Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship: Storylines, things to know and more
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Canadian Matthew Anderson enters this week No. 1 in Fortinet Cup. (Gregory Villalobos/PGA TOUR)
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The Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship is the final event of the Latin America Swing, and the 139-player field features four tournament winners of the season and 51 of the top 60 players in the Fortinet Cup.
After the conclusion of the Latin America Swing, the top players in the Fortinet Cup will earn the following membership benefits:
- The top two players in the Fortinet Cup will earn conditional membership on the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2025 season.
- The top five players in the Fortinet Cup will receive exemptions into the first four Latin America events on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2025.
- The Panama Championship
- Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard
- 118 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro
- Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank
- The top 60 players in the Fortinet Cup will be exempt into the 10-event North America Swing, which begins June 20-23 with The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist.
Fortinet Cup Points: 500 (winner)
Purse: $225,000 ($40,500 winner)
Players to Watch
- Matthew Anderson (Canada) — Enters the week No. 1 in the Fortinet Cup; has been the top-ranked player in the standings since winning the 69th ECP Brazil Open
- Ricardo Celia (Colombia) — Gained entry into this week’s field via a top-10 finish at the KIA Open; played on a sponsor exemption in Quito and finished tied for third
- Sandy Scott (Scotland) — Has made the cut in all five appearances this season; finished third at the 2023 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship
- Thomas Longbella (United States) — Currently No. 4 in the Fortinet Cup with three top-25s this season, highlighted by his win at the KIA Open
- Julián Etulain (Argentina) — Finished T6 at the 2023 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship; has two top-three finishes this season
- Stuart Macdonald (Canada) — Captured his second career victory at the Diners Club Peru Open and became the first Canadian to win the event since it became a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event in 2012
- Jason Hong (Australia) — Claimed his first professional victory in Colombia last week at the Fourth Stop of the KIA Colombian Professional Tour presented by Monteazul Golf Club
- Jeremy Gandon (France) — Has notched three top-10 finishes in his last three tournaments; finished T10 at the 2023 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship
Tournament History
Club El Rincón de Cajicá hosted the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship two times (2022, 2023). Past champions of the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica event include current Korn Ferry Tour members Cristobal del Solar (2022) and Myles Creighton (2023). This week’s field includes six players who finished inside the top 10 in 2023: Sandy Scott (3rd), Linus Lilliedahl (4th), Julián Etulain (T6), Daniel Hudson (T6), Luis Gerardo Garza (T6), George Toone (T6) and Jeremy Gandon (T10).
Projections
Each player in the field has a chance to finish in the top 60 and gain exempt membership into the North America Swing. Projected Fortinet Cup standings will be updated daily, based on the leaderboard at the conclusion of each day.
- Every player in the field has a chance to finish in the top 60 at the end of the Latin America Swing, and earn exempt membership for Segment II
- Current 60th = Jimmy Jones/68.233 pts (solo 11th or better)
- Every player in the field has a chance to finish in the top 80 at the end of the Latin America Swing, and earn conditional membership for Segment II
- Current 80th = Ryan Burnett/50.214 pts (solo 17th)
- No. 1-ranked Matthew Anderson needs a two-way T2 or better to guarantee himself a top-two finish
- Players 28th or better have a mathematical chance of finishing top 2 at the end of the Latin America Swing
- With a victory, each of the top 7 players is mathematically guaranteed a top-two finish
PGA TOUR Americas 2024 season summary
Up to 15 Korn Ferry Tour cards are on the line during the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season – five conditional memberships will go to the top players from the Latin America (2) and North America (3) Swings, and the top 10 players in the season-long Fortinet Cup points list will earn exempt membership.
Latin America Swing
1. March 21-24 | Bupa Championship at Tulum (Tulum, Mexico)
- Winner: Clay Feagler
2. March 28-31 | Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club (Guadalajara, Mexico)
- Winner: José de Jesús Rodríguez
3. April 18-21 | 69th ECP Brazil Open (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Winner: Matthew Anderson
4. April 25-28 | Diners Club Peru Open (Lima, Peru)
- Winner: Stuart Macdonald
5. May 2-5 | KIA Open (Quito, Ecuador)
- Winner: Thomas Longbella
6. May 16-19 | Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship (Bogotá, Colombia)
North America Swing
7. June 20-23 | The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia)
8. June 27-30 | ATB Classic (Strathcona County, Alberta)
9. July 11-14 | Explore NB Open (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
10. July 18-21 | Bromont Open (Bromont, Québec)
11. July 25-28 | Commissionaires Ottawa Open (Ottawa, Ontario)
12. Aug. 1-4 | Windsor Championship (Windsor, Ontario)
13. Aug. 15-18 | Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open (Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan)
14. Aug. 22-25 | CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
15. Aug. 29 – Sept. 1 | CRMC Championship presented by Gertens (Brainerd, Minnesota)
16. Sept. 5-8 | Fortinet Cup Championship (Caledon, Ontario)




