TULUM, Mexico—As a rookie in the 2021-22 season, Jesús Montenegro has had his ups and downs as he got his feet wet in professional golf. The 25-year-old native of Mar del Plata, Argentina, by way of Alabama’s Jacksonville State University, had made five cuts in his previous 10 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica starts, with one top-10 finish to his name. … Read More
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KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Doubles Purse, To $9 Million
The PGA of America, KPMG and the LPGA Tour just announced that this week’s KPMG Women´s PGA Championship, to be played at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, will pay out $9 million—exactly double last year’s purse. The winner’s share will also be twice as much as it was in 2021, rising to $1.35 million. … Read More
Challenging PGA Riviera Maya again welcomes Tour’s best
The race for the Totalplay Cup, the season-long competition that provides the leading PGA TOUR Latinoamérica players access to the Korn Ferry Tour, comes to an end this week at the Bupa Tour Championship. … Read More
Rodríguez comes from behind to win in Guadalajara
Given his solid track record at Atlas Country Club and his
stature as a Korn Ferry Tour player who spent a full season on the PGA TOUR in
2018-19, José de Jesús Rodríguez of Mexico turned out to be unstoppable Sunday at
the Jalisco Open Guadalajara … Read More
Grupo Piñero is committed to sustainable landscape management
The hotel chain aims to achieve a balance in the functioning of the ecosystems where the hotels, residences and golf courses are located and thus make healthier, integrated and smarter spaces available to its customers. … Read More