Puerto Rico Open 2026 prize money payouts, purse, winners share for each PGA Tour golfer at Grand Reserve

The Puerto Rico Open, the first opposite-field event on the PGA Tour’s 2026 schedule, didn’t have a Masters invite on the line but there were plenty of other goodies up for grabs.

The 2026 Puerto Rico Open is the first of four opposite-field events on the PGA Tour. The $4 million total prize fund is the same amount as the winner gets at $20 million Arnold Palmer Invitational.

But, for the up-and-comers at Grand Reserve Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, a shot a winning a Tour event is the big prize. And yes, the $720,000 first-place check is nothing to sneeze at and that amount goes to winner Ricky Castillo, a first-time winner.

2026 Puerto Rico Open Final Leaderboard, Prize Money Payout, Purse, Winners Share

Pos. Player Score Earnings

1 Ricky Castillo -17 $720,000

2 Chandler Blanchet -16 $436,000

3 Blades Brown -14 $276,000

4 Davis Thompson -13 $196,000

T5 Luke Clanton -12 $148,000

T5 Paul Peterson -12 $148,000

T5 Matthias Schmid -12 $148,000

T8 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -11 $97,500

T8 Zac Blair -11 $97,500

T8 John Parry -11 $97,500

T8 Jeremy Paul -11 $97,500

T8 Gordon Sargent -11 $97,500

T8 David Skinns -11 $97,500

T8 Kevin Streelman -11 $97,500

T8 Jesper Svensson -11 $97,500

T16 Rafael Campos -10 $64,200

T16 David Ford -10 $64,200

T16 Pontus Nyholm -10 $64,200

T16 Ben Silverman -10 $64,200

T16 Kihei Akina (a) -10 $0

T21 Erik Barnes -9 $41,960

T21 Zachary Bauchou -9 $41,960

T21 Adam Hadwin -9 $41,960

T21 Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra -9 $41,960

T21 John VanDerLaan -9 $41,960

T26 Ryan Brehm -8 $26,309

T26 Michael Brennan -8 $26,309

T26 Adrien Dumont De Chassart -8 $26,309

T26 A.J. Ewart -8 $26,309

T26 Doug Ghim -8 $26,309

T26 Chan Kim -8 $26,309

T26 Peter Malnati -8 $26,309

T26 Hayden Springer -8 $26,309

T26 Jimmy Stanger -8 $26,309

T26 Adam Svensson -8 $26,309

T26 Vince Whaley -8 $26,309

T37 Fred Biondi -7 $18,200

T37 Beau Hossler -7 $18,200

T37 David Lipsky -7 $18,200

T37 Sudarshan Yellamaraju -7 $18,200

T37 John Daly II (a) -7 $0

T42 Davis Chatfield -6 $13,070

T42 Austin Eckroat -6 $13,070

T42 Mark Hubbard -6 $13,070

T42 S.H. Kim -6 $13,070

T42 Ben Kohles -6 $13,070

T42 Matthieu Pavon -6 $13,070

T42 Davis Riley -6 $13,070

T42 Danny Willett -6 $13,070

T50 Frankie Capan -5 $9,709

T50 Tyler Duncan -5 $9,709

T50 Brice Garnett -5 $9,709

T50 Christo Lamprecht -5 $9,709

T50 Miles Russell -5 $9,709

T50 Isaiah Salinda -5 $9,709

T50 Dylan Wu -5 $9,709

T57 Zecheng Dou -4 $9,120

T57 Martin Laird -4 $9,120

T57 Henrik Norlander -4 $9,120

T57 Robert Streb -4 $9,120

T61 Hank Lebioda -3 $8,880

T61 Danny Walker -3 $8,880

63 Camilo Villegas -2 $8,760

64 James Hahn -1 $8,680

65 Marcelo Rozo E $8,600

T66 Troy Merritt 2 $8,500

T66 Carson Young 2 $8,500

68 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 3 $8,400

PGA Tour 2026: Puerto Rico Open key details

Venue: Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande (Par 72 – 7,506 yards)

Format: 72-hole strokeplay with 36-hole cut

Purse: $4 million with the winner receiving $720,000

FedEx Cup points: 300

Favorites: Samuel Stevens 20/1, Niklas Norgaard Moller 22/1

2026 Defending champion: Ricky Castillo

Most wins: Michael Bradley (USA), 2

Who won the 2025 PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open.?

Karl career earnings before winning the 2025 Puerto Rico Open were $56,410, but Karl Vilips can now add a check for $720,000 to that total.

Vilips shot 26 under at the Grand Reserve Club to win by three in just his fourth start on the PGA Tour. The rookie was playing in his third event in 2025 after earning his tour card while playing the Korn Ferry Tour a year ago.

More importantly for the former Stanford Cardinal is he has earned a PGA Tour exemption through the end of the 2027 season, and, entry into the 2025 Players Championship next week as well as the 2025 PGA Championship.

Who won the 2024 PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open.?

The winner Sunday was Brice Garnett, who hadn’t won in six years. This victory was huge for him, as he earned a Tour card through 2026, 300 FedEx Cup points, a cash prize of $720,000 and a spot in this week’s $25 million Players Championship, which has the richest first-place check – $4.5 million – on the PGA Tour.

Barnes earned $436,000 for finishing runner-up. Those in the three-way tie for third took home $212,000.

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