The first alternate event of the PGA Tour season begins on Thursday with the 2026 Puerto Rico Open from Grand Reserve Country Club. Playing opposite a Signature Event, the Puerto Rico Open 2026 has attracted many lesser-known golfers who could rise to prominence with a victory. They will have to battle one of the 10 longest courses on tour, with Grand Reserve checking in at 7,506 yards. Low scores will be expected at this event as each of the last six editions have seen the winner card 19-under or better.
The latest 2026 Puerto Rico Open odds have Rasmus Hojgaard as the +1100 favorite as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory. He's followed by Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (+1200), Davis Thompson (+1750) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+2200). Longshots to utilize in golf best bets include 17-year-old Miles Russell (+25000) and John Daly II (+25000) as the latter makes his tour debut. Before locking in any 2026 Puerto Rico Open picks, entering any Puerto Rico Open one and done contests, or making any PGA DFS picks on sites like FanDuel or DraftKings, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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Now that the 2026 Puerto Rico Open field is locked in, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard, which you can use for PGA picks, one and done contests or golf DFS lineups.
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Puerto Rico Open 2026: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, the second-favorite at +1200, barely cracks the projected top 10. The Dane is the third-highest ranked player in the field but he's had a string of poor finishes as of late, placing 40th or worse in each of his last four starts. None of the four were even signature events, so he's not keeping up with weaker fields, with his struggles on the green being a big reason why. Neergaard-Petersen ranks 100th or worse on tour in strokes gained: putting, one-putt percentage and putting average. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: The model says Eric Cole makes a strong run at the title, even though he's a +3500 longshot. He's shot par or better in 11 of his last 14 rounds, and Cole's proficiency off the tee will serve him well on the length of Grand Reserve CC. Cole ranks in the top 25 on tour in driving efficiency and pairs that with an exceptional putter. He ranks 17th in overall putting average, and when you consider that many of those ranked ahead of him are playing in the Arnold Palmer Invitational instead, Cole looks even more promising for Puerto Rico Open bets. See who else to pick here.
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How to make 2026 Puerto Rico Open picks
The model is also says two other golfers going off at higher than +4000 will make a run at the top spot on the leaderboard. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, and which massive longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Puerto Rico Open odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 16 golf majors, including three in 2025.
2026 Puerto Rico Open odds, favorites
Get full 2026 Puerto Rico Open picks, best bets and predictions here. (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)
Rasmus Højgaard +1100 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +1200 Davis Thompson +1750 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +2200 Haotong Li +2400 Seamus Power +2400 Michael Brennan +2500 Ricky Castillo +2700 Matt Wallace +3000 Chad Ramey +3000 Vince Whaley +3000 John Parry +3500 Zecheng Dou +3500 Eric Cole +3500 Kris Ventura +3500 Adrien Dumont de Chassart +4000 Doug Ghim +4500 Matti Schmid +4500 Takumi Kanaya +4500 Ben Kohles +5000 Seung-Yul Noh +5000 Adrien Saddier +5000 Austin Eckroat +5000 Zach Bauchou +5000 Carson Young +5000 David Ford +5000 Jesper Svensson +5000 Luke Clanton +5000 Matthieu Pavon +5000 A.J. Ewart +6000 S.H. Kim +6000 Sam Ryder +6000 Adam Hadwin +6000 Sudarshan Yellamaraju +6000 Beau Hossler +6000 Chan Kim +6000 Dylan Wu +6000 Eugenio Chacarra +6000 Hayden Springer +6000 Mark Hubbard +6000 Neal Shipley +6000 Patrick Fishburn +6000 Taylor Montgomery +7500 Brice Garnett +7500 Cameron Champ +7500 Chandler Blanchet +7500 Jackson Suber +7500 John VanDerLaan +7500 Adam Svensson +10000 Ben Martin +10000 Ben Silverman +10000 Blades Brown +10000 Zac Blair +10000 David Lipsky +10000 Davis Riley +10000 Erik van Rooyen +10000 Filip Jakubcik +10000 Hank Lebioda +10000 Isaiah Salinda +10000 Jeremy Paul +10000 Justin Lower +10000 Lanto Griffin +10000 Nick Hardy +10000 Patton Kizzire +10000 Pontus Nyholm +10000 Trey Mullinax +15000 Tyler Duncan +15000 Yanhan Zhou +15000 Brandt Snedeker +15000 Christo Lamprecht +15000 Danny Walker +15000 David Skinns +15000 Davis Chatfield +15000 Harry Higgs +15000 Henrik Norlander +15000 Jimmy Stanger +15000 Kensei Hirata +15000 Kevin Streelman +15000 Kieron van Wyk +15000 Luke List +15000 Martin Laird +15000 Nick Dunlap +15000 Noah Goodwin +15000 Troy Merritt +20000 Charley Hoffman +20000 Chesson Hadley +20000 Gordon Sargent +20000 Jonathan Byrd +20000 Nicholas Lindheim +20000 Rafael Campos +20000 Alejandro Tosti +25000 Fabian Gomez +25000 Fred Biondi +25000 Jeffrey Kang +25000 John Daly II +25000 Kihei Akina +25000 Marcelo Rozo +25000 Miles Russell +25000 Paul Peterson +25000 Paul Waring +25000 Peter Malnati +25000 Ryan Palmer +50000 Aaron Wise +50000 Scott Piercy +50000 Austin Cook +50000 Camilo Villegas +50000 Carson Bertagnole +50000 Chris Nido +50000 Danny Willett +50000 Frankie Capan III +50000 James Hahn +50000 Ryan Brehm +50000 Chase Sienkiewicz +100000 Evan Pena +100000 Michael Kartrude +100000 Reinaldo Simoni +100000
