We get some star power back in the mix this week for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba!

By: @Ryan_Humphries on Twitter & LineStar Chat

Tournament & Field 🏆

The PGA Tour heads south of the border for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba held at the El Camaleon Golf Club in the Playa del Carmen region of Mexico. Following a very ‘scrubby’ Bermuda Championship, we’ll see a much higher level of overall talent tee it up this week. Within this 132-player field, nearly a third of the world’s top 100 ranked golfers will be in attendance including five of the top 16. Among the more recognizable names in this field include Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, and many more! The traditional cut rule is also in place once again – the top 65 golfers (including ties) after 36 holes will qualify to play into the weekend.

The Course Preview ⛳

El Camaleon GC is a Par 71 layout that stretches 7,017 yards and features three Par 5s and four Par 3s. This course has hosted this tournament (formerly dubbed the Mayakoba Golf Classic) every year since 2007 so we do have a very solid course history sample size to work with for many golfers in this field. El Camaleon GC sits by the ocean on the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula (about 40 miles south of Cancun) so winds can sometimes come into play as a primary course defense. But as long as winds stay relatively manageable, we can fully expect plenty of birdies ahead with a winning score to be in the high teens, or perhaps just inside the 20-under range. Over the last five years, winning scores have finished between 19-under and 23-under every year. The cut line over the last five years has landed at -4, -1, -1, -4, and -1.

The fairways here have some tight landing zones and plenty of hazards to contend with. The rough isn’t incredibly gnarly, but a ton of very problematic hazards (sand dunes, dense vegetation, mangroves, canals) reside around 10-15 yards away from the fairways. Since this is a shorter course by PGA standards, a popular strategy that players may deploy will be to “club down” off the tee in an effort to keep their ball out of trouble and have a more optimal second shot. The paspalum-style greens here don’t have very much undulation and will play at average to slower-than-normal speeds (around 10-11 on the stimpmeter). Due to the receptiveness of the greens (especially if any rain comes into play), expect the premiere iron players in this field to stick plenty of shots close to the pin at this track. A healthy iron and wedge game will be paramount, as well as excellent Par 5 scoring -- around 35% of birdies made here will come on the three Par 5s. With all that covered, let’s hop into an early look at the weather, highlight some stats to key in on, and get a look at this week’s DFS cheatsheet!

Weather & Tee Times ⛅

Weather Verdict: The highest winds will come across the first two days of this tournament. They’re not expected to be too problematic with sustained winds blowing around 10-15 mph on both Thursday and Friday without any significant gusts. Golfers will see calmer overall conditions throughout the weekend. There is at least some chance for rain across the first three days but it’s not looking like it’ll be heavy enough at any point to cause any significant stoppages in play. There will be no wave advantage this week since the weather should be fairly consistent throughout the day on Thursday and Friday.

World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba Tee Times

As always, you can be taken to the most up-to-date forecast pages by clicking on the images above.

Key Stats to Consider 📊

1. Strokes Gained: Approach | 30%

2. Birdie or Better Percentage | 30%

3. Par 4 Average | 20%

4. Greens in Regulation | 10%

5. Par 5 Average | 10%

PGA Tour Stats Page

🆕 Mayakoba PGA Cheat Sheet 🆕

That will do it for our PGA preview! Once again, hit me up in the LineStar chat or on Twitter @Ryan_Humphries for any questions. Good luck this week! Glad we are back!

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