Corales Puntacana Preview: Contenders, Course, and Open Stakes

Rob Bolton's Power Rankings preview for the Corales Puntacana Championship spotlights contenders such as Manuel Elvira, Joel Dahmen, Rafael Campos and David Skinns, notes defending champ Garrick Higgo, and explains the redesigned, DP World Tour–heavy field and its Open Championship qualification implications. The event is played on the 7,670-yard, par-72 Puntacana Course in the Dominican Republic, with exposed winds, Supreme paspalum greens and the dramatic closing holes nicknamed the ‘Devil’s Elbow’, while the winner earns FedExCup points, potential PGA TOUR membership through 2027, and pathways to Open qualification.