Mexico Open elevated to official FedExCup event
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 [November 09, 2021] The
Mexico Open will become an official FedExCup event on the PGA Tour
schedule for the first time in 2022.
The tournament, formerly called the World Golf Championships-Mexico
Championship, has been played since 1944 and is considered to be
Mexico's national championship.
Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, Mexico, will host the event, set for
April 28-May 1. The field of 132 players will include 12 sponsor
exemptions, with a minimum of four players coming from Latin
America. Players will compete for the $7.3 million purse with a full
500 FedExCup points going to the winner.
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The new name and venue were announced Monday in a
news conference that included two of Mexico's most prominent
golfers, Carlos Ortiz and Abraham Ancer, both first-time winners
last season on the PGA Tour.
--Field Level Media
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