OHL Classic 2014: Tee Times, Dates, TV Schedule and Prize Money
If you are a professional golfer who wants to win a tournament in Mexico, you get only one chance a year—the OHL Classic.
The 2014 edition at Mayakoba is the PGA Tour’s only event in Mexico, and it starts Thursday. The OHL Classic is also the only professional event in Latin America that offers an invitation to the Masters for the winner, and it has the largest prize money of any Latin American golf tournament.
Here is a look at the tournament’s vital information.
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Dates: Thursday, Nov. 13 – Sunday, Nov. 16
Purse: $6.1 million with a $1,098,000 winning share
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Television: Thursday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel
Radio: Thursday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. ET on PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and PGATour.com
Harris English won the 2013 OHL Classic, which featured a 29-hole final day because of weather delays, with a 72-hole record of 263. It was his second PGA Tour victory, and he is back to defend his crown in 2014.
Here is a look at the Round 1 Thursday tee times for English and the rest of the field.
| 6:05 a.m. | Charlie Beljan, Ben Curtis and Heath Slocum |
| 6:05 a.m. | Scott Verplank, Cameron Tringale and Chris Stroud |
| 6:15 a.m. | Freddie Jacobson, Pat Perez and Nicholas Thompson |
| 6:15 a.m. | Spencer Levin, Russell Knox and Jim Renner |
| 6:25 a.m. | Jerry Kelly, Will MacKenzie and Andrew Svoboda |
| 6:25 a.m. | John Huh, Johnson Wagner and Cameron Beckman |
| 6:35 a.m. | D.A. Points, Scott Piercy and Mike Weir |
| 6:35 a.m. | Nick Watney, Jhonattan Vegas and Davis Love III |
| 6:45 a.m. | Scott Brown, Rory Sabbatini and Charles Howell III |
| 6:45 a.m. | Ben Martin, Brian Harman and Lucas Glover |
| 6:55 a.m. | Padraig Harrington, Brian Davis and Justin Hicks |
| 6:55 a.m. | Dudley Hart, Greg Chalmers and Jason Kokrak |
| 7:05 a.m. | Robert Garrigus, Erik Compton and Adam Hadwin |
| 7:05 a.m. | Chad Campbell, Greg Owen and Brian Stuard |
| 7:15 a.m. | Fabian Gomez, Andrew Putnam and Whee Kim |
| 7:15 a.m. | Steve Wheatcroft, Byron Smith and Patrick Rodgers |
| 7:25 a.m. | David Lingmerth, Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Smith |
| 7:25 a.m. | Jim Herman, Derek Fathauer and Eric Dugas |
| 7:35 a.m. | Ryan Armour, Tom Hoge and Jay Woodson |
| 7:35 a.m. | Scott Pinckney, Roger Sloan and Efren Serna, Jr. |
| 7:45 a.m. | Hudson Swafford, Zachary Blair and Jon Rahm |
| 7:45 a.m. | Tony Finau, Daniel Berger and Gerardo Ruiz |
| 10:35 a.m. | Carl Pettersson, Brendan Steele and Brice Garnett |
| 10:35 a.m. | Jason Gore, Ricky Barnes and Martin Flores |
| 10:45 a.m. | Robert Allenby, Shawn Stefani and Alex Cejka |
| 10:45 a.m. | Michael Putnam, Chad Collins and Gonzalo Fdez-Castano |
| 10:55 a.m. | Jason Bohn, John Rollins and Billy Hurley III |
| 10:55 a.m. | Daniel Summerhays, Luke Guthrie and Colt Knost |
| 11:05 a.m. | Camilo Villegas, Angel Cabrera and Carlos Ortiz |
| 11:05 a.m. | John Merrick, Mark Wilson and Justin Leonard |
| 11:15 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Robert Streb and Harris English |
| 11:15 a.m. | Ken Duke, Charley Hoffman and Retief Goosen |
| 11:25 a.m. | Bo Van Pelt, Eric Axley and David Hearn |
| 11:25 a.m. | J.J. Henry, Andres Romero and Fred Funk |
| 11:35 a.m. | Aaron Baddeley, Jeff Overton and Scott Langley |
| 11:35 a.m. | William McGirt, Danny Lee and Tim Wilkinson |
| 11:45 a.m. | Alex Prugh, Tyrone Van Aswegen and Sam Saunders |
| 11:45 a.m. | Kyle Reifers, Andres Gonzales and Mark Hubbard |
| 11:55 a.m. | Oscar Fraustro, Sung Joon Park and Manuel Villegas |
| 11:55 a.m. | Cameron Percy, Justin Thomas and Rodolfo E. Cazaubon |
| 12:05 p.m. | Max Homa, Jonathan Randolph and Roberto Diaz |
| 12:05 p.m. | Steven Alker, Zack Sucher and Garrett Osborn |
| 12:15 p.m. | Jon Curran, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alvaro Quiros |
| 12:15 p.m. | John Peterson, Blayne Barber and Jose de Jesus Rodriguez |
The OHL Classic will take place on the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. Rob Bolton of PGATour.com described the course and what to expect during the tournament, with possible weather conditions part of the equation in mid-November:
"With the move from February to November, it remained to be seen how the weather would impact the tournament. Due in part to inclement conditions most of the week, El Camaleon logged a scoring average of 70.019, or 0.981 strokes under par last year. That slotted it as the third-easiest of 13 pars 71s in 2013-14. Driving accuracy was up more than four percent to 64.15. The field of 132 hit 68.71 percent of the greens in regulation, a bump of over five percent from 2012.
Despite these increases, El Camaleon has been a layout that has rewarded veteran ball-strikers. A firm track will reveal this skill set. This week's forecast is quite favorable for the leaderboard to head into that direction. Dry conditions are expected into the weekend before only a slight chance of rain emerges on Saturday. The threat multiples on Sunday. Wind will serve as the primary challenge throughout.
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English won’t be the only recognizable name navigating The Chameleon in November weather.
Two-time major winner Angel Cabrera is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 60, and he should still have some momentum from his Greenbrier Classic victory in June. It was his first PGA Tour win in five years, but he has shined on golf’s brightest stages before.
What’s more, Ben Martin, who won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and Robert Streb, who won the McGladrey Classic, join the field in an attempt to beat Harris this year.
English isn’t the only former champion to watch Thursday. Cameron Beckman won in 2010, and he will be making his eighth start at Mayakoba. Mark Wilson won in 2009, and he has some momentum after top-10 finishes in his last two starts.
However, it will be English who serves as one of the main storylines in this event because he has missed six of the last nine cuts and has seemingly lost some of the touch that earned him the 2013 championship.
Perhaps playing at the familiar course will help. He certainly seemed to enjoy it the last time out, according to The Associated Press, via ESPN.com: "My first time at Mayakoba. It's such a great tournament. Had a great time this week. Stayed down in Playa. Had some great beach time. Had some good golf course time."
Chris Stroud hopes a return to the OHL Classic will spark the play that earned him runner-up designation behind English. Stroud has not finished in the top 35 in any of his last four starts, but he does have top-five finishes in his last three OHL Classics.
Everyone is chasing Streb in the FedEx Cup standings, though. He has top-10 finishes in his last three starts and should be rather confident after his McGladrey Classic victory. Another 500 FedEx Cup points at the OHL Classic would certainly keep him atop the leaderboard.
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