Playing alongside a limited field Signature Event, the PGA Tour offers its first alternate field tournament this week at the Puerto Rico Open. With the sports big boys playing in Florida some lesser known talents will not only get a chance to win a PGA tournament but also pick up valuable FedExCup points. Rasmus Højgaard opened as the PGA golf odds betting favorite, which suggests it is a wide open field.
What Is The Puerto Rico Open?
First played in 2008, the Puerto Rico Open is contested as an alternate field event to those members not competing in the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. The prize pool is significantly less than other Tour events with a total amount of $4 million and fewer FedExCup and OWGR points are awarded
Where Is The Puerto Rico Open Played?
Since its inception the Puerto Rico Open has been played at the Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The Championship Course stretches along the Grand Reserve peninsula and is one of the longest tracks on Tour measuring 7,506 yards at par 72. The nines are swapped this year with the front nine boasting two par 5s at more than 600 yards.
The Puerto Rico Open Schedule
The tournament will be contested over 4 days from March 5 to March 8, 2026. More than 120 players are scheduled to compete with the format featuring 72-holes of stroke play with a cut after 36 holes. The top 65 players and ties will advance to the weekend.
How to Watch The Puerto Rico Open
All four rounds of the Puerto Rico Open will be televised on Golf Channel. Early round coverage runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET with weekend coverage running from 5:30 p.m. ET to 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Puerto Rico Open Betting Odds & Markets
There are Tour winners, younger players looking for a breakthrough and plenty of international talent on display at the Puerto Rico Open. One thing not on hand is a clear-cut favorite. European Ryder Cup star Rasmus Højgaard is at the top of the PGA golf odds as the outright favorite with several players close behind.
- Rasmus Højgaard +1100
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +1200
- Davis Thompson +1750
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +2200
- Haotong Li +2400
- Seamus Power +2400
- Michael Brennan +2500
- Ricky Castillo +2700
- Matt Wallace +3000
- Chad Ramey +3000
- Vince Whaley +3000
- John Parry +3500
- Zecheng Dou +3500
- Eric Cole +3500
- Kris Ventura +3500
- All Other Golfers Listed at +4000 or Higher
Alternate field tournaments offer bettors a unique opportunity to cash in on underdogs in what is considered to be a wide-open field. However, the play of Hojgaard in the European’s Ryder Cup win last year paved the way for his position as the favorite. And he’s coming off a T9 at the Cognizant Classic, his 5th top 10 in 12 starts.
Second favorite Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen will have to turn things around quickly to justify his position on the odds board. The third highest ranked player in the field has struggled recently finishing 40th or worse in his last 4 starts showing he’s not keeping up with weaker fields.
Given the length of the course and few obstacles to get in the way, targeting big hitters is a smart move. Eric Cole is on a nice run going par or better in 11 of his last 14 rounds. He has power off the tee and ranks among the top 20 on Tour in putting average.
The Puerto Rico Open Leaderboard
For all things related to the PGA Tour visit their website for updated player profiles and a live leaderboard. Tournament scores are tracked in real time giving fans and bettors the feeling of being on the course. The full field of up to 130 golfers will be trimmed to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes.
Who Won the 2025 Puerto Rico Open?
Karl Vilips was on fire last year carding 67 or lower in all four rounds to finish 3 shots better than Neergaard-Petersen to claim his first PGA Tour title. Vilips played his best down the stretch dropping a birdie putt on the 18th to close with an 8-under 64 to finish at 23-under in just his third Tour start.
Going off at +6500 Vilips rewarded his backers with a nice payday. Closing as the favorite, Niklas Norgaard finished at 13-under in a tie for 34th.
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