Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club: Players to watch in Mexico

PGA TOUR Americas 2024 Season:

• This week marks the second of 16 events and the second of six events in the Latin America Swing.

Fortinet Cup points: 500 (winner)

Purse: $225,000 ($40,500 winner)

Field summary (as of March 26)

• 144 players from 17 countries:
  • 83 – United States
  • 14 – Argentina, Canada
  • 13 – Mexico
  • 2 – Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, England, New Zealand, Japan
  • 1 – Australia, Finland, France, Peru, Scotland, Sweden

Players to watch

• José de Jesús Rodríguez – Two-time PGA TOUR Latinoamérica champion at Atlas Country Club (2022, 2023 Jalisco Open GDL)
• Clay Feagler – Won the first event in PGA TOUR Americas history, last week’s Bupa Championship at Tulum; was his first victory as a professional and secured exempt membership for the remainder of the season
• Evan Knight – Runner-up in the 2023 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Jalisco Open GDL
• Fernando Arzate – Making his third appearance at Atlas Country Club; played on a sponsor exemption at the 2022 and 2023 Jalisco Open GDL
• Mateo Fernández de Oliveira – Won 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship; finished 16th in PGA TOUR University Class of 2023 (Arkansas)
• Brian Carlson – Finished T4 at the 2024 Bupa Championship at Tulum, his best finish since his maiden victory at the 2022 Prince Edward Island Open presented by IMP Solutions on PGA TOUR Canada

Tournament history

Atlas Country Club has hosted three PGA TOUR Latinoamérica events (2013, 2022 and 2023). Back-to-back Jalisco Open GDL champion José de Jesús Rodríguez is in this week’s field. Rodríguez set the single-round course record at Atlas Country Club in 2010, carding a 61 in a Mexican Tour event. Rodríguez also set the cumulative tournament record in 2023 (20-under par, 264).

Six players who finished in the top 10 of the 2023 Jalisco Open GDL at Atlas Country Club are in the field this week: Rodríguez (first, 20-under), Evan Knight (second, 17-under), Brendon Doyle (T6, 11-under), Luis Fernando Barco (T6, 11-under), Alexandre Rocha (T6, 11-under) and Josh Goldenberg (T9, 10-under).

Fortinet Cup overview

Nine players who finished in the top 10 at the Bupa Championship at Tulum will be competing at this week’s Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club. Aside from Korn Ferry Tour member Davis Shore (second, 4-under, lost in playoff), all remaining top 10 finishers will compete in the second event of the season: Clay Feagler (first, 4-under), Julián Etulain (third, 3-under), Joey Savoie (T4, 2-under), Travis Trace (T4, 2-under), Brian Carlson (T4, 2-under), Lawren Rowe (T7, 1-under), Patrick Flavin (T7, 1-under), Jesus Montenegro (T7, 1-under), Zack Fischer (T7, 1-under) and Devon Bling (T7, 1-under).

2024 season summary

Up to 15 Korn Ferry Tour cards are on the line during the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season – five conditional memberships will go to the top players from the Latin America (two) and North America (three) Swings and the top 10 players in the season-long Fortinet Cup points list will earn exempt membership.

Latin America Swing

• March 21-24: Bupa Championship at Tulum (Tulum, Mexico)
  • Winner: Clay Feagler
• March 28-31: Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club (Guadalajara, Mexico)
• April 18-21: 69th ECP Brazil Open (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• April 25-28: Diners Club Peru Open (Lima, Peru)
• May 2-5: KIA Open (Quito, Ecuador)
• May 16-19: Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship (Bogotá, Colombia)

North America Swing

• June 20-23: The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia)
• June 27-30: ATB Classic (Strathcona County, Alberta)
• July 11-14: Explore NB Open (Mactaquac, New Brunswick)
• July 18-21: Québec Open (Bromont, Québec)
• July 25-28: Commissionaires Ottawa Open (Ottawa, Ontario)
• Aug. 1-4: Windsor Championship (Windsor, Ontario)
• Aug. 15-18: Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open presented by Brandt (Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan)
• Aug. 22-25: CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• Aug. 29-Sept. 1: CRMC Championship presented by Gertens (Brainerd, Minnesota)
• Sept. 5-8: Fortinet Cup Championship (Caledon, Ontario)

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