Three questions I have about the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba this week:ġ. On a scale ranging from A to D, I rank the field strength to be a B. We will see a considerable elevation in talent this week as opposed to last week including the 7th-ranked player in the world Justin Thomas, Mexico-native Abraham Ancer, defending champ Viktor Hovland, rising star Scottie Scheffler, and other talented players. The field: We will see 132 golfers in Mexico this week doing battle at the El Camaleon Golf Club, and the top 65 players plus ties at the conclusion of round 2 on Friday will play round 3 on Saturday and round 4 on Sunday. Some of the core key stats to focus on this week are driving accuracy (the most important one by a landslide), strokes gained: off the tee, strokes gained: putting, strokes gained: approach, and strokes gained: tee to green. I think it's safe to say that the winning score will be around -20 this week as the winner has been between -19 to -22 over the last five years, so it should be a birdie fest. The winning score range over the past ten years is -13 to -22, and the best tournament score to date came from Matt Kuchar three years ago when he beat Danny Lee by a single stroke. Tournament purse: The prize money for this year's event is set at $7.2M, the winner receives $1.296M and also earns himself 500 FedEx Cup points.Ĭourse and key stats: El Camaleon Golf Club is only 7,017 yards in length, it's a par 71, and the greens are paspalum. Get in the money with more frequency in your PGA DFS contests by utilizing insightful player projections. Winners of the Mayakoba Golf Classic over the past five years include the aforementioned Viktor Hovland in 2020, Brendon Todd in 2019, Matt Kuchar, in 2018, Patton Kizzire in 2017, and Pat Perez in 2016. This will be the first year that World Wide Technology is the title sponsor of the event, and we are typically used to it being called a golf classic and not a championship. We again have another large field on tap this week, and we will see a cut line in effect just like we typically do on the PGA Tour. This event has never had a two-time winner in its 14-year history, and unless Viktor Hovland can repeat this year, then we will likely see another new champ again this year in the 15th edition of the tournament. It has been always played on the same course in Mexico at the El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, and this year will be no different. Preview for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba: This tournament has been played on the PGA Tour since 2007 when Fred Funk won the inaugural edition with a score of -14 via a playoff victory over Jose Coceres. Huge congrats go out to Herbert for earning the victory - he will hope to ride that wave of momentum this week in Mexico. Recap from the Butterfield Bermuda Championship: I always enjoy seeing first-time winners on the PGA Tour, and the latest player to achieve that goal is Lucas Herbert who won in Bermuda last week with a score of -15 in some rather challenging windy conditions. All the best this week! The World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba Absorb the data, predictions, and insights from this article to help with your fantasy golf picks for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, and check out our PGA Optimizer to make more informed player selections for your DFS lineups.
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