PGA - 2023 Mexico Open 


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2023 Mexico Open 

PGA Tour 

Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour 
PGA Tour Latinoamérica 
Tour de las Américas
Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
27-30 April 2023
 
The 2023 Mexico Open is set to take place at the Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, Mexico between 27 and 30 April 2023. 
 
What to know about the tournament 
 
This event is considered to be the national open golf tournament of Mexico having been established in 1944. 
 
The tournament is part of the PGA Tour, Web.com, Tour Challenge, Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica as well as the Tour de las Américas.
 
Tournament News
 
The event organisers have announced that they are preparing to welcome 144 professional golfers for the second consecutive year to the Vidanta Vallarta golf course.
 
The 2023 edition will appear on the PGA Tour schedule for the second time as an official FedExCup event.
 
Favourites 
 
Reigning Mexico Open champion Jon Rahm is a clear favorite to win the tournament having clinched last year's trophy. 
 
However, Rahm will face competition from the likes of Alex Noren, Nico Echavarria, Tony Finau, Brandon Wu and Davis Riley who are all part of the 144-player field. 
 
Austin Smotherman, who won the 2018 Mexico Open by four strokes, will also be part of the field at the Vidanta Vallarta. 
 
What Is At Stake 
 
The Mexico Open will offer Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner, with final points ratings determined ahead of the event teeing off on Thursday.
 
It also offers 500 FedExCup points to the winner and a 7.7 million dollar purse, while the outright winner is set to collect their share of roughly $1.4 million.
 
Quotes
 
"We are proud to welcome the world's golf elite to Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta for the second time during the Mexico Open at Vidanta, the most important social and sporting event in Mexico and Latin America," said Jose Alonso, COO of Grupo Vidanta. 
 
"This international tournament is an authentic showcase to demonstrate the richness of Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta to the world and to confirm that in Mexico, we have it all: the best service, hospitality, beautiful landscapes, and the ability to do things with incomparable quality. 
 
"We invite you to enjoy some memorable days of golf, gastronomy, entertainment, and beach with friends and family."
 

Last five Mexico Open winners

2016 - Sebastian Vazquez (Mexico) 
2018 -  Austin Smotherman (USA)
2019 - Drew Nesbitt (Canada) 
2021 - Alvaro Ortiz (Mexico)
2022 - Jon Rahm (Spain)
 

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Published: 04/26/2023