garrick Higgo | |
| 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]
The tournament was moved to an April date for the 2024 PGA Tour season, played as an "Additional" event in the same week as the RBC Heritage.[5]
Winners
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corales Puntacana Championship | ||||||
| 2025 | PGAT | Garrick Higgo | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Joel Dahmen Keith Mitchell Jeremy Paul Michael Thorbjornsen Alejandro Tosti |
| 2024 | PGAT | Billy Horschel | 265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Wesley Bryan |
| 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 |  Graeme McDowell | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Mackenzie Hughes Chris Stroud |
| 2018 | PGAT | Brice Garnett | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Keith Mitchell |
| 2017 | WEB | Nate Lashley[b] | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Augusto Núñez |
| 2016 | WEB | Dominic Bozzelli[b] | 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.
