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The Mexico Open Championship: Round 1 Thursday tee times and pairings
The third edition of the Mexico Open is taking place at Vidanta 2024 as the PGA Tour golf festival returns to Mexican territory.
The upcoming Mexico Open golf tournament promises to be an exciting event as 132 professional golfers worldwide will compete against each other. The defending champion, Tony Finau, is currently the highest-ranked player in the world and will do his best to maintain his position at the Puerto Vallarta course. He will face a tough challenge from the other 131 golfers, who will try to take away the trophy he won last year by defeating the then-world number one golfer, Jon Rahm.
Amongst the Mexican players, eight representatives will participate in the competition to prevent the Americans from keeping the title. Raúl Pereda from Veracruz is the standout golfer among his compatriots, as he is the only Mexican with a PGA Tour card and will lead his fellow Mexicans.
Emiliano Grillo, who hails from Argentina, is the highest-ranked Latin American player (36) who will compete in the PGA Tour competition. Grillo, who is just 31 years old, hopes to become the first Latino to win the tournament. He believes that a Latin American golfer winning the tournament could open doors for other Latin American golfers to compete on the PGA Tour.
The winner of the Mexico Open will receive 500 points towards the FedEx Cup and an 8.1 million dollar purse. The tournament is an essential event on the PGA Tour calendar and will commence on Thursday, February 22. The final round of the competition will take place on Sunday, February 25, when the tournament winner will be revealed.
The Mexico Open Championship: Round 1 Thursday tee times
Tee 1
| Time (ET) | Group of Players |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Taylor Pendrith, Robby Shelton, Justin Lower |
| 8:41 a.m. | Michael Kim, Brandon Wu, Sam Stevens |
| 8:52 a.m. | Josh Teater, Justin Suh, David Lipsky |
| 9:03 a.m. | Davis Riley, J.B. Holmes, Scott Stallings |
| 9:14 a.m. | Martin Trainer, Mark Hubbard, Harry Hall |
| 9:25 a.m. | Scott Piercy, Henrik Norlander, Greyson Sigg |
| 9:36 a.m. | Jacob Bridgeman, Mac Meissner, Preston Stanley |
| 9:47 a.m. | Harrison Endycott, David Skinns, Matt Atkins |
| 9:58 a.m. | Victor Perez, Alexander Björk, Ben Sigel |
| 10:09 a.m. | Paul Barjon, Norman Xiong, Stuart Macdonald |
| 10:20 a.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Ryo Hisatsune, Omar Morales (A) |
| 1:15 p.m. | Nate Lashley, Aaron Baddeley, Alex Smalley |
| 1:26 p.m. | Garrick Higgo, C.T. Pan, Scott Gutschewski |
| 1:37 p.m. | Lanto Griffin, Austin Eckroat, Dylan Wu |
| 1:48 p.m. | Erik van Rooyen, Emiliano Grillo, K.H. Lee |
| 1:59 p.m. | Vincent Norrman, Matt Wallace, Nico Echavarria |
| 2:10 p.m. | James Hahn, Chesson Hadley, Aaron Rai |
| 2:21 p.m. | Joseph Bramlett, Carl Yuan, Ben Kohles |
| 2:32 p.m. | Alejandro Tosti, Tom Whitney, Rodolfo Cazaubòn |
| 2:43 p.m. | Rafael Campos, Erik Barnes, Jimmy Stanger |
| 2:54 p.m. | Trace Crowe, Chandler Phillips, Alvaro Ortiz |
| 2:05 p.m. | Chan Kim, Hayden Springer, Renato Naula (A) |
Tee 10
| Time (ET) | Group of Players |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Kevin Chappell, Doug Ghim, Andrew Novak |
| 8:41 a.m. | Maverick McNealy, Ben Taylor, Ryan Fox |
| 8:52 a.m. | Keith Mitchell, Charley Hoffman, S.H. Kim |
| 9:03 a.m. | Tony Finau, Mackenzie Hughes, Nicolai Højgaard |
| 9:14 a.m. | Chez Reavie, Cameron Champ, Brandt Snedeker |
| 9:25 a.m. | Francesco Molinari, Peter Malnati, Padraig Harrington |
| 9:36 a.m. | Tyler Duncan, Troy Merritt, Thorbjørn Olesen |
| 9:47 a.m. | Pierceson Coody, Raul Pereda, Fred Biondi |
| 9:58 a.m. | Jake Knapp, Wilson Furr, Cristobal Del Solar |
| 10:09 a.m. | Chris Gotterup, Ryan McCormick, Austin Wylie |
| 10:20 a.m. | Jorge Campillo, Blaine Hale, Jr., Jose Antonio Safa (A) |
| 1:15 p.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Patrick Rodgers, Stephan Jaeger |
| 1:26 p.m. | Matt NeSmith, Vince Whaley, Carson Young |
| 1:37 p.m. | Ryan Moore, Callum Tarren, Tyson Alexander |
| 1:48 p.m. | J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Ryan Brehm |
| 1:59 p.m. | Patton Kizzire, Davis Thompson, Matti Schmid |
| 2:10 p.m. | Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry, Roger Sloan |
| 2:21 p.m. | Bronson Burgoon, MJ Daffue, Sebastián Vázquez |
| 2:32 p.m. | Sami Valimaki, Philip Knowles, Max Greyserman |
| 2:43 p.m. | Parker Coody, Joe Highsmith, Roberto Díaz |
| 2:54 p.m. | Ben Silverman, Rico Hoey, Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
| 2:05 p.m. | Kevin Dougherty, Patrick Fishburn, Santiago De la Fuente (A) |