Mar 1, 2024

Inside the Field: Puerto Rico Open

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Inside the Field

Nico Echavarria wins the Puerto Rico Open

Nico Echavarria wins the Puerto Rico Open

The PGA TOUR returns to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, for the Puerto Rico Open where Nico Echavarria will aim to defend his title.

The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields based on the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.

Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with "reshuffle" notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

Note: An additional year of eligibility was granted to some categories because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scroll below to see the field list and updates.

Tuesday, March 5
Jimmy Walker (out, WD)

Monday, March 4
Greg Chalmers (out, WD)
K.H. Lee (out, WD)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (out, WD)
Jeff Overton (in, Open qualifier)
Michael Gligic (in, Open qualifier)
Evan Harmeling (in, Open qualifier)
Ryan Cole (in, Open qualifier)
Callum Tarren (out, WD)

Sunday, March 3
David Lipsky (out, WD)

Saturday, March 2
Zach Johnson (out, WD)
Scott Brown (in, Commit)
Dylan Frittelli (out, WD)
Kramer Hickok (out, WD)
George McNeill (in, sponsor exemption)

PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)

Career money exemption
Zach Johnson

Sponsor's exemptions (members not otherwise exempt)
Scott Brown
D.A. Points

Sponsor's exemption (unrestricted)
Angel Ayora
Fred Biondi
Justin Hastings
Rasmus Højgaard
Yuxin Lin
Chris Nido
Evan Pena
Taiga Semikawa
Gareth Steyn
Jackson Van Paris

Sponsor's exemption (designated)
Domenico Geminiani
Kelvin Hernandez
Julian Perico
Aram Yenidjeian

PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year
Tyler Collet

Past champion member
Martin Trainer

Top 30 on FedExCup points list
Aaron Wise

Top 70 on prior season's FedExCup through Playoffs
Brandon Wu
Ben Griffin
Sam Stevens
Aaron Rai

Top 125 on prior season's FedExCup Points List through the FedExCup Fall
S.H. Kim
Justin Suh
Joel Dahmen
Tyler Duncan
Michael Kim
Garrick Higgo
Callum Tarren
Harry Hall
Nate Lashley
David Lipsky
Kevin Streelman
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Aaron Baddeley
Martin Laird
Ben Martin
Matti Schmid
Troy Merritt

# Major medical extension
Brandt Snedeker
Vince Whaley

Leading points winner from Korn Ferry Tour
Ben Kohles

Players 2-10 from DP World Tour rankings
Victor Perez
Robert MacIntyre
Jorge Campillo
Ryo Hisatsune

Top-five finishers and ties from PGA TOUR Q-School
Harrison Endycott
Trace Crowe
Blaine Hale, Jr.
Raul Pereda
Hayden Springer

Top finishers from Korn Ferry Tour Medical
Erik Barnes

Reorder Category - Cat. 37 thru 44
Patton Kizzire
Kevin Chappell

Nos. 126-150 on prior season's FedExCup Points List
Henrik Norlander
Scott Piercy
Zecheng Dou
Kramer Hickok
Austin Smotherman
MJ Daffue
Adam Long
Jimmy Walker
Harry Higgs
Russell Knox
Kelly Kraft
Austin Cook
Paul Haley II

# Major medical extension (non-exempt)
Bill Haas

# Latest medical extension information can be found here.

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