The PGA TOUR Americas season begins with the 71st ECP Brazil Open from the Rio Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tournament facts

• PGA TOUR Americas Points: 500 (winner) 
• Purse: $225,000 ($40,500 winner) 

Players to watch

• Hunter Wolcott (United States): A winner last season at the 2025 Diners Club Peru Open, this 28-year-old from Tennessee finished No. 11 on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List, narrowly missing 2026 Korn Ferry Tour status by just four points.
• Omar Morales (Mexico): A three-time collegiate winner at UCLA and No. 9 on the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking, this 23-year-old from Puebla, Mexico, is set to begin his first full season as a professional. He has made six PGA TOUR starts, including two appearances in the U.S. Open, along with eight Korn Ferry Tour starts.
• Hunter Thomson (Canada): The 22-year-old from Calgary finished No. 24 on the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking following a standout amateur career that included four collegiate victories at the University of Michigan. He closed the 2025 season with a T6 finish and retained membership for 2026 by finishing No. 69 on the PGA TOUR Americas Points List.
• Enrique Dimayuga (Philippines): In his professional debut season, Dimayuga recorded two top-10 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the Digital Commerce Group Open in Victoria, to finish No. 64 on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List. He entered the professional ranks following a 20th-place finish in the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking.
• Maxwell Ford (United States): Coming off a runner-up finish at the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas Q-School in Dothan, Alabama, this 23-year-old is set to enter his second season on Tour. A member of the U.S. Team at the 2024 Palmer Cup, Ford recorded eight top-five finishes during his collegiate career.
• Mats Ege (Norway): A former standout at East Tennessee State, Ege captured three collegiate victories during his senior season. Last year on PGA TOUR Americas, he recorded two third-place finishes to end the year No. 29 on the 2025 Points List.
• Riley Lewis (United States): Playing his first full professional season in 2025, the 24-year-old from Prescott, Arizona, delivered a strong campaign to finish No. 18 on the PGA TOUR Americas Points List. He posted two third-place finishes and recorded eight top-25s.

Tournament history

The 71st ECP Brazil Open is being played at the Rio Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the third straight year and fifth time overall (2016 and 2017 as a PGA TOUR Latinoamérica event). The tournament has been a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event since 2012 and has been contested 12 times on PGA TOUR Americas and Latinoamérica.