2026 Puerto Rico Open - Patio Preview, Key Stats, Tournament Trends & Early Models

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Mar 02, 2026

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Grand Reserve Golf Club
Rico Grande, Puerto Rico

120 players
- Top 65+ ties make cut
Par 72
7500+ yards
Greens: Paspalum
- 6,500 sq ft and 10.5 on Stimpmeter (SLOW)
Long Par 3’s
- 3 of 4 are longer than 200 yards
Only 4 of 10 Par 4s are 450 yards or longer
2 Par 5s are shorter than 550 yards while 2 par 5s are 600 yards or longer
Resort-style course
- Mostly flat, generous fairways
- Fairway and greenside bunkers
- Rough relatively non-penal
Less-than-Driver course despite length due to narrow fairways surrounded by bunkers and water
Driving Accuracy slightly below Tour Average, while Good Drive % is above Tour average due to straightforward second shots
- GIR% above Tour average
Around-the-Green/Scrambling substantially easier than Tour average
3-Putt Avoidance slightly below Tour average, One-Putt% slightly above Tour average
BOB% above Tour average and Bogey Avoidance lower than Tour average
- Birdie-to-Bogey Ratio was 2.17 last year, which is vastly different than the 0.90 5-year average at Bay Hill in the primary event this week
The front 9 and back 9 were flipped prior to last year
- Tournament will close with 2 Par 3s and 2 Par 4s
  - Previously closed with 1 Par 3, 1 Par 4 and 2 Par 5s

Recent Tournament History

2025: Karl Vilips -26 (65-67-66-64); 3 Stroke Victory over Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
2024: Brice Garnett -19 (66-66-68-69); Playoff Victory over Erik Barnes
2023: Nico Echavarria -21 (67-67-65-68); 2 Stroke Victory over Akshay Bhatia
2022: Ryan Brehm -20 (66-67-68-67); 6 Stroke Victory over Max McGreevy
2021: Branden Grace -19 (67-68-68-66); 1 Stroke Victory over Jhonattan Vegas

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Key Stats

Tier 1

Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee
Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green
Strokes Gained: Putting (Paspalum)
Overall Proximity

Tier 2

Driving Accuracy
Par 5 BOB%
Par 4 BOB%
Strokes Gained: Par 3s
Bogey Avoidance
3-Putt Avoidance (Paspalum)

Tier 3

Strokes Gained: Total (Very Easy - Easy)

Champ’s Course Comps

Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course)
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course)
Trinity Forest Golf Club

Last 5 Puerto Rico Open Tournament Trends

Odds
0-25: 2021
26-50:
51-100: 2025, 2022
101+: 2024, 2023

Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader By Round
R1: 4/5 (80%) within 3 or more (0/5 led)
R2: 4/5 (80%) within 3 shots (1/5 led)
R3: 5/5 (100%) within 2 shots (3/5 led)

Winner’s Lead-In Form
4/5 (80%) made the cut in their last start
3/5 (60%) with a Top 20 finish in their last 4 starts
3/5 (60%) with at least 2 Top 40 finishes in their last 4 starts
1/5 (20%) with a Top 10 finish in their last 4 starts
0/5 (0%) with a WIN in their last 4 starts

Winner’s Puerto Rico Open History
3/5 (60%) with at least 1 prior appearances
2/5 (40%) with a Top 20 finish in a prior appearance
1/5 (20%) with a Top 10 finish in a prior appearance

First Round Leader by Tee Split
AM: 60% (2025, 2024, 2022)
PM: 80% (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
*results can include instances where FRL from AM/PM, both get credited with a win.