In the news release, Billy
Horschel wins the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship,
issued 22-Apr-2024 by Grupo Puntacana
over PR Newswire, the dateline included the wrong country. The
dateline should read "PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic" rather than
"PUNTA CANA, Mexico" as incorrectly transmitted by PR
Newswire. The complete, corrected release follows:
Billy Horschel wins the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship
PUNTA
CANA, Dominican Republic, April 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Billy
Horschel secured his eighth victory on the PGA Tour after
triumphing in the seventh edition of the Corales Puntacana
Championship, which concluded this Sunday. With his win, Horschel
earned 300 points for the FedEx Cup and a cash prize of
US$720,000.00 from the total purse of
US$4.0 million for the event.
The tournament was again highly competitive throughout the
weekend, with Wesley Bryan
dominating the first three rounds of the tournament, while Horschel
began his day two groups ahead, three off the lead in fifth place,
but an outstanding 63 (tournament record) ultimately gave him the
victory.
The leader of the first three rounds, Wesley Bryan, was second, two strokes behind the
leader after a round of 68. His solo second place finish gives him
a prize of US$436,000.00.
The professional golfer received his trophy at an awards
ceremony presided over by Frank Elias
Rainieri, President and CEO of Grupo Puntacana; Frank Rainieri, Founder and Chairman of the
Board of Grupo Puntacana; Stephen
Cox, PGA TOUR Chief Referee; Francesca Rainieri, Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) of Grupo Puntacana; Manuel Sajour, Executive Director of
Grupo Puntacana; and Hiram Silfa,
Director of Golf Courses at Puntacana Resort. The historic
tournament concluded on the 18th hole of the Corales Golf
Course.
"This has been a remarkable experience. I am grateful to the
organization and to all the spectators who attended. Dominicans are
very warm, and I feel at home. I extend my gratitude to the fans,
all the tournament staff, and the entire Rainieri family. This will
be a week I will never forget," said Horschel during the awards
ceremony.
Mr. Frank Elias Rainieri,
President and CEO of Grupo Puntacana, stated, "We are extremely
grateful to host an event that showcases the best of the
Dominican Republic to the world.
We thank all the collaborators, volunteers, the PGA Tour, and you,
the fans, who have come to celebrate this great milestone in
Dominican sports with us. Our heartfelt congratulations to the 2024
champion, Billy Horschel."
The tournament garnered 7.8 billion impressions in digital and
print media nationally and internationally across 153 countries,
reaching 7 million viewers in the United
States and 4 million in Europe.
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