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2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta: Round 1 tee times, pairings and featured groups
The Vidanta Golf Course in Puerto Vallarta will host the Mexico Open at Vidanta from April 27-30, with a prize purse of $7.7 million and 500 FedExCup points
The first round of the 2023 Mexico Open will commence on Thursday, April 27, at Vidanta Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta. Unlike the PGA TOUR’s high-profile events, this tournament has an entire field and a more relaxed atmosphere. Only three top-20 PGA-ranked golfers will participate, including the 2022 Mexico Open champion Jon Rahm, Tony Finau, runner-up, and Wyndham Clark.
As the Mexico Open enters only its second year, Jon Rahm, the world’s top-ranked golfer, and current Masters champion, aims to defend his championship title. When he arrived at this tournament last season, Rahm was going through a period of average performances. However, the open layout of the course and the field enabled him to take his game to the next level and return to winning ways.
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In his pursuit of an eighth victory within a year, he will have to face a group of players who gave him trouble during the previous season, led by Tony Finau, who nearly caught Rahm last year but ultimately came up one stroke short. Alex Noren is one of the few players within the top 50 in the world rankings, while golfers such as Wyndham Clark, Beau Hossler, Patrick Rodgers, Nicolai Hojgaard, and Maverick McNealy are all striving to achieve their first PGA Tour victories.
2023 Mexico Open round 1 tee times
Tee times for the tournament start at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday.
| Time (E.T.) | Tee | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:45 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Greg Chalmers | Kevin Stadler | Kevin Stadler |
| 8:45 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Jonas Blixt | Doug Ghim | Stephan Jaeger |
| 8:56 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Sung Kang | Sung Kang | Fabián Gómez |
| 8:56 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Michael Kim | Harry Higgs | Robby Shelton |
| 9:07 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Wesley Bryan | Peter Malnati | S.H. Kim |
| 9:07 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Martin Trainer | Hank Lebioda | Eric Cole |
| 9:18 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Martin Laird | Taylor Pendrith | Alex Smalley |
| 9:18 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Jon Rahm | Emiliano Grillo | Alex Noren |
| 9:29 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Mark Hubbard | Doc Redman | Max McGreevy |
| 9:29 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Lucas Glover | Gary Woodland | Austin Smotherman |
| 9:40 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Derek Ernst | Scott Brown | Cameron Percy |
| 9:40 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Matt Wallace | Garrick Higgo | Richy Werenski |
| 9:51 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Nate Lashley | Nick Watney | Jonathan Byrd |
| 9:51 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | D.A. Points | Beau Hossler | Callum Tarren |
| 10:02 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Austin Cook | Ryan Armour | Ben Crane |
| 10:02 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Kevin Streelman | George McNeill | Wyndham Clark |
| 10:13 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Cody Gribble | Tommy Gainey | Ben Taylor |
| 10:13 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Sean O’Hair | Patrick Rodgers | Brandon Wu |
| 10:24 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Dylan Wu | Akshay Bhatia | Steve Jurgensen |
| 10:24 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Kyle Westmoreland | Ryan Gerard | Cristobal Del Solar |
| 10:35 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Carson Young | Paul Haley II | Jose Cristobal Islas |
| 10:35 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Harry Hall | Kevin Roy | José Toledo |
| 10:46 a.m. | Tee No. 1 | Zecheng Dou | Trevor Werbylo | Raul Pereda |
| 10:46 a.m. | Tee No. 10 | Boo Weekley | Vincent Norrman | Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira |
| 1:50 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Jimmy Walker | Bill Haas | Greyson Sigg |
| 1:50 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Brian Stuard | Kelly Kraft | Joseph Bramlett |
| 2:01 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | William McGirt | Byeong Hun An | Andrew Novak |
| 2:01 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Chris Stroud | Ryan Moore | Lee Hodges |
| 2:12 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Andrew Putnam | James Hahn | Will Gordon |
| 2:12 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Dylan Frittelli | Adam Long | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2:23 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Nico Echavarria | Tony Finau | Camilo Villegas |
| 2:23 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Lanto Griffin | J.B. Holmes | Maverick McNealy |
| 2:34 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Luke List | Cameron Champ | Brandon Matthews |
| 2:34 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Kevin Tway | Brian Davis | David Lipsky |
| 2:45 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Chez Reavie | Erik van Rooyen | Francesco Molinari |
| 2:45 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Ted Potter, Jr. | Ricky Barnes | Henrik Norlander |
| 2:56 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Brice Garnett | Arjun Atwal | Matthias Schwab |
| 2:56 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Satoshi Kodaira | Charley Hoffman | Richard S. Johnson |
| 3:07 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Patton Kizzire | Ben Martin | S.Y. Noh |
| 3:07 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Kevin Chappell | Tyson Alexander | Kyle Reifers |
| 3:18 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Scott Piercy | Kyle Stanley | Aaron Baddeley |
| 3:18 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Harrison Endycott | Brent Grant | José de Jesús Rodríguez |
| 3:29 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Austin Eckroat | Augusto Núñez | Zach Bauchou |
| 3:29 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Aaron Rai | Michael Gligic | Alvaro Ortiz |
| 3:40 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Scott Harrington | Carl Yuan | Alejandro Tosti |
| 3:40 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Matti Schmid | Trevor Cone | Sebastián Vázquez |
| 3:51 p.m. | Tee No. 1 | Tano Goya | Nicolai Hojgaard | Roberto Lebrija |
| 3:51 p.m. | Tee No. 10 | Roberto Lebrija | MJ Daffue | Omar Morales |