ROCHESTER, N.Y. (FLX) — The grandaddiest of ’em all just got grandaddier.

FLX officials announced Wednesday the finalized field for the 2025 Grand Open, the first major tournament of the year. With 44 young men competing, it’s the largest field in the Tour’s history.

“We’ve always said ‘Grow the game,’” FLX Tour Co-Commissioner Matt Driffill said. “Joy shared is joy multiplied, and it’s really special what we’re doing with our signature event this season.”

“Slow the game,” FLX Tour Co-Commissioner Shane Driffill replied. “These tournaments are long enough. Bell ringers we are still accepting, however.”

At FLX HQ, leadership is spinning the 44-man field — up from just eight chipper snappers four years ago in the Tour’s debut season — as a demonstration of the upward trajectory of the Tour’s potential (we’re look at you, Saudia Arabia).

“It’d be nice if all those guys would buy some merch,” FLX Tour Head of Content and Rules Czar Joey Mortillaro said.

The 2025 Grand Open will tee off on Saturday, May 31 at Durand Eastman Golf Course. This singles style tournament is perhaps the most prestigious event on the Tour’s annual calendar, and winning this one cements your place in history forever.

Notes from the rough

— Tee times and pairings will be announced the week of the event. As tradition for this tournament, players will be pulled from a hat at random.

— Hole 2 at Durand remains under construction. If on the day of the tournament, the hole is still being played as a short par 3, we will add two strokes to the total of each player’s score in the 18 Birdies app for scorekeeping. So if you got a 3, you would submit a 5. This is still being monitored closely, stay tuned for updates. We heard they put down some sod. Don’t get us started on turd river; we can’t right now.

— Entry for this tournament is $25, $20 of which goes to the prize pool and $5 for league maintenance and enhancements. Speaking of which, fancy customized new big check will be debuted at this event (see below). Payouts are looking like they will start at $500 for 1st, $250 for 2nd, $100 for 3rd, & $100 for closest to the pin challenge on hole 17 (with additional breakfast ball funds to juice those numbers).

— Elsewhere the rules will be consistent with our past events, and for those who are new, expect a rules guide from Czar Mortiscorelow the week of the event.

Even with the expanded field, every Tour pro has a chance in this one. Who’s going to make history — will it be you?

2025 Grand Open Field

In first name alphabetical order
* denotes Tour debut
^ denotes previous winner

1. Alex ‘Dooley’ Mikalajo
2. Boston Siwiec
3. Brandon Burress*
4. Brandon Moynihan
5. Brendan Milward
6. Brier Koroly^
7. Chad Christ
8. Chris Miers
9. Chuck Pace
10. Dan Driffill Sr
11. Dan Graves
12. Dan Riesenberger
13. Danny Driffill
14. Dom Trento
15. Eric Spanbauer
16. Evan Santiago
17. Gene Ferrera
18. Jesse Cramer
19. Jimmy Franz*
20. Joey Mortillaro
21. Jon Thorpe
22. Josh Valletta
23. Kenny Rogers*
24. Kyle Pierce
25. Lou Englert
26. Matt Driffill
27. Matt Rowell*
28. Michael Converse
29. Mike Mortillaro
30. Mykola Prkopneko
31. Nick Hawes
32. Nathan Wirth
33. Patrick Moynihan
34. Ryan Netchke^
35. Ryan Wirth
36. Scott Stedman
37. Sean Sawyer
38. Shane Driffill
39. Shane Partiss*
40. Steve Nally
41. Tim Dorsheimer^
42. Tom Deiure
43. Todd Horne
44. Zach Stedman^