Final-Round Notes – Sunday, March 10, 2024

Brice Garnett - Foto por: Odalys Rivera

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 86. Wind E 12-16 mph, gusting to 20 mph.

Final Leaderboard

Pos.PlayerR1R2R3R4Total
1**Brice Garnett66666869269 (-19)
2Erik Barnes66666968269 (-19)
T3Victor Perez69686865270 (-18)
T3Hayden Springer68656968270 (-18)
T3Jimmy Stanger68656770270 (-18)

**won with a birdie-4 on the fourth playoff hole, the par-5 18th

Brice Garnett (P1/-19)

  • After opening with back-to-back 6-under 66s in his first start of the season, used a 3-under 69 to overcome a two-stroke deficit beginning the final round and match Erik Barnes at 19-under 269; on the fourth hole of sudden death (par-5 18th), sank a 10-foot putt for birdie to win; on the first three playoff holes, the duo matched par-birdie-par
  • The win comes in his 241st career start on TOUR at the age of 40 years, 6 months, 4 days
  • This week’s victory is his second on the PGA TOUR (2018 Corales Puntacana Championship)
  • The win marks his third top-10 finish in his eighth Puerto Rico Open start: 1st/2024, T7/2022, T5/2021
  • With the win, earns 300 FedExCup points
  • With the win, becomes fully exempt for all of the 2024 season (thru 2026 season)
  • With the win, earns a spot into this week’s PLAYERS Championship; the victory also includes starts into such select events as the 2024 PGA Championship, 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge and The Sentry in 2025
  • This was the fourth playoff in Puerto Rico Open history and first since Tony Finau defeated Steve Marino in 2016
  • This was the third playoff of the season and first since Nick Taylor defeated Charley Hoffman at the WM Phoenix Open on the second playoff hole
  • This was the longest playoff on the PGA TOUR since Nick Taylor defeated Tommy Fleetwood on the fourth hole of a playoff at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open

Erik Barnes (P2/-19)

  • With just one dropped shot all week (par-4 10th/R1), closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 19-under 269 along with Brice Garnett
  • The runner-up finish comes in his fourth start of the season and 22nd on the PGA TOUR
  • Competing this season on the PGA TOUR by way of a Korn Ferry Tour Medical Extension
  • Best finish of three starts on TOUR prior to this week: T43/Farmers Insurance Open

Miscellaneous Notes

  • Highlighted by five birdies and an eagle, France’s Victor Perez (T3/-18) closed his second Puerto Rico Open (T55/2022) with a bogey-free 7-under 65; comes off a T16 at last week’s Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches
  • PGA TOUR rookie Hayden Springer (T3/-18), who earned his exempt status as among the top five from the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament (T4), closed his fourth start of the season with a 4-under 68; the top-5 finish supplants his previous-best of T33/Farmers Insurance Open
  • In his first Puerto Rico Open start, Jimmy Stanger (-T3/18) posted scores of 68-65-67-70; previous-best finish in five PGA TOUR starts this season was T14 at The American Express; winner of last year’s Compliance Solutions Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour
  • Following his career-low score (relation to par) of 9-under 63 in round three, Ben Kohles (T6/-17) closed with a 1-over 73; came into the week on the heels of three missed cuts and a WD (Mexico Open at Vidanta) in his most recent four TOUR startsPuerto Rico Open history: T6/2024, T16/2022, MC/2014, T39/2013
  • Vanderbilt University senior Jackson Van Paris, the lone amateur (of five) who made the cut – which he made on the 4-under number – closed with a bogey-free 8-under 64 to claim T10 honors at 15-under 273; the only score of the week lower than his 8-under 64 was a third-round 9-under 63 from 54-hole leader Ben Kohles
  • In his bid to become the first to successfully defend a Puerto Rico Open title, Nico Echavarria (T15/-14) closed with a 1-under 71
  • In his 15th Puerto Rico Open start, San Juan native Rafa Campos posted scores of 65-67-76-67 to finish T18 at 13-under 275; was seeking a fourth top-10 finish in his hometown event (T8/2016, T10/2017, T3/2021)