Corales Puntacana Championship

Site: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Course: Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales). Yardage: 7,670. Par: 72.

Prize money: $4 million. Winner's share: $720,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 8-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: Matt Wallace.

FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Scottie Scheffler won the Masters.

Notes: The tournament is the second opposite-field event of the year. The winner gets into the PGA Championship, but not the Masters. He also gets a two-year exemption. ... Nicolai Hojgaard is the only player from the Masters who is playing in the Dominican Republic. He tied for 16th at Augusta National with a 74-76 weekend. ... Nate Lashley won the tournament when it was part of the Web.com Tour. He is in the field this week. ... Among players getting a sponsor exemption are Erik Compton, who has had two heart transplants. ... Thriston Lawrence of South Africa is playing on a sponsor exemption. Lawrence has two runner-up finishes on the European tour this year and is No. 95 in the world. ... The field has three former major champions in Francesco Molinari, Jimmy Walker and Jason Dufner. ... The last five editions of the tournament have been decided by one shot.

Next week: Zurich Classic.

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