GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf sophomore Kelvin Hernandez will make his second consecutive PGA Tour appearance this week as he takes on the 2025 Puerto Rico Open from March 6-9 at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

"This year for the Puerto Rico Open, I feel like I'm more prepared than last year," said Hernandez. "I feel more confident in my game and I've learned a lot since last year. Everything I learned last year I'm trying to implement into this week and go for my goal which is to make the cut. I'm definitely more confident that I can make the cut because my game is in a better spot than last year and I feel like I can accomplish it. I also want to gain a lot of experience this year that I can take for the rest of the spring season and finish off strong."

Hernandez will tee off on hole one at 12:58 p.m. AST/11:58 a.m. EST for round one on Thursday and from hole 10 at 8:13 a.m. AST/7:13 a.m. EST for round two on Friday. 

The Caguas, Puerto Rico, native finished in third place at the Golf Puerto Rico Tournament series at TPC Dorado Beach on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, to earn his second consecutive spot in the 2025 PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open. Hernandez finished the Golf Puerto Rico Open series with an even par (216) behind rounds of 70-74-72.

Hernandez currently stands at third in The Southern Conference (SoCon) this season with a 71.22 average. He earned his first collegiate win this past fall at the Bryan National Collegiate after posting an eight-under-par (208) with rounds of 68-69-71. The sophomore recently carded a career-best seven-under-par (65) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate.
 
Hernandez will begin with one round each on Thursday and Friday to qualify for the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. To follow the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard click here.