​The PGA Tour’s alternate event to this week’s major championship in England is the Corales Puntacana Championship where Garrick Higgo walks in as defending champion after his win in April 2025.Taylor Pendrith and Stephan Jaeger are the two highest-ranked players in the field, as well as the betting favorites on DraftKings. Young stars Blades Brown and Ben James are also amongst the top 10 favorites, seeking their first wins on Tour.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGolf Channel has first round coverage from the Dominican Republic starting Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.Image for Corales Puntacana Championship – Rd 1Corales Puntacana Championship – Rd 1Watch the Corales Puntacana Championship at Puntacana Resort & Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.TimeTeePlayers6:45 AMEDT1Fabián GómezJack SeniorJoel Girrbach6:45 AMEDT10Seamus PowerRichie RamsayDavid Ravetto6:56 AMEDT1Beau HosslerChan KimThomas Rosenmueller6:56 AMEDT10Bill HaasChristiaan BezuidenhoutUgo Coussaud7:07 AMEDT1Cameron ChampBrandon StoneBrandon Robinson Thompson7:07 AMEDT10Brice GarnettAustin CookJustin Lower7:18 AMEDT1Garrick HiggoAustin EckroatAaron Wise7:18 AMEDT10Joe HighsmithKevin YuRyan Palmer7:29 AMEDT1Harry HiggsRenato ParatoreTodd Clements7:29 AMEDT10Rafael CamposCarson YoungKiradech Aphibarnrat7:40 AMEDT1Jason DufnerNiklas NørgaardMarcus Kinhult7:40 AMEDT10Adam SvenssonMarcus HelligkildeRyggs Johnston7:51 AMEDT1S.Y. NohRikuya HoshinoFreddy Schott7:51 AMEDT10Peter MalnatiYuto KatsuragawaAlejandro Del Rey8:02 AMEDT1Hank LebiodaWill GordonRicardo Gouveia8:02 AMEDT10Robert StrebSebastian Garcia RodriguezManuel Elvira8:13 AMEDT1A.J. EwartMarcel SchneiderSebastian Soderberg8:13 AMEDT10Ben SilvermanZach BauchouMaximilian Steinlechner8:24 AMEDT1Kristoffer VenturaDavis ChatfieldAvinash Iyer8:24 AMEDT10Alejandro TostiZecheng DouEvan Bowser8:35 AMEDT1David SkinnsChristo LamprechtPaul Waring8:35 AMEDT10Jimmy StangerLuke ClantonHiram Silfa8:46 AMEDT1Sangmoon BaeJeremy PaulDomenico Geminiani8:46 AMEDT10Sean O’HairPaul PetersonWilly Pumarol11:55 AMEDT1Rico HoeyJens DantorpTom Vaillant11:55 AMEDT10Lanto GriffinAdam HadwinIvan Cantero Gutierrez12:06 PMEDT1Nick HardyDanny WalkerNacho Elvira12:06 PMEDT10Ben MartinKevin RoyJordan Gumberg12:17 PMEDT1Dylan FrittelliSean CrockerJohannes Veerman12:17 PMEDT10Camilo VillegasVince WhaleyStefano Mazzoli12:28 PMEDT1Davis RileyStephan JaegerCharley Hoffman12:28 PMEDT10Brandt SnedekerTaylor PendrithJoel Dahmen12:39 PMEDT1Chez ReavieDanny WillettThriston Lawrence12:39 PMEDT10Nick DunlapChad RameyJacob Skov Olesen12:50 PMEDT1Ryan BrehmTakumi KanayaRomain Langasque12:50 PMEDT10Mackenzie HughesJonathan ByrdRafa Cabrera Bello1:01 PMEDT1Taylor MooreNiklas LemkeDaniel Gavins1:01 PMEDT10William McGirtJorge CampilloFilippo Celli1:12 PMEDT1Dylan WuScott JamiesonDavis Bryant1:12 PMEDT10Adam LongMax McGreevyNicolai Von Dellingshausen1:23 PMEDT1Luke ListTyler DuncanJeong Weon Ko1:23 PMEDT10Chandler BlanchetBen JamesBlades Brown1:34 PMEDT1Pontus NyholmMarcelo Roz