Chad Ramey won US$666,000 for the first prize of the 5th edition of the Corales Puntacana Championship PGA TOUR 2022 that ended over the weekend in Punta Cana. The PGA tour stop distributed US$3.7 million in prize money, the highest in the history of the sport in the Dominican Republic, and another 300 points toward the FedExCup.
The new “King of Corals,” Ramey said: “I thank the volunteers and the Rainieri family for their hospitality and welcome. The Dominican Republic will always have a special place in my heart. I hope this is the first of many more trophies on the PGA Tour.
Ramey, 29, was crowned with a -17, becoming the youngest winner of the Corales Puntacana Championship. After holding the lead in each of the first three rounds this week, Ben Martin (-16) finishes runner-up to Alex Smalley (-16).
Ramey also becomes the eighth winner of the season on the PGA Toue for the first time and third in tournament history, joining Brice Garnett (2018) and Joel Dahmen (2021).
Ramey received his trophy at an awards ceremony led by Grupo Puntacana president and CEO Frank Elias Rainieri, Puntacana founder Frank Rainieri, PGA Tour Referee-in-Chief Stephen Cox, Tourism Minister David Collado handed the trophy to the new winner.
The president and CEO of the Puntacana Group, Frank Elias Rainieri, said: “I am very grateful to the PGA Tour for once again placing their trust in us and in Punta Cana as a destination to celebrate this event. To our collaborators, volunteers and sponsors, who have done an impeccable job to ensure the success and excellence of this international event in our country”.
“We applaud Grupo Puntacana and the Rainieri family for having the vision to hold a tournament of this nature, which raises the pride of the Dominican Republic. On behalf of the President of the Republic and the Dominican Government we thank the PGA Tour for coming to the Dominican Republic.”
Mr. Frank Rainieri, presented the new champion with the traditional Corales hat and a Guayabera, insignia of the tournament. “I thank the Minister of Tourism, who has been present from the first moment, being an important ally for a fifth edition that concludes with great success,” said Rainieri.
The international tournament received thousands of viewers during the four-day tournament and was broadcast on the Golf Channel reaching more than 525 million people, reaching 153 countries, and reaching 3.4 million viewers in the United States.
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29 March 2022