Chandler Blanchet fired a low 8-under 64 in the Puerto Rico Open 2026 to take the first-round lead. Gordon Sargent is sitting one stroke back, while Jesper Svensson is at 5-under after Day 1 action.

The Puerto Rico Open 2026 has a 119-player field for Day 2 after Nicholas Lindheim withdrew following the first round. Following Thursday’s play, the projected cutline is 1-under (as per Data Golf), and the top 39 and ties are expected to make it to the weekend.

Speaking of the past results, the cutline was at even par in 2023, went lower to -3-under the following year, and was 4-under last season. However, this time, the cutline at the Puerto Rico Open is most likely to break the trend, as the probability of the line moving to 2-under is just about 16%.

Speaking of the notables, Matt Wallace, Matthieu Pavon and Nick Dunlap are among the few big names who need a good second round to make the cut. On the other hand, Rasmus Højgaard, Miles Russell and Luke List are at 1-under and will be hoping to push themselves into a safer spot.

Players below the projected cutline at the Puerto Rico Open explored

Here’s a look at the players below the projected cutline of 1-under at the Puerto Rico Open:

• T55. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: E
• T55. Davis Thompson: E
• T55. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: E
• T55. John Parry: E
• T55. Austin Eckroat: E
• T55. A.J. Ewart: E
• T55. John VanderLaan: E
• T55. Isaiah Salinda: E
• T55. Adam Svensson: E
• T55. Yanhan Zhou: E
• T55. Harry Higgs: E
• T55. Noah Goodwin: E
• T55. Ben Silverman: E
• T55. Fabian Gomez: E
• T55. Jeffrey Kang: E
• T55. Alejandro Tosti: E
• T55. James Hahn: E
• T55. Paul Peterson: E
• T55. Ted Potter Jr.: E
• T74. Matt Wallace: +1
• T74. Kris Ventura: +1
• T74. Sudarshan Yellamaraju: +1
• T74. Adrien Saddier: +1
• T74. Christo Lamprecht: +1
• T74. Eugenio Chacarra: +1
• T74. Davis Riley: +1
• T74. Matthieu Pavon: +1
• T74. Jackson Suber: +1
• T74. Ben Martin: +1
• T74. Paul Waring: +1
• T74. Tyler Duncan: +1
• T74. Camilo Villegas: +1
• T74. Nick Dunlap: +1
• T74. Kevin Streelman: +1
• T89. Doug Ghim: +2
• T89. S.H. Kim: +2
• T89. Cameron Champ: +2
• T89. Chad Ramey: +2
• T89. Eric Cole: +2
• T89. Mark Hubbard: +2
• T89. Sam Ryder: +2
• T89. Nick Hardy: +2
• T89. Hunter Logan: +2
• T89. Austin Cook: +2
• T99. Seamus Power: +3
• T99. Kieron Van Wyk: +3
• T99. Chesson Hadley: +3
• T99. Brandt Snedeker: +3
• T99. Scott Piercy: +3
• T99. Jason Dufner: +3
• T99. William McGirt: +3
• T99. Adam Long: +3
• T107. Taylor Montgomery: +4
• T107. Neal Shipley: +4
• T107. Reinaldo Simoni (a): +4
• T107. Michael Kartrude: +4
• T107. Filip Jakubcik (a): +4
• T112. Takumi Kanaya: +5
• T112. Erik Van Rooyen: +5
• T112. Patrick Fishburn: +5
• T112. Justin Lower: +5
• 116. Nicholas Lindheim: +6
• T117. Ryan Palmer: +7
• T117. Evan Pena (a): +7
• T117. Chase Sienkiewicz: +7
• 119. Jonathan Byrd: +8