Puerto Rico Open prize money
Every Puerto Rico Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Ricky Castillo took $720,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in seventeen editions here.
The same tournament has run as Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach, Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular, Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Puerto Rico Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ricky Castillo | USA | $720,000 | 65 |
| 2025 | Karl Vilips | AUS | $720,000 | 77 |
| 2024 | Brice Garnett | USA | $720,000 | 70 |
| 2023 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | $684,000 | 69 |
| 2021 | Branden Grace | RSA | $540,000 | 75 |
| 2020 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | $540,000 | 68 |
| 2019 | Martin Trainer | USA | $540,000 | 74 |
| 2017 | D.A. Points | USA | $540,000 | 80 |
| 2016 | Tony Finau | USA | $540,000 | 58 |
| 2015 | Alex Cejka | GER | $540,000 | 58 |
| 2014 | Chesson Hadley | USA | $630,000 | 61 |
| 2013 | Scott Brown | USA | $630,000 | 60 |
| 2012 | George McNeill | USA | $630,000 | 45 |
| 2011 | Michael Bradley | USA | $630,000 | 42 |
| 2010 | Derek Lamely | USA | $630,000 | 32 |
| 2009 | Michael Bradley | USA | $630,000 | 37 |
| 2008 | no first place held | - | 27 |
We hold no first place for one of these seventeen years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
One player has taken the Puerto Rico Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bradley | 2 | 2011, 2009 | $1,260,000 |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2009 to 2026
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 2009.
The 2026 top ten
8 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Castillo | USA | -17 | $720,000 |
| 2 | Chandler Blanchet | USA | -16 | $436,000 |
| 3 | Blades Brown | -14 | $276,000 | |
| 4 | Davis Thompson | USA | -13 | $196,000 |
| T5 | Luke Clanton | -12 | $148,000 | |
| T5 | Matthias Schmid | GER | -12 | $148,000 |
| T5 | Paul Peterson | USA | -12 | $148,000 |
| T8 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -11 | $97,500 |
| T8 | David Skinns | ENG | -11 | $97,500 |
| T8 | Gordon Sargent | -11 | $97,500 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Puerto Rico Open in 2026?
Ricky Castillo, on 8 March 2026. The win was worth $720,000.
How much does the Puerto Rico Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $720,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the seventeen editions on this page is $720,000, which Ricky Castillo collected in 2026.
Who has won the Puerto Rico Open most often?
Michael Bradley, twice: 2009, 2011. Those wins paid $1,260,000 between them.
How far back does Puerto Rico Open prize money go here?
To 2008. This page carries seventeen editions and 998 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for one of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see Buick Open, Kemper Open, The International, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, 84 LUMBER Classic, Barracuda Championship, Corales Puntacana Championship, Greater Milwaukee Open, ISCO Championship, Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.