Punta Cana Set to Host PGA Tour’s Corales Championship

By: - March 14th, 2021
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PGA Tour player Corey Conners during last year's Corales tournament.

Punta Cana will again play host to the PGA Tour’s Corales Championship next week. 

The Dominican Republic’s only PGA tour tournament will be held from March 24 to March 28 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship.

It will be the fourth edition of the event, with 132 players representing 20 countries and a purse fo $3 million. 

Access to the event will only be by invitation and exclusive for Puntacana Resort and Club homeowners and partners. 

The event will kick off with a Pro-Am event. 

Last year’s event was held during September instead of its traditional March schedule, with Hudson Swafford taking the crown with a score of 18-under. 

It’s the second PGA tour event held in the Caribbean so far this year, following last month’s Puerto Rico Open.

For more, visit the Corales Championship. 

— CJ

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