World Wide Technology Championship
El Cardonal at Diamante
Los Cabos, Mexico
The PGA Tour heads to Mexico for the another edition of the World Wide Technology Championship.
After another mini-break, the PGA Tour is back again this week in Los Cabos, Mexico.
This fall season has been particularly disjointed, with now its third one-week break of the season. One break can be attributed to the Ryder Cup, but the other two are something that we aren't quite accustomed to. It's already hard enough to get traction during the fall, but when they slip in these breaks, it's even more difficult. I'm not sure why we've had these breaks, perhaps it's a sponsorship issue, perhaps it's something else, but whatever the reason, we now get a three week stretch of uninterrupted golf to finish the season.
This stretch will provide an opportunity for some unknown golfer to get got and earn some playing time for the upcoming season or maybe it we'll see a guy take the next step in his journey up the rankings.
Yeah, there's not a whole lot going on this time of year, but for those that love golf, it's golf, right?
In the coming weeks I plan to take a look back at 2025 and look ahead to 2026 in this space. Speaking of which, the 2026 preview is in the works, which means, yep, the new season will be upon us before we know it…just not at Kapalua.
As for this week, we're back in a familiar place, but with all of these breaks, it's tough to get a gauge on current form. We'll do our best of course, but these fall events are generally tough to figure out.
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LAST YEAR
Austin Eckroat shot a final round 63 on his way to a one-stroke victory over Justin Lower and Carson Young.
FAVORITES
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook as of 5:00 PM ET Tuesday.
Ben Griffin (11-1)
As you might imagine, Griffin's performance dropped off in the immediate aftermath of claiming he was one of the best golfers in the world in late May, but after that rough patch, he pulled himself together and looks to finish off the season in style this week. Griffin is clearly one of the best players in the field and he's got a decent track record here, so he's likely to be in the mix come Sunday.
J.J. Spaun (13-1)
Spaun is certainly more accomplished than Griffin, so in that sense, he might be the best player in the field. Spaun's issue has always been consistency, but he's improved in that aspect in the past couple years, so I would expect a good effort from him in Mexico if he's locked in. Spaun's track record here is very long, with nine starts in all and zero missed cuts. On the flip side, he has just one top-10.
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THE NEXT TIER
Michael Thorbjornsen (19-1)
Thorbjornsen was one of the favorites in Utah a couple weeks ago and while he was never in contention, he played well enough to make the weekend and eventually the top-40. Yeah, that's not great, but he did post a T3 the tournament prior and he was trending in the right direction prior to Utah, so perhaps Utah was just a blip on the radar.
Thorbjorn Olesen (27-1)
Oleson has been bouncing back and forth between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, but no matter where he's teed it up over the past couple months, he's had success. His most recent start resulted in a T3 at the Bank of Utah Championship two weeks ago. This will be his first start at this event, but his current form should overcome any unfamiliarity with the course this week.
Nico Echavarria (33-1)
It's a strange phenomenon, but sometimes, when golfers that initially thrive during the fall season, start to have success outside the fall, they then struggle during the fall. Perhaps this plays into my motivation theory that established players often struggle in the fall because of a lack of motivation. Now that Echavarria is established, he doesn't need to play well during the fall to secure his spot on Tour. That's the theory, but I don't think it applies here, or at least, I hope it doesn't apply. Echavarria has a history of playing well in the fall and unless he drops off the map entirely over the next three weeks, I'm going to stick with him.
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LONG SHOTS
Austin Eckroat (40-1)
Taking the defending champion is always a stretch, but I think that's baked into the odds here as Eckroat should not be 40-1 against this field. Eckroat won two times in 2024 and has predictably failed to live up to that standard this year, but there's still time to find a win before it ends. It's not like his game dropped off entirely this year, he just hasn't found those high-end finishes this season. Perhaps a return to Los Cabos will give him a kick start.
Erik van Rooyen (100-1)
What more could you want from a long shot? He's a former champion who has a pension for winning out of nowhere. He's 100-1 because he hasn't played well in a while, but that's often been the case prior to his wins over the years. van Rooyen has never been consistent, but he's often been fantastic in short stretches.
ONE-AND-DONE LEAGUES
Highly-Chosen Pick: Ben Griffin – I always get a little worried when high-end golfers are in the field lacking much firepower, but I have a feeling that Griffin is motivated to gobble up as much world ranking points as he can and he sees this as easy pickings. Now, we all know that it's never that easy on the PGA Tour, but as long as he's motivated, I don't see how he'll miss out on the top-20 this week.
Moderately-Chosen Pick: Thorbjorn Olesen – Oleson is trending in the right direction this fall after a somewhat disappointing 2025 regular season. There's still time for Oleson to improve his status for the upcoming season however and that's all the motivation he'll need to play well this week. He's played six times world-wide since the end of July and he's landed outside the top-20 just one time.
Lightly-Chosen Pick: Erik van Rooyen – van Rooyen finished runner-up at the CJ Cup in early May and that's pretty much been his entire season. He has found some consistency during the fall however and maybe he's ready to make another run this week, like he did two years ago when he won this event.
Buyer Beware: Wyndham Clark – It's tempting to go with the big name when the field is lacking star power, but things are not really aligned for Clark this week. For starters, Clark has not played well since July and he's only played once since the end of August. His track record here is not good either, with three missed cuts in three starts.
FANDUEL PICKS
Upper Range: Ben Griffin ($11,900)
Middle Range: Thorbjorn Olesen ($10,600)
Lower Range: Erik van Rooyen ($9,000)
